Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal.
如果能把时间看做是一种可被最大化利用的资源,那就意味着你能把它当做工具来用,并且只有在你时刻都向特定目标迈进的时候,你才认为每一刻时间都是用有所值的。