When I was growing up on a farm, some in the district were known as ‘clock watchers’. These ‘clock watchers’ were always intent on the next anticipated event in their lives, whether it be a lunch break, or the end of the day. In other words, what they did was always tempered by the immediate future. Others in the district, those that were not ‘clock watchers’, focused on the task at hand, were not influenced by impending events and stuck at a task for ‘as long as it took’. This latter group were renowned for their long term thinking, planning and organisation. After all, that’s how they stayed in business for generations.

So, what’s with this focus on timepieces?