Bernard O'Shea: 'Time blocking' is a fancy productivity trick — here's how to do it Irish-style

When Irish optimism meets the stopwatch head-on, find out how Bernard O'Shea's 'time elasticity' philosophy turns tardiness into a surprisingly stress-free — and hilariously human — way to live

Bernard O'Shea: "If all else fails, sure, there's always 'sometime next week'!"

I'll never forget the day I realised my relationship with time was about as stable as a poorly balanced barstool. There I was, legging it out the door while texting a friend, "I'll be there in five minutes". 

If only... I was actually 25 minutes away. But five minutes felt believable in the moment. Probably because, in my world (let's call it 'Irish time'), traffic, distance, and even reality itself can apparently bend to my optimistic intentions.