There's a well-known story about a
university professor that wanted to make
a point about the importance of
prioritizing how we spend our time.
The professor's stood in front of his
class with a display of items, he took a
large empty jar and filled it with rocks
approximately two inches in diameter. He
then asked the class if the jar was full
and they agreed yes the jar was full. The
professor then took a box of pebbles and
added them to the jar and gave it a
little shake to move the pebbles into
the open areas around the rocks. The
professor asked the class again, if the
jar was full they agreed yes it is full.
This time the professor then took a box
of sand and added it to the jar, filling
the spaces between the rocks and the
pebbles. He asked again, now is the jar
full they laughed and agreed yes it's
full. This jar is represents your life. The big
rocks signify the really important
things in your life, such as health
family and friends. The pebbles are the
other things that matter in your life,
such as work or school. And the sand
signifies the remaining small stuff, such
as material possessions. Now, if you were
to reverse the order of filling the jar
and add the sand first there would not
be enough room for the rocks and the
pebbles. The same principle applies to
your life. If you spend too much time on
the small stuff you won't have enough
space or time to focus on the things
that are truly important, the big rocks.
So, prioritized the big rocks first.
Practice self-care, spend quality time
with the people you love and the rest is
just pebbles and sand... they will always
find some space.
