The Happy Moron

A while back, I mused about treasures.

Treasures are, by definition, those things that we treasure. But what is the act of treasuring? How do we express, how do we manifest the act of treasuring?

Does it mean we get a warm fuzzy feeling inside when we think of our treasure? Does it mean we are willing to spend money for something? Does it mean we think about it all the time?

I’m drawn to the idea that building  up heavenly treasures means a real, immediate and practical restructuring of my treasurings. It make sense; it feels right. How can I build up heavenly treasures without treasuring them first?

Isn’t this what it means to reap what we sow? That the treasures we wind up accruing are the things that we actually bother to seek out and treasure?

Moving into the real world

Shaun Adamson recently ran a nice post on time. He broke down where he spent his time, but was curious because his rough estimates were about 40 hours short. We got to chatting about it, and I realized I had a chance to do something I’ve always wanted to do.

So I challenged him.

“Write a log of everything you do during your week,” I said, ” broken down into 15 minute slots.” If you post a log, I’ll post a log.”

I’ve always wanted to make a detailed log of where I spend my time, but I’ve never before had the risk of public shame to motivate me.

So here goes. My pencil and notepad are at the ready. This week, I’ll post a highly granular list of all my activities. Each day I’ll post a synopsis of the day.

There might be surprises.

There might be revelations.

Where does the time go?

What does it say about my habits?

What does it say about my treasurings?

Will my own watching of my every move push me beyond the realms of neurosis into the world of bad, bad craziness?

I’ll try not to lie – I’ll try not to modify my behaviour – I’ll try to do things just as I usually would.

And if you really didn’t want to know the specifics of my life at this level of detail… well… don’t look.

Here’s the log.

Also keep an eye on Shaun’s blog, dear reader. He’s doing this alongside me, so if you ever wanted to snoop, you’ll never get a better chance.

Alea jacta est.