Watches tell us time. Many people let watches【C1】________to them when to do what, even if they don’t feel like it. I call these people clock-timers, as they order their life based on the clock.

【C2】_____, there are some people who refuse to do so. They, though, do not live without order. But their order is not based on an【C3】__cue, like the clock;【C4】__, such people base their order on an internal cue: themselves. They will exercise after they woke up,【C5】__that might be; they will take a shower after they exercised; and then after the shower, they will go to work. I call these people event-timers, as they order their life based on events that 【C6】_____them.

One study in a yoga class examined the influence of【C7】_____on clocks. The yogis followed either an event-timer style or a clock-timer style while【C8】__their yoga poses. In the event-timer class, instructors were asked to tell the yogis when to enter and leave poses, with no【C9】__to the length of the pose and without any clocks【C10】__in the room. In the clock-timer class, instructors were asked to tell in advance how long to【C11】__each pose, and time was【C12】_____using a clock on the wall.

【C13】_____enough, the yogis that were in the clock-timer session missed more poses and gave up more poses than those yogis who were in the event-timer session. Moreover, the clock-timer yogis attributed their performance’s success/failure to the instructors【C14】__the event-timer yogis attributed their performance to themselves. This suggests that clock-timer yogis【C15】__control of their performance to an external entity (instructor) while the event-timer yogis took control【C16】__themselves. Finally, event-timer yogis reported higher levels of happiness during the session that【C17】_____a while after, compared to clock-timer yogis.

People who adopt an event-timer【C18】_____are happier and feel more in control. I don’t suggest losing clocks altogether. But when possible, on a day off,【C19】_____the clock.

Complete your activity at your own【C20】________, be in touch with your inner feelings, and enjoy the moment.

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