So I suspect it would have helped. But there's something else that might have helped, too. And in this metaphor, the way we 'spend our time' is by putting our activities into the containers. So as the conveyor moves by us, we stand there and put our activities into the containers. These containers are all the same size, which means that each has the same 'capacity' as every other.
Every container holds the promise of equal but limited possibility.
Let's say for the sake of example that each container holds thirty seconds' worth of activities. So once I fill a container with thirty seconds' worth of activities, that's it for that one. This built-in limit is reflected by the fact that every box on a month's calendar is usually the same size. Sometimes I say, 'I didn't have enough time'. If you believe in the limited capacity of time-containers, and if you're talking to someone else who believes in their limited capacity, then the other person might accept your statement as being 'true' or 'realistic'.