Before Breakfast You can track some of your time
Jan 13, 2026
Discover how tracking just parts of your week can unveil valuable scheduling insights. Learn which time segments to focus on—mornings, work hours, or evenings—to identify productivity issues. Explore tracking weekends to uncover patterns in chores and personal time. Laura offers tips on recording your tracking effectively and explains how partial tracking can lead to a more manageable full-week approach. Plus, understand the fascinating link between your evenings and your mornings for better overall performance.
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Track Only The Time You Care About
- Track only the specific parts of time you want to improve, not necessarily the full 168 hours each week.
- Use a weekly spreadsheet and leave blocks blank for periods you skip, then analyze patterns and repurpose time.
Pick Specific Windows To Track
- Focus partial tracking on targeted windows like mornings, work hours, evenings, or weekends to find inefficiencies.
- Choose the segment that aligns with your goals and track that period to learn where time currently goes.
Whole-Week View Reveals Hidden Trade-Offs
- Whole-week tracking shows how puzzle pieces interact and reveals trade-offs across activities.
- Shifting time often requires seeing the full week to understand dependencies like bedtime and quitting time.