Divisions of the Day
In GPC there are 3 ways to divide the day. Using Chinese philosophy of big to small they are:
24 Hour Day
You guys want to hear something silly. In the English language I wasn't quite sure what evening and night was. Like it could be 7pm evening or night. I had to look at Ethiopian time to finally figure out what that was. The four divisions of the day are:
| GPC | Western |
|---|---|
| Morning: 0-6 Sierra | Morning: 6am-12 |
| Afternoon: 6-12 Sierra | Afternoon: 12-6pm |
| Evening: 12-18 Sierra | Evening: 6pm-midnight |
| Night: 18-24 Sierra | Night: midnight-6am |
Wow the way we are raised to read clocks creates an artificial learning curve. Now certain words which used to have clear cut definitions are now synonyms with blurred meanings. Inefficiency breeds more inefficiency.
16 Hour Day
Next we have the sixteen hour day — like the 16 teeth in each jaw. In the video below I was confused about the term 'night' and what it actually means as described in this blog post.
📽️ Time Slabs
GPC quarters the sixteen hours we are awake. The time slabs are as follows:
| GPC | Western |
|---|---|
| Tango 1: 0-4 Sierra | 6am-10am |
| Tango 2: 4-8 Sierra | 10am-2pm |
| Tango 3: 8-12 Sierra | 2pm-6pm |
| Tango 4: 12-16 Sierra | 6pm-10pm |
12 hours of sunlight
Recently I learned that Ethiopia not only divides the 24 hour day but the 12 hour day as well. Each division is called a gint ግንት and is approximately 3 hours. So morning has two gints and afternoon has two gints.
| GPC | Western |
|---|---|
| Gint 1: 0-3 Sierra | 6am-9am |
| Gint 2: 3-6 Sierra | 9am-12pm |
| Gint 3: 6-9 Sierra | 12pm-3pm |
| Gint 4: 9-12 Sierra | 3pm-6pm |
Pahar System (8 Pahars)
Now I have to update this blog post because Guruji just taught me that in Indian culture the 24 hours in a day is divided into 8 Pahars. They do line up with Ethiopia's system.
| Day Pahar | |
|---|---|
| GPC | Western |
| Pahar 1: 0-3 Sierra | 6am-9am |
| Pahar 2: 3-6 Sierra | 9am-12pm |
| Pahar 3: 6-9 Sierra | 12pm-3pm |
| Pahar 4: 9-12 Sierra | 3pm-6pm |
| Night Pahar | |
|---|---|
| GPC | Western |
| Pahar 5: 12-15 Sierra | 6pm-9pm |
| Pahar 6: 15-18 Sierra | 9pm-12am |
| Pahar 7: 18-21 Sierra | 12am-3am |
| Pahar 8: 21-24 Sierra | 3am-6am |
Wow. I'm never going back. I can't. I just can't. I just can't anymore. Thank you Ethiopia & India 🤎💜
Since this is GPC and we use the NATO alphabet... Morning, Afternoon, Evening & Night are Mike, Alpha, Echo & Napa respectively.
| Period | GPC | Western |
|---|---|---|
| Morning Pahar (Mike) | Mike 1: 0-3 Sierra Mike 2: 3-6 Sierra | 6am-9am 9am-12pm |
| Afternoon Pahar (Alpha) | Alpha 1: 6-9 Sierra Alpha 2: 9-12 Sierra | 12pm-3pm 3pm-6pm |
| Evening Pahar (Echo) | Echo 1: 12-15 Sierra Echo 2: 15-18 Sierra | 6pm-9pm 9pm-12am |
| Night Pahar (Napa) | Napa 1: 18-21 Sierra Napa 2: 21-24 Sierra | 12am-3am 3am-6am |
Philosophy
Here is the logic behind the GPC Quadrants or Time Slabs:
- Tango 1: Errands
- Tango 2: Leisure
- Tango 3: Body
- Tango 4: Mind
The day is ideally planned the night before... Time, money, energy baby. That's all life is.
Now you are ready to learn how the human body relates to Time.
📽️ Human Body Time Management
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