I work with lots of Filipinos. Today I asked a colleague, “do you think there’s a difference between how we perceive time? Are Filipinos more ‘loose’ with time than Americans might be - generally speaking?”
I loved my colleagues response.
We feel like we have more control over our time.
What does it mean to have control over your time? I thought about that.
Freedom to decide when things start and end.
Freedom to spend moments with people you want.
Freedom to spend moments by yourself.
Freedom to chuck the calendar.
When you have control of your time, the boundaries of your calendar become meaningless.
True, it means you might keep others waiting for you. I suppose it’s on them to decide what to do with their time.
Beautiful concept. How to execute it well… that’s a good question.
