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dancerjodiI read http://www.my168hours.com/main/ back in March when we were in NH snowshoeing. It was appropriate while we were in a somewhat relaxed, somewhat remote location away from our normal life to dig into how this author dissected her time to understand how she was using it.
Since then I've followed her blog, and from time to time think of charting my own days. She suggests you do this daily for two weeks (!) to really get a handle on how you spend your time during a given week. If you feel like you never have enough time in the day, you may find that you're not making the most of your time given this kind of look.
I brought a little notebook along with me today to jot down what I was working on. Not surprisingly, I was more productive than I've been in a while. Despite this I still had some buffer time to catch up on e-mails, go for a walk, eat my lunch, etc.
I can see that tracking in this way would be easy during the work week if I'm sitting at a desk for most of the day, but I'm unsure how it would work on a weekend (particularly if we're out and about). I may give this a try for a couple of weeks and see how it goes for me. Already, just for one not-complete day, I am learning a lot about myself.
Since then I've followed her blog, and from time to time think of charting my own days. She suggests you do this daily for two weeks (!) to really get a handle on how you spend your time during a given week. If you feel like you never have enough time in the day, you may find that you're not making the most of your time given this kind of look.
I brought a little notebook along with me today to jot down what I was working on. Not surprisingly, I was more productive than I've been in a while. Despite this I still had some buffer time to catch up on e-mails, go for a walk, eat my lunch, etc.
I can see that tracking in this way would be easy during the work week if I'm sitting at a desk for most of the day, but I'm unsure how it would work on a weekend (particularly if we're out and about). I may give this a try for a couple of weeks and see how it goes for me. Already, just for one not-complete day, I am learning a lot about myself.
