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Longer life through more time

"I have all the time in the world." Horst D. Lindenau, founder of the international Terrestrial Life Management (TerLiMa), can say that about himself.

TerLiMa News asks.

TerLiMa News: What does time mean to you?

Horst D. Lindenau: Time is God. That's the only one that exists. Without time, nothing is imaginable for us. Time comes first in everything. And that's precisely why I'm surprised that so little is being done in the world for sensible time management. Is there a renowned chair dedicated solely to time? Today, it's always about being fast and faster. All areas of life are infected by this madness. People want to be fast, but punctuality, time resources, and slowing down remain foreign concepts.

I remember returning from a six-week tour of Spain 35 years ago. Nobody here wanted to believe me that the trains there were absolutely unpunctual. And these days, it's happened here too.

When I hear that idiotic phrase "academic quarter." That's the biggest nonsense. Why can't academics be punctual? Just visit India. The trains run on time there.

TerLiMa News: Why is it essential to organise your time?

Horst D. Lindenau: We live in an era where we can definitely speak of time abundance. No rational person could rightfully say, "I don't have time." It's simply a question of self-organisation, of one's own time management. That means discovering time-wasters and banishing them. I'm thinking primarily of the unfortunately widespread consumption of television. In practice, that's probably the number one time-waster.

TerLiMa News: Time abundance? What does that mean?

Horst D. Lindenau: Some people take the easy way out and believe the saying, "If you have enough money, you don't have time, or, in other words, if you have a lot of time, you don't have any money." That's sheer nonsense. Time and money are unrelated. Money is only a temporary phenomenon in societies; time is always there and will continue to be so in the future.

"Time affluence" means, "I simply have free time at my disposal today thanks to modern life, which didn't exist 100 years ago." People work less and don't have to worry about procuring food as much as they did in the past. Unfortunately, most of our contemporaries allow this affluence to be taken away directly by television.

But there are even more time-killers. The computer is poised to compete with television, offering shallow content, games, and the like. Another time-killer comes from the general acceleration of life. Everything must happen immediately. Patience is uncool and already difficult for many to bear. Just-in-time is the motto. I want it and I like it now. Of course, you must let go of that if you want to manage your time. Slowing down is appropriate here.

TerLiMa-News: How can someone start with themselves?

Slowing down occurs, for example, during a leisurely breakfast, ideally with friends or family; it can also be effective at work. Or reading the newspaper in peace and quiet, taking the day in stride and planning. Of course, those who get up late and then have to rush to work don't come up with such ideas. Slowing down also occurs when I meet people, not particularly on my schedule, as VIP contacts, but simply to communicate, exchange ideas, and meet real people. Not just online or passively watching like soap operas on TV.

TerLiMa-News: You once said that one should count one's days, not the years one lives. Why?

Horst D. Lindenau: The average life expectancy in Europe in 2000 was 63 years, for men and women combined. That's a damn short life if I live by current standards. Here, simply converting years to days creates a visual gain in time. 63 years is about 22,000 days. And then I really have to live them purposefully, consciously, and well-organised. That's pure time gain through a different perspective on essentially identical periods. Because 24 hours are still 24 hours. Even if I compare hours to apples. Nature shows us how. Time is directly tied to activity and inactivity. There's nothing in between. A tree will never waste its time. The tree has a mission and must be fulfilled within the available time.

TerLiMa-News: Back to my question: What can individuals do most effectively for themselves to gain time?

Horst D. Lindenau: Nobody needs to gain time. It's there, after all. And the same for everyone. It's necessary to create a time hygiene.

 A good tip would be to write down how a typical week goes for you. This way, you can quickly see the time-wasters and then specifically eliminate them. What doesn't exist is a time policy; everyone can implement that for themselves. Put everything you have to do to the test. Is that really necessary? Then you'll also experience joy in life and freedom from stress.

Let's be honest: If you stay in bed until 10:00 in the morning and then watch five hours of television in the evening, time has already flown by. I've had some good experiences contemplating time through meditation. Through meditation, it is possible to experience time in a differentiated way. But here, too, an hour has 60 minutes.

Seek nature

Autumn now unfolds the most beautiful colours and shapes, especially in the forest or in parks. Do a long walk, just take a stroll and soak up the fresh air, let your mind wander. It's worth even in the evenings. Turn off the TV and get out! We have become too much "inside people".

Move - move - move!

"How is it that possible I have quietly gained 25 kg since my 20th birthday?

 "And even though I always eat healthy and conscious and even do sports regularly "

Well, that's easy to explain. Today, you're weighing 25 kg more, which means you've only gained about 0.8 kg on average over the past 30 years. And that comes naturally unnoticed. The
clothes size does not change in one fell swoop, no one draws your attention to it, because it is almost unnoticeable.

The reason for such a slow weight gain, despite active membership in the sports club is due to the daily routine. Even if we e.g. being physically challenged at work and even exercising actively once a week, it is not enough to clear the balance between food intake and calorie needs / burns.

Scientists at the US University of Missouri have researched that a predominantly sedentary lifestyle and work style can not be compensated by the occasional walk to the gym or other sports activities.

What's missing are 10,000 steps per day, the scientists say. Accordingly, physical inactivity is the main reason for the development of chronic diseases such as diabetes or obesity.

Therefor >>> out of the TV chair!

Gardening is a very good activity to stay trim and fit

Thoughts

It's not that the world has become so much worse. Instead, the reporting is much better now, more widespread. (Gilbert Keith)

I'm actually only convinced of the world's end when I read the newspaper. (Friedrich Dürrenmatt)

Nothing moves faster than light. Except bad news. (Douglas Adams)

Super-talented television that dumbs down the people

Super-talented television that dumbs down the people! What a headline! I love that. Too bad it wasn't my own idea this time. I found this statement on the website "The Intelligence." The title describes a condition in our nation. After all, the nation of poets and thinkers. And I'm intentionally not putting that in quotation marks.

If you want to grow personally, meet friends and family again, have good sex again, even sleep better at night... well, the first thing you should do is get rid of your television!

Although the word "television" is no longer appropriate today. LOOK INTO THE DISTANCE. This ancient human dream was and is certainly fulfilled to some extent by a television medium. What it has become today, however, doesn't even deserve the word garbage. More like crap.

Give it a try. Throw the TV in the trash.*

* Advantages: Please think for yourself and share with others in the comments.

It is television

Watching too much television will shorten your life

Six hours television a day will shorten your life by five years. With this fact television is playing in the same league than smoking or obesity. This is the result of a clinical study in Australia 2012. Australians watch on average two hours TV a day, while British people spend an hour more and do three hour. And you?

Sitting, too little exercise (movements) is strong connected to a higher risk of suffering of the common diseases, especially coronary illnesses. That's what I always said. If you want to grow in your personality and live not only longer but better, you have to destroy your TV!

Critics will say now, who cares? Better live shorter and have fun in life, than end up in an old peoples place worse of than battery chicken. But this is the wrong idea of getting old and being healthy. The aim should be, as long you are alive, body and mind should be in good condition and function well. Anything else is not worth doing. By the way, I am not blind. To sit in front of the PC does the same than the TV.

Television in German is called "Fernseher". Which means about "look into the distance"
You are better off to look at the real distance, for example on the beach. 

Sit down, six!

The chair is a killer, as the English say. Anyone who sits a lot, has to or wants to, is disadvantaged regarding health. In the past, the television and the stomach were small. Today, the television is large, and so is the stomach (after 25 years of TV consumption). When sitting, the body rests. Aside from the negative orthopaedic effects, the body is immobilised and burns hardly any calories. My advice: Never sit for more than an hour. Get up and move around now and then. Inactivity is a killer. Drastically reduce the hours spent in front of the television (it's all garbage anyway) and in front of the computer. Anyone who has to sit at work should find suitable compensation. For example, take the stairs instead of the elevator, or walk instead of driving short distances. It's not about going to the gym once or twice a week. Your daily routine must be changed. Just sit less. What did the teacher say so rightly? Sit down, six!

Are you an indoor person or an outdoor person?

Australian researchers warn of a myopia epidemic in industrialised countries. An international team of researchers has warned of a myopia epidemic in the journal "The Lancet." 

 

Modern lifestyles, in which students spend more time indoors in front of computers and television, may be the reason for the massive increase in myopia. Whether students sit in front of the computer for homework or just to play games makes no difference.  

 

Up to 80 per cent of school leavers in urban areas like China and Japan already have to wear glasses. Scientists at the University of Canberra (Australia) attribute this to a lack of direct sunlight, which reduces the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine.  

 

This usually prevents the eyeball from growing too much, which can lead to myopia. So, get outside and don't become an indoor person.

Feel free to cheat once in a while

 No, not what you're thinking ;-) I'm thinking of our daily study of the same newspaper, magazine, or news channels. We choose what we want to see and hear. But that can quickly lead to repeatedly being fed the same old stuff without really noticing.  

For example, if you're more left-leaning, why not read a conservative dispatch? And if you're more drawn to documentaries and nonfiction, try a novel. Give the remote control to your kids... and on the internet, it's easy to click somewhere completely different anyway.

Pravda used to be

"If 50 million people say something stupid, it's still stupid."

Anatole France

The Mental Clutter

There was a time, let's call it "earlier," when I seriously thought I had to get the latest news from any current affairs at least once daily. So, during the hour, turn on the news and listen. Of course, I had all the online news I considered paramount listed in my favourites, and even when I was staying in hotels, I would first turn on the TV to see what the Americans were doing in Iraq, or if there had been an earthquake in faraway South America. 

Since studying and using TerLiMa, I've known that such behaviour is unhealthy and harmful. Today, for example, I received a message via my email provider that North Korea could set the world on fire. What nonsense. What an irresponsible headline. 

When my eldest son was 5 years old, just before going to bed, he saw me watching the news on TV (which we still had back then). They were reporting on the Iraq War (there were several). He was so frightened by even the briefest glimpse of all those tanks, and it took a lot of effort and love to calm him down.  

But the same effect also affects us adults when we're bombarded with this predominantly intellectual garbage. 

My tip today is to just switch off. And don't worry; someone will tell you when something significant happens. Besides, this tip, too, isn't orthodox in its understanding and application. It's all about the mix.

I watch TV

As you already know, I'm not a big fan of watching TV." To sum it up in one sentence: If you want to grow personally and lead a healthy, happy, and successful life, the first thing to do is get rid of your TV.

Anyone who thinks even the slightest bit that TV can relax, inform, or entertain is on the wrong track. In the long run, watching TV not only makes people stupid, it also makes them sick. 

Children are especially at risk. For some "adults," it's often already too late to control their TV consumption.

I found the image above quite apt for reflection. It shows the empty TV casing as an installation. (What each person wants to put in there is quite individual.)

But it's not just TV that condemns us to passive "participation." Very similar dangers lurk in front of the PC. Content or not, active surfing, choosing from more than "just" 36 TV channels. None of this should obscure the fact that real life still takes place. And, as with TV, it's not just the content that causes negativity. No, eyes, posture, passivity, and ultimately the flood of stimuli leave their mark in the long run.

I'd like to label this post "Think " because, of course, everyone will decide for themselves.