Marginal utility
Marginal utility refers to the additional benefit gained from consuming one more unit of something. Applied to life:
- Anger/Stress: The additional benefit obtained from experiencing more stress or becoming angrier about a situation.
- Perfection: The extra satisfaction gained from perfecting your presentation slides up until the last possible minute.
- Criticism: The sense of respite you might feel from sharing one more piece of criticism to someone.
Marginal utility reminds us to seek balance and avoid overdoing things.
“Everything in moderation, including moderation.” — Benjamin Franklin
Subjective time
Time is constant for everyone. Yet everyone perceives it differently. This difference in perception is the subjective time. It reflects your internal time rules – fixed views of when events should occur or how long they should last.
When you consider subjective time:
- You look at your readiness and need rather than use clock to start or stop your work.
- You devote time to meaningful activities that enrich and energize you.
- You embrace unstructured and unscheduled time to nurture creativity.
When you commoditize time, you perceive time as a scarce resource that demands optimization. When you understand your own subjectivity of time, you enhance your quality of life.
“There is more to life than simply increasing its speed” – Mahatma Gandhi
Adult learning
Adults don’t learn like children. Their learning needs are different. They are willing to learning something that address their current challenge. They prefer to learn at their own pace, set their own learning goals, and seek autonomy in the learning process. They value learning that connects to their existing knowledge and past experiences. It is not that adults stop learning; they learn differently, focusing on relevance, practicality, and personal growth.
“The purpose of adult education is to help them to learn, not to teach them all they know.” — Carl R. Rogers