# 不需要手機，身體有自己的APP
時間只有「看得見」的時候，才會更加珍惜。
我常想，該怎麼讓時間具體化、可視化？
以前我會用碼表記錄：打掃花了多久、洗廁所花了多久、鋪床花了多久。透過記錄，我知道時間去了那裡、該不該放任它亂走。
當時是用手機打開 Obsidian 做筆記，但後來又想起一個更方便的 Toggl Track；我重新下載來用，果然操作更順手、更省事。
但我這不是被外物裏脅了嗎？
我學習的斯多葛哲學，不是一直強調：
>分辨並專注在你選擇之內的，
>完全放棄那些你選擇之外的。
外部的工具、應用程式、手機，這些其實都不在我的掌控範圍內。哪天手機壞了，我就失去了記錄時間的能力。這樣的依賴，其實是一種風險。
我忘了 chatGPT 當機時，那時候可笑的焦慮了嗎？
那什麼是我能完全掌握的，和時間有關的呢？
我想到了呼吸。
就像禪修或冥想那樣，用呼吸去感知當下。
>當你感受到呼吸時，你也感受到當下。
今天我試著在打掃時，用數呼吸的方式來記錄時間：
吸氣時心裡默數「一」，吐氣時放鬆；再吸氣數「二」，吐氣放鬆；如此一路數到一百。
結果？不再焦慮了。
原本的擔心今天房間打掃不完、時間不夠；在數呼吸的過程中，似乎消失了，心裡覺得比較平靜，好像不會有那麼多的念頭產生了。
那麼變得更有效率嗎？
工作時間如預期、又不如預期的增加了。
如預期是因為按照邏輯，手上的速度慢下來、自然整體的速度也會慢下來；不如預期，是因為諺語：慢則順、順則快，似乎在這裡不適用？
原本可能三點能完成的工作，變成四點才做完，整體大概慢了 15% 到 20%。
這樣值得嗎？
我覺得這是可以接受的「慢」，因為它慢得有心安、慢得從容、慢得有品質，這樣的慢讓我能走得更遠，尤其是我現在狀況。
最近因為假期多，民宿幾乎天天有客人，我已經連續超過 14 天沒有真正休息。我從來沒有這麼長的時間一直在打掃，中間還有幾次的連續客滿。
至少還要 20 天才能鬆一口氣、沒有客人入住的空檔。
我真的撐得住嗎？
所以我決定改變節奏：透過呼吸、透過數數，讓自己慢下來。
雖然速度變慢了，但每天都還有餘力，不至於耗盡。
這或許是我接下來要面對長期工作的方式：
>數呼吸，讓自己慢下來，然後能不斷的繼續下去
# No Phone Needed, the Body Has Its Own App
Time becomes more precious only when it’s visible.
I often wonder how to make time tangible and visible.
## Using Tools to See the Flow of Time
In the past, I used a stopwatch to track how long tasks took:
How long it took to clean,
To scrub the toilet,
To make the bed.
By recording it, I knew where my time went and whether I should let it wander freely.
Back then, I used Obsidian on my phone to take notes.
Later, I remembered a more convenient tool: Toggl Track.
I downloaded it again, and sure enough, it was easier to use and saved effort.
But isn’t that being held hostage by external things?
The Stoic philosophy I study always emphasizes:
> Focus on what is within your control,
> Let go completely of what is not.
External tools, apps, and phones are not within my control.
If my phone breaks one day, I lose the ability to track time.
That kind of dependence is actually a risk.
Did I forget how laughably anxious I was when ChatGPT crashed?
## Returning to the Body: Breath Is the True Timer
So what is truly within my control, when it comes to time?
I thought of breathing.
Like in Zen or meditation, using breath to sense the present moment.
> When you feel your breath, you also feel the now.
Today I tried to use breath counting to track time while cleaning:
Inhale and silently count “one,” exhale and relax;
Inhale “two,” exhale and relax;
Continue like this all the way to one hundred.
The result? No more anxiety.
My earlier worries—that I wouldn’t finish cleaning the room today, or that time wasn’t enough—seemed to vanish during the breath counting.
I felt more at peace, as if fewer thoughts were arising.
## The Cost and Reward of Slowing Down
Did I become more efficient?
Work time increased, both as expected and unexpectedly.
As expected, because logically, slowing your hands means slowing your overall pace.
Unexpectedly, because the saying “slow is smooth, smooth is fast” didn’t seem to apply here?
A task that might have been done by 3 PM ended up finishing at 4 PM.
Overall, I was about 15% to 20% slower.
Was it worth it?
I think this is an acceptable kind of “slow,”
Because it came with peace of mind, calmness, and quality.
This kind of slowness allows me to go further, especially in my current situation.
## Let Breathing Carry Me Through Long-Term Work
Recently, because of the holidays, the guesthouse has had guests almost every day.
I’ve gone over 14 consecutive days without a real break.
I’ve never cleaned for such a long period before, with several days of full occupancy.
It’ll be at least another 20 days before I can breathe a sigh of relief,
When no guests are staying.
Can I really hold up?
So I decided to change my pace:
Through breathing, through counting, I let myself slow down.
Although I’ve become slower, I still have energy left each day, without burning out.
This might be the way I face long-term work moving forward:
> Count your breaths, slow yourself down,
> And then keep going.
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