Why don't we have enough time?

 

Time is relative, there are enough sayings about this phenomenon. Time is important to us. Saying we don't have time for something means a lot more than just time itself. What are the reasons we don't have time?

1. No priority: the thing we need to do has no priority over other things. Or we think other stuff is more important than the thing we need to do.
2. No benefit: the thing we need to do doesn't benefit us. It has no gain in any aspect, be it money, time or anything else.
3. Angst: we fear the thing we need to do or the result it brings.
4. No dedication: we are not dedicated in doing the thing we need to do. The result would be sloppy.
5. No motivation: we are not motivated in doing the thing we need to do.
6. Too much work / overflow: it is too much work, our list of things to do is overflowing
7. No challenge: there is no challenge in the thing we need to do, it will be boring work, or we will not learn anything new
8. No fun: the work is not fun. If it's no fun, there is less motivation to make quality things
9. Too complicated: it is very hard to achieve the thing we need to do, work should be made simpler.
10. Not relevant / unnecessary: the thing is not relevant to us, we don't identify with the problem the thing should solve. It might feel unnecessary.
11. No vision: there is no vision about the thing we need to do, no higher purpose.
12. Fear of change and failure: we fear the change the thing we need to do brings us. We fear it because we can fail and feel punishment.
13. Not interested: we are simply not interested in the thing
14. Irresponsible: if we would do the thing the results would be irresponsible

Note: if you have any other reasons, feel free to add them in the comments.

So how should we change the thing we should do to have it done? First of all, the end result should be clear, there should be a vision and relevance about the work so the thing becomes important and can be prioritised. The thing we need to do must be described simple, the solution might be complicated, but the description should be clear and simple. It has to have some kind of benefit like fun, money or knowledge and it mustn't bring punishment with failure.

For example. Vacuuming the house is a task with a simple description which might work out very complicated when you have a couple of teenagers, some pets and things laying around the house. Vacuuming has enough  benefits like health and ease of mind when everything is tidy. It might also be fun when you use a nice vacuum cleaner.

TL:DR whenever somebody says that they don't have time for something. It is always another reason, find out that reason and fix it to get stuff done.