Page 1 - Time Management | Truth & Tidings
P. 1
F ollowing the mad rush of the Narcissism Epidemic with a subtitle Living in
holiday shopping season a lead- the age of entitlement. It all sounds so famil-
ing bookstore advertised a clear- iar but the roots of this philosophy can be
ance of all calendars. Buy one at traced back to Genesis 3.
75% off and get a second one
free – what a bargain. I scanned the counter The whole idea of a “sense of entitle-
and one seemed to jump out at me. The ment†has reached pandemic proportions. It
caption on the calendar was “It’s all about really funnels down to one thing: an atti-
me, all year long because who else would it tude that “it’s all about me, what I want,
be about?†In another part of the bookstore what I deserve, what makes me happy and
there were two books, the titles of which I feel good.†This concept that “it’s owed to
found interesting. The first by Jean M. me†will influence how I use my free or lei-
Twenge, Ph.D entitled Generation Me de- sure time.
scribed anyone born from the 1970s
through the 1990s. Along with W. Keith What is time? It’s the most important
Campbell, Ph.D. she co-authored The unrenewable resource that we have. Once
gone, it cannot be reclaimed or relived.