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Hello our friends. Welcome to Pod and Chill.

Hi. Hi. I'm Leo. Always ready to make you smile.

And I'm Gwen. I like to share little tips and sometimes keep Leo in check.

Keep me in check. That's your full-time job, Gwen.

All right. All right. But today we're going to talk about something that touches all of us. Time. How we use it, how it passes, and how to feel good while managing it.

Oh yes. Sometimes I feel like the day just runs away without me.

And before we dive in, let's take a moment, sit back, relax, maybe stretch a little, and let's make this time together calm and comfortable. We'll play a small game in a minute to make this episode more fun and share ideas that can help you feel more in control of your day.

Hey, that sounds fun. I love games, especially ones that make you think.

Perfect. Let's get ready. Open your hands and join us. So, here's the game. Look at your hand. Each finger has a meaning. If it feels true for you, put that finger down.

Oh, I like this already. Let's go.

Okay. Put your thumb down if you often open your phone and scroll without knowing what you are looking for.

Um, my thumb is gone already.

Next. Put your index finger down if you start a task but rarely finish it. Put your middle finger down if you say, "I'll do it tomorrow." and keep procrastinating.

Ouch. That's me again.

Now, put your ring finger down if you spend an hour doing something that should take only 15 minutes.

Don't judge me, Gwen. My ring finger is down.

Put your pinky finger down if you always feel busy, but at the end of the day, you don't really achieve anything important.

Oh wow, all my fingers are down.

If all your fingers are down, maybe you're having problem with time management. If only a few are down, you can still learn new ways to handle time better.

So basically we all need this talk.

Exactly. Stay with us and we'll explore together.

You know what, Leo? Those fingers from the game show why we can't control our time. Well,

really? I thought it was just things.

Well, you can see that the thumb is big, easy to see. It shows our biggest problem, being distracted. Phones, social media, random thoughts. They take our mind away from what we really need to do.

Oh, I get it. The first reason is losing focus. I often check my phone when I'm working.

Yes, exactly. Just one quick look can waste 20 minutes. That's why the thumb is the first enemy.

Okay. Then the next finger, the index finger. What does it mean?

The index finger points at many things. It means multitasking.

Multitasking is when you do many jobs at one time, right?

Yes. Many people think doing many jobs at the same time saves hours. But in real life they stop and start again and again. So everything becomes slower.

Yeah. Like cooking while answering emails and also watching TV. In the end, nothing is done well.

Right. Multitasking is not power, it's a trap.

Next is the middle finger. I feel like this one has a strong meaning.

Yes, it's delaying the bad habit of always saying I'll do it later and later never comes until the deadline is tomorrow and then you feel very stressed.

Oh yes, I know that feeling. One small delay grows into a big problem.

Yeah, the middle finger tells us that procrastination hurts our own future self.

Then we have the ring finger. usually about love or promises. How is it related to time?

Good point. The ring finger means jobs without deadlines. When you don't set a clear finish time, the work keeps going on and on, days, weeks, even months. And then you feel heavy like carrying unfinished tasks everywhere.

So a deadline is like a wedding ring. It shows your promise.

I really like that idea. Yes, deadlines help us stay true to our goals.

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