Are there ever enough hours in a day? Never. Time is precious — life is precious. Every minute is a chance to begin again.

“As if you could kill time without injuring eternity,” wrote Henry David Thoreau. His words echo through the years as a reminder that how we spend our days is how we spend our lives.

Management expert John D. Drake once suggested setting a clear boundary: allow yourself a certain amount of time for a task, and when the clock runs out, stop. Close your notebook. Step outside. Let the world renew your spirit before you return to the work again.

“By losing present time, we lose all time,” wrote British thinker W. Gurney Benham. The moment at hand is the one that matters most.

To use time wisely, stay centered on what truly counts. Prioritize, delegate, and let go of what drains you. Run errands with intention. Make your lunch hour sacred — a pause for reflection, a moment of peace, a breath of gratitude.

“Come what come may,” wrote William Shakespeare. “Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.”