There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Time keeping, to me currently, is interesting as it affords the ability to fit and package everything I care to experience into given movements of the day. If I keep time, I have more time to invest in a variety of experiences, encounters and moments. If I record time spent, I then get to examine if I am investing a proportionate amount of time in the moments I care about the most, and rebalance as necessary.
This is all only currently true for me as I live on "mechanical time." I exist on a schedule aligned with others on which the greatest benefit to society and organizations can be gained. There are times of day designated for eating and for sleeping. Within this structure, we optimize for survival.
There is, however, another frame: "body time." Body time is to follow the pace and flow of what one's body and senses need in any given moment. There are no designated hours for sleeping or for eating. There is only "is the body tired now?" or "is the body hungry?" Body time is arguably the more natural of the two sets and is rarely encountered by those that operate on mechanical time save for glimpses on vacation or those that exist in particular societies.
Which form of time sounds more interesting to you and how can we adapt the two notions of time to perhaps strike a more interesting balance?