A QUESTION OF TIME: A word cloud time analysis  

How I think I should spend my time (in order of priority) - 

	Sleep
	Research
	Study
	Poetry
	Meditation
	Teaching
	Academic Writing
	Exercise
	Socializing
	Commuting
	Meals
	Daily Hygiene
	Correspondence
	
How I actually spend my time (in order of actual use) - 

	Sleep
	Commuting
	Art
	Poetry
	Faculty Meetings
	Teaching
	Marking Homework
	Meals
	Sex
	Study
	Daily Hygiene
	Research
	Academic Writing
	

Satoru:  More often than not, the difference between ordinary persons and 
         scholars is merely a question of time management. Most people waste 
         their time in trivial pursuits. . . .

Melissa: That notion is elitist. Ordinary people are also “scholars” in their 
         own way – they’re simply researching fields with little prestige.

Tim:     Hmm. You use the word “research” too freely. Anyway, don't most 
         things in life have Gaussian distributions? The comments Satoru 
         made about scholarship apply to the bulk of humanity. However, 
         there are also significant outliers at both ends of the spectrum.

Satoru:  (laughing) Come on! The whole idea that ability can be mapped by a 
         bell curve is absurd. The most precious aspects of human intelligence 
         defy conventional measurement.

Liao:    Like it or not, there is a mathematics that maps our lives. Moreover, 
         it's sobering to realize how inefficiently most people spend their time. . . .


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from _Crassroom Voices - Poetry, Art, & Dialogs about Education_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY:   Some thoughts about time management and statistics.
KEYWORDS:  time management, scholars, quantitative measurement, 

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2013 in Tokyo, Japan  / Finished: 2020 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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