TimePeace igcina imikhuba ngendlela emnene. Ukhetha into ofuna ukuyenza kaningi — ukugijima, isidlo sakusihlwa sangempela ekhaya, amakhasi ayishumi ngaphambi kokulala — bese ukhetha ukuthi kangaki ngeviki. Ibala izinsuku okwazi ukuzenza, igcine ukugijima kwakho okungcono kakhulu nenani lakho lempilo yonke ngaphandle kokuqala phansi, bese ilinda, ngokuthula, okulandelayo.
Izilandeli eziningi zemikhuba zisebenza ngenombolo eyodwa: ukulandelana kwezinsuku. Yenza into leyo nsuku zonke bese inombolo iyakhuphuka; weqe kanye bese iwela kuziro. Kuzwakala kukukhuthaza isonto elilodwa noma amabili. Bese kwenzeka impilo — umkhuhlane, indiza ephuzile, usuku olunzima ngempela — bese izinyanga zomzamo zinyamalala ngobusuku obubodwa. I-app ebeyenzelwe ukukukhuthaza manje ivuleka ibonise uziro obomvu nesisolo esincane. Abantu abaningi ababuyi emuva kulokho. Bavele bayeke ukuvula i-app. Ukulandelana kwezinsuku okubuyiselwa ekuqaleni, ngokuthula, kuyisizathu esivame kakhulu sokuthi abantu bawushiye nya lo mkhakha.
Nansi ingxenye uchungechunge olukwenza ukhohlwe yiyo: ukuphuthelwa usuku olulodwa cishe akwenzi lutho kumkhuba osakhiwa. Ucwaningo olucashunwa kakhulu ngalolu daba (uLally nozakwabo, University College London, 2009) lwalandela abantu izinyanga lwathola ukuthi ukuziphatha kwaba ngokuzenzakalelayo emva kwesilinganiso esimaphakathi sezinsuku ezingaba ngamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha — ngebanga elikhulu kakhulu, kusukela ezinsukwini eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili kuya kwezingamakhulu amabili namashumi amahlanu nane, kuye ngomuntu nangomkhuba. Usuku oluphuthelwe lapha nalaphaya alumbambezelanga muntu ngendlela engalinganiswa. Okwakubalulekile kwakuyiphethini iyonke, ephindaphindwe ngokwanele, isikhathi eside ngokwanele.
Ngakho ukulandelana okuqinile kwezinsuku zonke kujezisa into eyodwa engabalulekile ngempela — igebe elivela ngezikhathi ezithile — futhi kuyijezisa kanzima njengokuyeka nya. Imigomo eguquguqukayo, “kathathu ngeviki” kunokuthi “zonke izinsuku ngaphandle kokuphutha,” ibambelela kangcono kakhulu ezinyangeni. Futhi into eyodwa ewusizo kunazo zonke ongayikhumbula emva kokushelela ngumthetho ka-James Clear: ungaphuthelwa kabili. Usuku olulodwa oluphuthelwe kuwuphutha; ezimbili zilandelana kuwukuqala kwephethini elisha. Ihlazo, kuyavela, liyiphambene nosizo — imizwa efanayo ethi “sengonile, kungcono ngiyeke nje” ebhidliza izinhlelo zokudla ibhidliza nemikhuba futhi.
TimePeace ibala ngamaviki, hhayi ngezinsuku ezingaphuki. Ukhetha okuthile — ukuzivocavoca, umsebenzi wokuzilibazisa, ukufunda, umculo, ukupheka isidlo sangempela ekhaya, noma nje ukuhlola okulula kwezinto ezingazirekhodi — bese usho ukuthi kangaki: kanye kuya kasikhombisa ngeviki. Bese i-app igcina izinombolo ezintathu ezithule. Okwakho isigqi yinani lamaviki alandelanayo ofinyelele kuwo umgomo wakho. Elakho ukugijima okungcono kakhulu yisigqi eside kunazo zonke owake waba naso. Futhi elakho isamba yilo lonke usuku olufanelekayo, inqobo nje uma usaqhubeka nomkhuba.
Inombolo yokuqala iyenyuka futhi yehle nempilo yakho. Ezinye ezimbili azehli neze. Iviki elithule liqala kabusha ukubala kwesigqi ngomusa; ukugijima kwakho okungcono kakhulu nenani lakho lempilo yonke kuhlala kunjengoba bekunjalo, ngoba wakuzuza, futhi akukho okwenzeke kuleli viki okususa lokho okuzuzile. Iviki elisaqhubeka lingagcwala kuphela. Alikaze likukhombise ukushoda, alikaze likuphawule ngokubomvu, alikaze lidwebe uphawu lokuhlula osukwini. Uma kunguLwesine bese ushoda ngeseshini eyodwa, TimePeace ingasho, kanye, usuku olulodwa nje olwengeziwe lugcina isigqi sakho — bese ikuyeka. Uma iviki lidlula ngokuthula, into eyodwa ekunika yona emva kwalokho ngumugqa obheke phambili: iseshini eyodwa iqala ukulandelana okulandelayo. Akukho ziro. Akukho lutho oluphukile.
Imibungazo emincane ihleli emgqeni wangempela wokwakheka kwemikhuba, hhayi ezinombolweni eziphelele. Kunophawu oluthule evikini lokuqala, evikini lesine, nasevikini lesishiyagalolunye — iviki lesishiyagalolunye libe cishe lapho ucwaningo luthi into iqala ukuzwakala izenzakalela — bese kuba khona futhi emavikini ayishumi nesikhombisa, angamashumi amabili nesithupha namashumi amahlanu nambili. Ngalunye lufika kanye, ngethusi, bese lususa indlela. Awekho amaphuzu, awekho amabheji, akukho okuthengwayo ukuvikela inombolo, akukho silwane okumele sigcinwe siphila. Ubufakazi bucacile ukuthi izinhlelo zemivuzo ezinjalo zidicilela phansi kancane kancane yona kanye intshisekelo ebezakhelwe ukuyakha. Umvuzo owodwa ofanele ukubanjwa yilowo ozwakalayo: ukuqaphela ukuthi into obufuna ukuyenza kaningi manje isivele iyinto oyenzayo.
Kukhona okunye okusele, futhi kuyingxenye engiziqhenya ngayo kakhulu. TimePeace iyidayari kuqala. Uma usuvele uqopha ukugijima kwakho, izidlo zakho, nobusuku owachitha esondweni lokubumba, khona-ke umkhuba wakho uzigcwalisa ngalokho osuvele ukubhalile. Awenzi ukugijima bese uphawula ibhokisi kwenye i-app — idayari osuvele uyigcina yilokhu irekhodi. Angazi esinye isilandeli semikhuba esingakubalela “ukupheka ekhaya” noma “ukuzijwayeza ithuluzi lomculo” kusukela erekhodini langempela lezinsuku zakho. Lokho kungenzeka kuphela ngoba umkhuba nempilo owuyingxenye yayo kuhlala endaweni eyodwa ethule.
Yebo — futhi yilokho kanye okushiwo. TimePeace igcina ukulandelana kwezinsuku; nje sikubiza ngesigqi, futhi sikwakhe ukuze kungabi khona okukuhlazisayo nezingxenye ezibalwayo zingaqali phansi. Uma uthanda ukulandelana, kukhona kuwe. Uma wake washiswa yikho ngaphambili, lena yinguqulo elindayo kunokuthethisa. Asimelene nokugcina inani. Simelene nohlobo lokubala olwenza abantu abahle bayeke into ababefuna ukuyigcina.
Lokho, ekugcineni, kuyindlela ezolile: gcina inani elikukhuthazayo, ulahle inani elikujezisayo, bese uvumela okunye kwempilo yakho kwenze ukukhumbula.
Igcina okuthambile. Sikubiza ngesigqi: inani lamaviki alandelanayo owufinyelele ngawo umgomo wakho. Kungakhuphuka kwehle nempilo yakho, kodwa ukulandelana kwakho okuhle kakhulu nesamba sempilo yakho yonke akusethwa kabusha. Ugcina lokho okuzuzile.
Kuncane kakhulu, ngokwakheka. Ucwaningo ngokwakheka kwemikhuba luthola ukuthi usuku oluphuthelwe ngezikhathi ezithile alukwehlisi ngendlela elinganisekayo, ngakho iviki elisaqhubeka ligcwala kuphela — alikho uziro futhi alukho uphawu olubomvu. Umugqa owodwa ozowubona ubheke phambili: iseshini eyodwa iqala ukulandelana okulandelayo.
Cha. TimePeace iyidayari kuqala, ngakho umkhuba owakhelwe ezintweni osuvele uziqopha — ukugijima, ukudla okuphekwe ekhaya, amahora omsebenzi wokuzilibazisa — uzigcwalisa wona ngokusuka kulokho okubhalile. Kukhona ukumaka okulula ngokuthinta kanye kwizinto ezingaziqophi, njengokuhlanza amazinyo ngentambo.