Acharya Prashant explains that time itself cannot be managed because it has its own independent nature and pace. The desire to manage time is a symptom of a mind that looks outward for problems rather than inward. Instead of attempting to manage time, one must learn to manage the self. The mind is essentially time; whatever the mind is occupied with consumes time. When a person feels that time is slipping away, it is actually because they are lost in thoughts or distractions. The feeling of time deficit usually arises only during critical moments because the mind is result-centric, but the habit of wasting time is cultivated continuously through inattentive living.