Wealth is not how much you spend, it's how much you keep. Often we hear people express this when talking of money. I've come to understand, in these past weeks leading up to and including my wedding, that it applies to time as well.
To become rich in money, pay yourself first. That's the secret of every financial book ever written. When you get paid for something, put a percentage in a savings account you do not touch. When you discover time free from work in your planner, schedule yourself first. Focusing on completing that extra degree? Book time to study. Have a goal to be closer to your family? Meet them for a walk, a Google Hangout, an AcroYoga or cooking class. This way, your time is yours; it doesn't get eroded by television or random internet trolling. (Remember when it was called surfing?) These things are at best an illusion of good use of your time at worst an incredibly addictive drug.
When you take time back for yourself, you quickly realize how valuable it truly is. Are you spending it doing what you love, with the people whom you love?
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