In a study on “time capital” at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, scholars proposed a golden triangle for measuring the quality of time:
1. Presence Dimension: How you are “present”
When the morning bell rings in a Zen garden in Kyoto, the monks gaze at the leaves in their palms until they can see each vein. This ability to be “deeply present” corresponds in neurology to the enhancement of theta brainwaves - it extends the subjective experience of one minute to three times its actual time.
2. Energy Dimension: Time ≠ Energy
Experiments in Nature have confirmed that continuous decision-making leads to a decrease in prefrontal cortical glucose levels, which is why Warren Buffett spends 80% of his time reading and thinking and only 20% of his energy on critical decisions.
3. Legacy Dimension: Your Time Crystallization
The ancient Persian Empire's “qanats” underground water conservancy project irrigates Iranian farmland to this day, and the texts of Dunhuang's Cave of Sutras have restarted the dialogue of civilizations after a thousand years. Truly great investments of time don't begin to add value until after the creator's life has passed.
