Time.

Time.

What the heck is time. There are certain connotations behind the word. Now, despite how proud I bet I could make Ms.Galson/any other Academites who read Ceremony, I won't write about how time is not always linear. If you're interested in that type of 'time is illusory' type of theory/perspective, I'd suggest you read Ceremony by Leslie Silko. However, I digress...

So, what is time?

Time is money.

Hrm, not quite always the case. It seems that in today's lovely, booming, capitalist society if you're aren't busy working you're doing something darn well worth your time. (or if you're just a lazy couch potato, you're okay with that).
Before I read an article from Freakonomics (thank you Kate H for the blog suggestion!), I would be hard pressed to think of a scenario in which time isn't money. You spend it, right? Each minute could be a dollar or some equivalent one to one ratio of sorts. What I didn't consider was sometimes less time costs more money. Inspire by this article, sometimes taking a step back and slowing down is more profitable. I'm sure trying not too do too many tasks at once extends beyond the confines of Starbucks barristers. There's still the argument they are just 'investing' their time more wisely, continuing the monetary framework.
Regardless, I just want to make you ask yourself, did you fully think through the implications of the phrases and cliches you use?

Life is about timing. Time is limited. Time flies when you're having fun.

There's a lot we say about time and timing. I find the all of the above to be slightly calculative though. There's only so much time. Everything is a trade off. You can do x at the expense of y. It's not that this isn't true. I am like every other high school senior - I would love to be able to freeze time as our November 1st deadlines approach but it's not going to happen. How we approach and view time has it's own implications though. Do we lose site of loving every moment, and embracing "the little things", when we are obsessed with the concept that time is limited?

“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”
-Henry Van Dyke

It's not something to resolve: how to define time? It's something to consider. There are so many layers to such an abstract concept. If you grasp on to one idea too tightly, you might lose sight of something that could prove just as meaningful.