Time Robbers…we all know them. Not only do we know them, we are intimately acquainted with them. Have you ever sat down “just for a moment” to scroll through your phone and then looked up to find you just lost twenty minutes or half an hour?
This has happened to me more times than I can count. I stop to check the headlines on the news, and then an article comes up that looks interesting, so I decide to read it. I finish it only to scroll down the headlines again. The next article looks informative, and then boom, I read it and look up at the clock. Twenty minutes have passed, and I really don’t have much to show for them. The Time Robbers have stolen my time once more.
I love my phone, but it is definitely a Time Robber in my life. Can you relate? Do you spend too much time on your phone checking one type of social media or another? How do you feel when you look up and realize you just lost half an hour? I certainly don’t feel any smarter or better informed. Yes, I have read a lot of information, but will I use it anywhere in my life? Not necessarily. Most of it is just a sort of flotsam that gets tucked away in my brain. It usually gets filed under “D” for detritus.
Lately, I have been trying to limit the time I spend checking the news on my phone. Maybe once in the morning and once at night, and hopefully for not more than fifteen minutes at a time. And speaking of checking my phone at night, I can’t tell you the times I checked it right before bed and read some upsetting headline. So instead of going to sleep peacefully, I was left thinking about something negative as my head hit the pillow. Not only had my time been stolen, but also my peace of mind. Sheesh, what a waste!
Do you have any Time Robbers in your life? Time is the only commodity we can spend and never get back from the Robbers. Have you taken the time to identify yours? If so, how are you dealing with them?
Photo by Alexas. Courtesy of Pixabay
Valerie Cullers 
I’ve removed the social media icons from my phone. It’s helped.
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Great Idea!
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Thanks!
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Facebook is a real robber! I try to avoid it but my sisters post and so do Sparky’s family!
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Yes, fb does keep us connected. I skim it daily.
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Yep. I have to look when I get a notification but I’m trying to avoid the scrolling and time wasting~
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Me too!
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The phone is definitely a time robber. I try and be mindful of time spent on it.
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Yes, we definitely have to set limits on it!
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What a timely post! (p.s. and the picture you chose is fantastic!) Just yesterday I was reading my local newspaper, and a man wrote a letter to the editor that I was just dumbfounded by his “position.” I immediately felt the need to shoot off a reply to the editor. But stopped, prayed, and realized I was not going to let someone else drag me into his nonsense. I’ve seen it too many times. The next edition of the paper, someone will have submitted their scathing reply to a previous comment, and back and forth it goes between them. Who needs it? I have better things to do in a day. Like focus on Jesus, and not on crazy!
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Social media (any kind) is a real struggle. Learning how to balance it with human interaction and God interaction is the key for sure. I think we need to be aware of the problem before we can start to tackle it. And yes, getting involved in online arguments is a temptation. We need to be sure we are supposed to weigh in on some of it.
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I agree. 100%
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Very true and inescapable in this lifetime. I believe we cannot and will not be robbed of eternity’s time.
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You are so right. We cannot even imagine eternity but it is there waiting for us all. Thanks so much for the input!
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