Volume 2 · The Discipline of Hours · Essay 241

Splitting Time Fallacy

Splitting Time Fallacy is the argument equivalent of a cracked bangle — it shines, it jingles, and it will cut you.

The fallacy survives because it is comfortable. It lets you keep your conclusion and skip the work. The cure is unfashionable: slow down, ask what the evidence actually shows, and let the conclusion follow.

Consider the farmer. He does not argue with the season; he arranges his work inside it. The city man does the opposite — he argues with every Monday and is surprised every Friday.

Time is the one currency the Reserve Bank does not print more of. No ceremony needed. Begin with the very next decision.