What If You Were Given An Extra Hour Per Day?
5 Time Management Skills To Help You Be More Productive in less time
What Would You Do With An Extra Hour A Day?
Seriously, if you had an extra hour each day, how would you use that time?
5 Time Management Skills To Do Just That
By D. S. Mitchell
A friend and I were having lunch when she looked at me, and asked, “What would you do if you were given an extra hour a day? My first thought was, sleep; but I realized she was looking for a well-thought out response, not my first flippant thought.
“Wow. That’s deep,” I said.
“365 hours a year,” she emphasized, “That’s like another 15 days plus, a year; a two week vacation.”
I started adding fast in my head, “Over ten years, that’s like 150 extra days. Could that be possible? That’s like five months. Over 20 years that’s an extra ten plus months. Damn near a year,” I volunteered.
“Compounding is an amazing thing,” she giggled, “It’s the cumulative effect of just one hour, multiplied day after day, month after month, year after year.”
“Unfortunately, I’m afraid, I’d end up wasting most of it,” I forecast.
“I doubt it, I think you would find lots of worthwhile projects.”
I looked at my friend and laughed before saying, “Since there is no magic extra hour per day, I guess I won’t be challenged.”
“The reason I brought up the imaginary extra hour a day was that very reason, all my wasted hours.”
“You’re so organized. I can’t imagine you wasting a lot of time,” I objected.
“You are my friend, so your expectations are suspect,” she laughed.
“Okay. Your point?”
“I’ve been taking a time management course on line. What I’ve learned already is changing my life, making me more productive, with seemingly less effort. Giving me that extra hour every day.”
“Really?”
“Yes, absolutely.”
“Tell me,” I asked, curious, “so I don’t have to take the class,” I joked.
“Okay, I can do that. I’ve learned that no matter what you do, time management is really important. Here’s the basic 5 time management tips I’ve learned.”
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