Budget time, not money: Vani Kola's Twitter musings are a lesson in productivity

We are often told we all have the exactly 24 hours, but what we choose to do with them varies from person to person.

The pandemic made us realise the value of relationships, things that were often lost in the hustle bustle of daily life. But despite that realisation, it hasn't always been possible to prioritise them, specially with 45+ hour-long work weeks.

Kalaari Capital founder Vani Kola took out time to remind her 82.2K followers that, "time is a finite resource."


In a thread on Twitter, Kola said that while we have been taught to budget money, we are not taught to do the same with time, despite it being the most valuable and finite resource.

"You may lose money but you can earn it back, but lost time can't be earned back," Kola tweeted.


She went on to ask her followers if they spend their time on things that bring them happiness, or is a majority of it spent doing things that scares them.

The avid Twitter user said that, "Often what we consider sacred - like family, may receive our least attention."


She concluded with a lesson in productivity, saying, "By thinking about how we utilise our time, we can get better ROI on life."


It's a valuable lesson, and one that we can all strive to follow, specially at a time when the pandemic has made us rethink our priorities.