Someone important to me once said, “free yourself from time.” He said this with regard to people and their dependence on their watches and clocks and schedules. I thought about this simple statement, and began to realize how often I checked my watch during a typical day. It was a bit unnerving.

I don’t know why this particular notion of releasing myself from the obligation of checking the time struck me the way that it did, but soon thereafter, I took off my watch forever. I haven’t worn one since, and it has been around 6 years since I last did so.

In my room, there are no windows. In fact, there is no view to the outside world within view of my room. So, it is always midnight in there. Time feels like it does not exist there. I thought I would feel claustrophobic without windows, but I have found instead that I sleep better than I ever have before.

Of course, the world is hung up on time, so there are times when I need to know what time it is. I prefer to set alarms on my cell phone, rather than to look at the time often. I just set my alarm for whatever point I need to begin to get ready, or when I need to head out, and that’s that.

When I am on vacation, or on weekends, I don’t look at clocks at all, ever.

All in all, living my life without a watch, and freeing myself from time has been a fantastic choice for me, and it is one that I encourage you to consider also.
You should try to live your life without a clock for a while.