import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card" import { Sunrise, Wind, Leaf, Waves } from "lucide-react" export function AlternativeTimekeeping() { const methods = [ { icon: Sunrise, title: "Solar Rhythms", description: "Wake with sunrise, rest with sunset. Align your circadian rhythm with the natural light-dark cycle.", practices: [ "Morning sun exposure within 30 minutes of waking", "Outdoor time during solar noon", "Reduce artificial light after sunset", "Honor solstices and equinoxes", ], }, { icon: Wind, title: "Seasonal Living", description: "Tune into the four seasons and their unique energies for work, rest, growth, and reflection.", practices: [ "Spring: Plant seeds, start projects, expand", "Summer: Full expression, activity, growth", "Autumn: Harvest results, prepare, consolidate", "Winter: Rest, dream, restore, plan", ], }, { icon: Leaf, title: "Moon Phases", description: "Follow the lunar cycle for planting, creating, releasing, and restoring.", practices: [ "New Moon: Set intentions, begin new projects", "Waxing Moon: Build, grow, take action", "Full Moon: Culmination, celebration, illuminate", "Waning Moon: Release, rest, reflect", ], }, { icon: Waves, title: "Body Wisdom", description: "Listen to your body's natural rhythms for hunger, energy, and rest instead of external schedules.", practices: [ "Eat when truly hungry, not by clock", "Rest when tired, move when energized", "Honor menstrual cycles (if applicable)", "Track personal energy patterns", ], }, ] return (

Natural Time-Keeping Methods

Practical ways to align your body and mind with the flow of work in line with natural rhythms.

{methods.map((method, index) => { const Icon = method.icon return (

{method.title}

{method.description}

{method.practices.map((practice, i) => (
→ {practice}
))}
) })}

The Future: Less Clock, More Life

Imagine a world where we measure time not by the minute, but by the season. Where we work when inspired, rest when weary, and celebrate when the moment is ripe. Where children learn by following their curiosity rather than bells, and communities gather by the moon rather than the calendar.

This isn't regression—it's remembering. Indigenous cultures have lived this way sustainably for thousands of years. Modern neuroscience confirms what they always knew: our bodies thrive on natural rhythms, not rigid schedules.

The path forward isn't to reject all structure, but to choose structure that serves life rather than productivity. To use less Chronos and more Kairos. To decolonize time itself.

) }