Informative Speech Topic: My Fear of Wasting Time

Introduction 

There was once a man who spent all his time sleeping and ended up dying poor. The man, however, did not think that sleeping would waste his time and he thought it was just cool for him. He had a well-furnished house that he had received from his parents. When his parents died, however, he could not feed himself or afford to refurbish his destroyed home , and he finally died out of being rained on. He was so hungry that he could not manage to walk to the neighbor’s house and seek shelter.  Wasting time, therefore, is life-threatening and that is my only fear. 

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Point #1

To better understand my fear of wasting time, think of how time can be wasted unconsciously. The website www.fluentin3months.com showcases how time can be wasted and states, “You procrastinate.” Wasting time, therefore, does not look like a big deal. It is hurting to know how much time one wastes and the website https://collegeinfogeek.com states, “If you’re able to look at how much time you spend each day doing certain things, you’re less likely to waste a bunch of time…” Wasting time, therefore, happens unconsciously. 

Point#2

A great danger of wasting time is that it reduces personal effectiveness. Wasting time hinders one from doing things that they should be considerate of doing. An article on