Time is the only currency that matters

[DiscoBiscuit]

I don't know much about all the psychology stuff to be honest with you.

 

[wolfy]

The only real currency is the time we have left on this Earth.

What matters is who we give this time to, and how we choose to spend it.

I'd say that attention is the core currency of the individual.

 

[Athenian200]

I'd say that attention is the core currency of the individual.

You know, that perspective kind of makes sense, too.

It's connected to the other, in that attention costs time, but I can see this as having a certain truth. It also explains why there's a difference between wasting time (using it not to pay attention, or to pay attention to useless things), and using it well (paying attention to something useful).

In other words, attention can be used to add value to time that won't disappear after it has passed.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

I'd say that attention is the core currency of the individual.

Time, for me at least, is more important than attention.

Time = how much I can get done (whether this be working, loving, or living) and thereby render my life meaningful

Attention = something less than what I just described above

 

[Ginkgo]

I'd say that attention is the core currency of the individual.

The currency varies from one individual to the next, as the currencies vary from nation to nation.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

The currency varies from one individual to the next, as the currencies vary from nation to nation.

Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder.

 

[wolfy]

Time, for me at least, is more important than attention.

Time = how much I can get done (whether this be working, loving, or living) and thereby render my life meaningful

Attention = something less than what I just described above

Attention, for me at least, is more important than time.

Attention = how much I can give my attention to (whether this be working, loving, or living) and thereby render my life meaningful

Time is the base resource but can't be levered.

 

[FDG]

Definitely true. As Einstein said, "The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest".

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Attention, for me at least, is more important than time.

Attention = how much I can give my attention to (whether this be working, loving, or living) and thereby render my life meaningful

Time is the base resource but can't be levered.

The fact that it can't be levered is what makes it more valuable.

The fact that it marches on the same as always, means (in the words of one of my very favorite actors) that, "you either get busy living, or get busy dieing".

The fact that time is not under our control is the reason we cherish the attention we give to others as much as we do.

 

[wolfy]

The fact that it can't be levered is what makes it more valuable.

The fact that it marches on the same as always, means (in the words of one of my very favorite actors) that, "you either get busy living, or get busy dieing".

The fact that time is not under our control is the reason we cherish the attention we give to others as much as we do.

I agree. Time is our most precious resource. Attention is our most precious currency, our medium of exchange.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Ahh...

Then the war of words has been one it seems!

EDIT: I totally agree with you, I just wanted to be a cheeky ass.

 

[forzen]

Yeah, I guess so.

But I'm usually thought of as irrelevant because I'm not very accomplished and don't stand out, to the point that I feel too insignificant to take up anyone else's time.

It's why I prefer e-mail and such to the phone... the phone says, "I'm important enough to demand your attention NOW," while e-mail says "Pay attention to this if you have time."

Well, what is your definition of accomplished?

I would think anyone that tries to do what they want, even if they fail has accomplish something most people hasn't, and that is to try at all. The biggest obstacle is think yourself irrelevenant. That mindset is one of your biggest obstacle, because you'll be too busy thinking of what others are thinking of you, rather than what you need to do to be your ideal self.

That negativity is a self-fufilling prophecy and has a nasty cycle if you don't break it.

Theres no such thing as an irrelavent human, everyone is worth the same.

 

[Jaguar]

If that's the case, then why do people care so much about achievements? Why are they impressed by them? It seems that people must believe they bestow value on some level...

What is considered an "achievement" to some, is not by others.

I could definitely do proofreading, with a bit of study. I can't write anything original like an author can, but I can write things such an analysis or an essay. I'm more like an editor than a writer at heart.

If you can demonstrate you have that skill, you could work for a local publication.
Never ignore your natural talents.
You may say some crazy shit in this forum, but I think you have potential.
Getting rid of your psychological baggage is your biggest hurdle.

Letting others down is one thing, but the worst person you can possibly let down is yourself.
You have to give it a shot, no matter the odds.

Roll it.

 

[1487610420]

It's why I prefer e-mail and such to the phone... the phone says, "I'm important enough to demand your attention NOW," while e-mail says "Pay attention to this if you have time."

Or it can mean: "I've decided to greet you with some of my time/attention, so feel special" which is mostly what people have in mind when they call to say hello to relatives/loved ones. Here the loved part sets the mindset.

All just mental constructs. Just a pair of lenses that may or may not coincide with someone else's, depending on it's origins/influenties [enter personality type, education, social influence, etc], that hardly ever matches the true colors of reality.

 

[Athenian200]

Or it can mean: "I've decided to greet you with some of my time/attention, so feel special" which is mostly what people have in mind when they call to say hello to relatives/loved ones. Here the loved part sets the mindset.

All just mental constructs. Just a pair of lenses that may or may not coincide with someone else's, depending on it's origins/influenties [enter personality type, education, social influence, etc], that hardly ever matches the true colors of reality.

Well, in that case, you have to LOVE the person to look at it that way, and I don't feel anything that extreme towards them...

 

[TickTock]

But time doesn't exist.

If it does however, some peoples "time" is more valuable than others...

 

[1487610420]

Time, for me at least, is more important than attention.

Time = how much I can get done (whether this be working, loving, or living) and thereby render my life meaningful

Attention = something less than what I just described above

YouTube - The Power of Attention

 

[wolfy]

YouTube - The Power of Attention

That's an interesting video. I've had the same thoughts. Funny, he has an annoying way about him until near the end. I do agree with what he is saying.

 

[1487610420]

If that's the case, then why do people care so much about achievements? Why are they impressed by them? It seems that people must believe they bestow value on some level...

Ego - The False Center

Me neither. My mom's been trying to help me think positively again, too, but she's stuck in a dead-end job that she feels like she only got by lying, terrified of losing it, and doesn't know how to help me. She said she mostly got it because she literally drove her car everywhere, went into any store she could find, and basically begged everyone for work (mostly because she had to take care of me)... and eventually found a temp agency that sent her to a company that decided to hire her. She's worked there for the last 10+ years, at least. She's never gotten more than a 3 cent raise, and never gotten a promotion.

She doesn't even think she could find another job if she lost hers... so she's struggling to advise me.

Sounds like my mom. Also control freak, and lack of determination to take decisions. Self discredits. But in all sacrifices herself for others, ending up then just having a bunch of arguments to keep fueling the drama. It's just the way she sees the world, but too inefficient, if one is to allow such view to be the only view, that culminates in the unavoidablity that has translated into being her life, thus feeding the egoic-mind-made constructs, that feed on anything they can to sustain the egoic-self, even and specially in a negative way. Also too much going on related to this, the above link may help. And some more videos like the previous one, in a thread I made.

 

[Laurie]

Money is exactly equal to your time. Depending on how much time you put in you get a certain amount of money. Depending on how much your time is worth (education, experience, which are both actually time) your payment per time will go up.

So everyone who gets paid gets paid for their "time"