My Princess Diary

Is It Full nOw?

Saw this write up in the papers today
Actually we should have read it before in an attachment email
Abt a professor asking his students after pouring in golf balls in a cylinder
“is this full” and everybody went “YA”
And the pebbles were poured in and he asked again “is this full now?”
And the students went “YA”
Next the sand went in and he asked again “is it full now?” and the students went “YA”
Then he opened up can of drink and poured into the cylinder
And it filled up every single holes u can find and he explained
Life is like what they have just witnessed
Golf balls represent the goals, family, friends, relatives, r/s in life
Pebbles represents work or whatever u can think of
Sand represents the nitty gritty stuff in life

He further explained if in life, we put the sand as priority, then there will not have any more space left for the other impt stuff in our lives like family, friends and work
Well illustrated rite……

I see it in a different angle
Take it for an example for working in office
If u r in a high position of the org, and u choose to “micro” everything instead of “macro”
Then ur work life will be only filled with SANDs and no space for the pebbles or even the golf balls lor……then everyday u will be so busy everyday handling everyday operations tt u have no time for golf balls or pebbles……
Sometimes, u just need See BIG pic not small one. Small ones will have to let ur unit heads go handle liao as a manager or even higher post, u can only have time for golf balls or pebbles.
Like what I always say, “if I can do ur work, then why I need u for?”

The author of the write up sees it from another angle
“ARE WE SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME IN OFFICE?”
Thinks he felt tt sand is impt but so are the pebbles and golf balls
Must spend time with family, go dinner date with wife or gf or bf.
In short, work life balance……=))

Frankly speaking, its easier said than done *wink*

posted by yee2 @ Thursday, July 31, 2008