Think of all the things you have to on your "to do" list today. Besides work and groceries, after school sports and pressing your clothes for tomorrow - what do you really accomplish?
What matters most to you? Sure, getting your paycheck is important. But spending time with loved ones and communicating with them is more important. Making sure you tell your family and friends how you feel and checking on friends with more than a text means a lot.
Sometimes, picking up the phone can be difficult when you are knee-deep in "crazy-makers" at work... certainly at the kids' soccer games no conversation on a phone happens there. But how can you make the important people in your life know that they are important, as we are all so connected by phones and laptops and things.
Once upon a time, handwriting was taught in school. The correct slant of a line, the appropriate length of the bar on the letter "t", spacing between letters and lines was important. Your writing and your signature could not be replicated by someone else. That doesn't happen any more. People don't even take the time to write thank you notes for presents on special occasions.
So with people being stingy with their handwritten notes, think how valuable this would be to someone close to you. Yes, the cost of the ink is likely two cents or less - but your time to pick a card, inscribing a hand written note, and sending it to someone to let them know you care... that's worth more than all the gold in Fort Knox, than all the tea in China.
The completion of forms isn't worth the commoditization of hiring someone to pick your friend's birthday card or to automate the "production" of your holiday cards with the engraved signature. Take time to smell the roses and send a personal note to someone that truly matters.
If you have a burning desire to see the figures, you can click here to see exactly how much your two cents is worth.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/do-you-know-what-your-time-is-really-worth-1437500727
