Ignore the Clock
By G
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
Philippines
March 24, 2017 7:00pm CST
Many days we get too busy living by the clock. We have deadlines to beat, appointments we should not miss, a flight, schedules and so on and so forth. Even online games are by the clock.
And so when I ate a piece of Dove milk chocolate I got the message "Ignore the clock" and I was shaking my head. But I realized that there is more to that message.
We should once in a while take a break and really ignore the clock. Forget about deadlines and loads of work and spend quality time with family and with friends. There are times when you get caught up in a good conversation with your mom or your best friend and you do not notice the time. That kind of ignoring the clock.
And admittedly at times when I am myLotting before preparing for work, I unintentionally ignore the clock getting into interactions too much. 
Do you always live by the clock? Would you like to ignore it at times?
Do you always live by the clock? Would you like to ignore it at times?7 people like this
12 responses
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
I can say that yes, I do live by the clock. However, I also regularly unplug. During my unplugged moments, I live in the moment.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
Same here. I live by the clock on weekdays and unplug on weekends.
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
25 Mar 17
@nottoooldtowrite I understand, but I know you don't want to wish the best years of your life away. We all have to pay our dues to retirement.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
I want to forward my clock to my retirement. Lol butof course I do not want to miss things just maybe the no need to work thing is what I like 
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
@DianneN of course. And the best is yet to come. 
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
My body clock also makes me wake up early but I always sleep late.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
i still wear a watch when i'm out so i know if it's time to go or do something else because sometimes you forget the passage of time when you're inside a building.
a few weeks ago, i wanted to treat myself to a chocolate bar and was deciding between dove dark and kitkat peanut butter. i chose to try the latter first, and it was worth it. i might choose dove next time because of this wrapper message that i didn't know about and see what i'll get. i guess it's like a fortune cookie, or those ribbons you pull out from a wedding cake.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
@nottoooldtowrite oh, i see. i guess it came from a balikbayan box?
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
@hereandthere my sister brought us some from a trip.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
I do wear a watch all the time too. The Dove chocolates with messages are those mini chocolates. Not sure if they sell here in the Philippines.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
Some days everything seems to,be timed to the minute...other days I ignore the clock.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
That's true. Waking up by the clock to go to work and all that. But I am glad I have weekends to forget the clock temporarily.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
i am time-conscious. although i don't wear a wrist watch when i go to the city proper, i check the time in my phone.
most of the time too, i am always aware of our mealtime here. when my sister ignores the time we eat, i always remind her about it; not because i am hungry already, but i prepare the food and feed the dogs, so they won't have hyper-acidity due to delayed meal time
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 Mar 17
@nottoooldtowrite i agree. there are some times that we feel that time should not hurry or let the hands of the clock move. this is when we are in an activity that we wish would not end. hahaha!
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
26 Mar 17
@ridingbet or when it is Sunday (like now) and we do not want Monday come just yet.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
Yes we all do get time-conscious. Sometimes it is good.. other times not.
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@LadyDuck (458212)
• Switzerland
25 Mar 17
@nottoooldtowrite There are so many appointments and events that we must respect that it is impossible to forget about the clock.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
True. We just need a breather sometimes and we do temporarily escape from the stress of living by the clock. At least for my living by my corporate clock.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Mar 17
I ignore the clock many many times during the day. I live according to me not the clock.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
That's nice. My current job requires living by the clock as I have meetings to go to and deadlines to beat. Other tha that, things are up to me.
@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Mar 17
@nottoooldtowrite That's a good way to live for the moment.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
@JudyEv yes. I always look forward to weewnds to spend time with my parents and nephews.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
I will get there. I will get by for now living by the clock during weekdays and pausing on weekends.
I will get by for now living by the clock during weekdays and pausing on weekends. 1 person likes this
@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
25 Mar 17
Yes. Many times I ignore the clock. We have to be work minded and result oriented.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
I see. So it is more on getting thins done not necessarily on a tight schedule?
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
26 Mar 17
Yes, sometimes we need a break from all the demands o living by the clock.
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@subhajitsil6 (961)
• Kolkata, India
25 Mar 17
Mostly I live my day by the clock and even if my want to ignore time my job won't permit me to do so. But then the vacation comes, and thats the time I spent with my friends, family and who cares about the clock then.
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