No Time For What?

Sometimes we have to hear it from others before it makes sense. How much time do we really waste during the day? How much more could we really get accomplished by eliminating distractions?

Here's an interesting summation from my friend Bill Carr over at Traffic Hoopla. It really makes a lot of sense.
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"Time is usually wasted in the same way every day." - Unknown.

Look at your day. How do you spend it? What ruts have you gotten yourself into that you could easily break yourself out of? What poor habits are eating valuable minutes of your life every day?

What impact can a few minutes make? Take a look at this.

What if you were able to save ...

Five minutes by streamlining your morning routine (taking less time to dress, shave, put on makeup, drink coffee, read the paper, and so on)?

Ten minutes by eliminating the things you do each morning to stall starting your work?

Five minutes by avoiding idle talkers or other distractions?

Ten minutes by taking a shorter lunch or break time?

Those minutes don't seem like much. But if you did those things every day, five days a week, for fifty weeks, you could gain an additional 125 hours of time every year. (That's the equivalent of more then three forty-hour weeks to use for anything you want!) And if you're a television watcher, you can double the time you gain each year if you simply watch thirty fewer minutes of television every day.

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How much time do you waste?

Take care,

Ledon