Lao Tzu - Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time’ is like saying ‘I don’t want to
The Daily QuLoote podcast page
Voicemail feedback line – 1-877-636-1474
Welcome to The Daily Quote—a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for March 9th.
Alright, brace yourself—today is the dreaded "Spring Forward" day, also known as Daylight Saving Time (DST). That’s right, if you woke up feeling like you got hit by a truck, it’s not just you. You were robbed of an hour of sleep last night, and society expects you to function like nothing happened. Daylight Saving Time has been around in some form for over a century, originally proposed by George Vernon Hudson, a New Zealand entomologist who just wanted more daylight hours to collect bugs. (Yes, really.) But it was officially adopted during World War I to save energy, and later, in the U.S. and Canada, it became a permanent, twice-a-year ritual of collective sleep deprivation. And now? The debate rages on. Some people argue that DST is outdated, unnecessary, and just plain annoying.
Others claim it still helps with energy conservation and gives us longer evenings to enjoy the sun. Meanwhile, most of us just grumble, drink extra coffee, and forget to change the microwave clock for three weeks.
This brings us to today’s quote from Lao Tzu, who once said,
“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time’ is like saying ‘I don’t want to.’”
Deep, right? Essentially, Lao Tzu is reminding us that time isn’t some wild, uncontrollable force—it’s something we structure and shape based on our priorities.
Because you always have time for what truly matters, don't you.
Which makes you wonder… if we created time, why do we keep creating problems with it, like Daylight Saving Time? Now, Canada has been toying with the idea of ditching DST altogether. But officials keep saying, "We should coordinate with the U.S. first." Which is funny, because lately, the U.S. doesn’t seem too concerned with coordinating anything with Canada. So maybe it’s time to go rogue—just scrap DST and let them catch up to us if they want to synchronize swatches. That’s all for today. If you feel like you lost an hour, don’t worry—you didn’t really lose it. It just got stolen by an outdated system we all just go along with. Until next time, stay positive, stay caffeinated, and maybe take a nap—you’ve earned it.
You just listened to the Daily Quote, if you like it follow the show. And hey, we have a facebook page too (link in the show notes) so you can follow the show there if you want.
I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off for today, but I'll be back tomorrow, same pod time, same pod station for another Daily Quote.