{"id":4957,"date":"2019-05-22T19:48:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T23:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/?p=4957"},"modified":"2019-06-14T22:11:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T02:11:36","slug":"time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/time\/","title":{"rendered":"Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been fascinated by time for as long as I can\nremember. Clocks amaze me,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1300\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/35241364-stopwatch.jpg?fit=525%2C394\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4958\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/35241364-stopwatch.jpg 1300w, http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/35241364-stopwatch-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/35241364-stopwatch-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/35241364-stopwatch-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I even saved up my money to buy one of the first LED digital\nwatches wen I was in High school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>I keep my clocks set to national bureau of standards time. I\nhave an atomic clock in my living room. I even own a radio that only tunes the\nsignal from WWV (Radio Shack Time Cube). I have the phone number for WWV\nprogrammed into my phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\" src=\"http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/c0ef4734.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4959\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/c0ef4734.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/c0ef4734-300x176.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/c0ef4734-768x449.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I work in a business that is based on schedules. Contracts\nhave time clauses in them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite sport for many years was Time Speed Distance\nroad rallying that requires you to arrive at a hidden checkpoint at exactly the\ncorrect time.&nbsp; Now I enjoy endurance\nracing that requires me to set a driver schedule based on time before the race\nand I analyze laps times after the race in a massive spread sheet.&nbsp; I am very familiar with all the math\nfunctions and time formats in excel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My whole identity revolves around time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I learn that time is an illusion!&nbsp; No wonder it is so hard to measure time.&nbsp; Measuring first three dimensions is easy.\nJust use a ruler.&nbsp; But measuring time\nrequires massively complicated devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1300\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6835253-closeup-of-gears-from-clock-works-.jpg?fit=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6835253-closeup-of-gears-from-clock-works-.jpg 1300w, http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6835253-closeup-of-gears-from-clock-works--300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6835253-closeup-of-gears-from-clock-works--768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6835253-closeup-of-gears-from-clock-works--1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How do I reconcile this concept of no time when my whole\nidentity is wrapped up in measuring time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My new meditation is: there is no past there is no future, there is only now.&nbsp;* I am having a hard time with this concept. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Thanks to Sunny at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuyKuowJW8WqMl-sckc0tjg\">Personal Mastery Quest<\/a> for that meditation.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time I have been fascinated by time for as long as I can remember. 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