This chapter delves into the analysis of time tracking, discussing various activities like work, relaxation, and unproductive time. It explores the concept of time vortexes, inefficiencies in time management, and strategies to maintain productivity by recognizing signs of fatigue and taking breaks. The speaker emphasizes the importance of balancing work hours, managing distractions, and the misconception of time constraints between career and personal life.
#38: There are 168 hours in a week. If you work 40 hours per week and sleep 8 hours per night, you’ve accounted for 96 hours. You have an additional 72 waking hours per week. What are you doing with this time? That’s the question today’s guest, Laura Vanderkam, tried to answer by analyzing more than 1,000 time logs kept by full-time professional workers. Our collective narrative says that Americans are overworked, sleep-deprived and don’t have enough time for family or personal lives. That’s our emotional truth. But statistics paint a different picture. When more than 1,000 professionals track their time in 15-minute increments over the course of a 168-hour week, the data doesn’t point to time deprivation. In today’s episode, Laura describes this surprising fact: we have more time than we think. She also shares tactics on how to reduce chores and errands, stay focused and productive at work, and recognize the difference between efficacy and diminishing returns.
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