Author: Kim Adams

Immortality is being sold everywhere.

But the most valuable time you’ll ever have isn’t later.

It’s now.

And it’s the first thing we give away.

Read this article to learn more about how living forever has become the wellness and marketing trend:

The Conversation

The NFL is built for TV, but my life isn’t.

The football games start at 5am on Mondays most of the time here in Australia.

And I love the game, but I love my time more.

Here’s how I stay a fan without letting a 3-hour broadcast run my week and why I think time is the real form of wealth.

TGIF – Thank God It’s Friday – is a popular slogan

We get to the end of the week and can’t wait for the weekend

But did you ever end the week wondering where all your time went?

If you can’t answer, you’re not alone. Most of us are caught in autopilot—reacting to notifications, emails, and endless tasks.

Weekends used to look and feel very different to the work week

But between being always connected through our mobile devices, and work from home, they somehow blur together

We don’t just lose hours—we lose agency, clarity, and purpose.

If that’s how you feel on a Friday, then maybe it’s time to take it back.

Great news: pubs & bars are banning phones and people love it

From WAPO

Pubs & bars are important social institutions.

While some people go to drink alone, most go to socialise and meet others.

Alcohol and food are social lubricants

They give you something to do in between the things we say

Eating together reinforces social bonds, and transmits cultural values

We do these at home as families, when visiting others, and in restaurants, pubs and bars.

Now, what do phones do to those interactions?

They distract us.

We’re out with someone, but …

Well, if our phone is there – either on the table or even in our pocket, then billions of others all over the world is just a click or buzz away!

If food & alcohol are social lubricants, then mobile phones are social friction.

They prevent us from being present and fully enjoying the company of others.

With that in mind …

Should we have more “phone free zones”?

What other places should be phone free?

If your days feel like a blur of emails, notifications, and endless scrolling, it might be time to pause.

Take my quiz to find out where your focus is slipping. 

If it hits home, get my free Power of Pause Toolkit with simple steps to reclaim your time, attention, and presence.

Calendar cycles exist for a reason.

The year is for reflection and direction.
The week is for action.

Each cycle gives us a built-in pause — a moment to step back, reset, and move forward intentionally.

Use the right pause for the right purpose.

And make the year ahead count.

This season means different things to different people.

For some, it’s religious. For others, it’s cultural. For many, it’s about family, generosity, and being together.

What matters most isn’t what we celebrate, it’s how present we are for it.

No phones. No background noise. Just being there.

Wishing everyone moments of meaning, connection, and long days.

Happy holidays!

P.S. Proof that even if we don’t celebrate Christmas, we still have jokes about it: http://www.pass.to/tgmegillah/njokes.asp?index=47

Three big life milestones in three months.
Selling my business.
Our daughter’s engagement.
Our son finishing school.

Grateful, yes — but it’s been busy. And one thing has kept me steady: a weekly pause from tech.

It’s amazing what a single day offline can do.

Do you have a weekly ritual that helps you reset?

Media has changed and it’s not going back.

We used to choose what to read.
Now, it chooses us.

We hunted for what to watch.
Now, the algorithm hunts for us.

The result?

Our attention scattered into seconds.

Our emotions bounced from awe to overload.

Tiny, bite-sized clips. Endless swipes.

Fragments designed to keep us scrolling, not thinking.

We’ve lost the pause that once gave us perspective.

It’s time to take it back.