21 Ways To Add More Hours To Your Day

September 7, 2007 by Rich | 5 Comments
In Ideas, Planning, Productivity


LifeHack:

The first step to reclaiming more time from your day is to get hold of the big chunks that aren’t being put to good use.

“Good use” is a fairly subjective term here, but it could mean both work that doesn’t get much done or leisure time that isn’t enjoyable.

Here are some places to start looking:

  • Television - This is a good starting point if you need more time.
  • Internet - Quickly replacing television as a huge time consumer is the internet.
  • Games - A friend once told me that World of Warcraft was electronic crack.
  • E-mail - It’s easy to get lured into checking your inbox, just one more time.
  • Work - Cutting time from work isn’t easy.
  • Chores - Beyond just hiring a maid, there are ways you can reduce time from your chores.
  • Schoolwork - For students, the classroom offers a lot of opportunities to save time without ruining your GPA.

For steps two and three, go here.

Photo by MSDesigns.

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Comments

  • FranchiseBrief.com on September 7th, 2007 at 4:17 pm

    Gosh, if I stop using the Internet and emailing, I will have about 18 more hours available per day! haha

  • Michael on September 7th, 2007 at 8:48 pm

    A trick is to have email notifiers so you do not have to keep checking. Or you could set yourself a limit. Lets say the maximum of 2 times a day.

  • Sharon on September 7th, 2007 at 11:17 pm

    LOL! I’d love to see what kind of “chunks” of time those folks have at LifeHack away from the computer.

  • mark on September 10th, 2007 at 2:14 am

    Email is without the 2nd most invasive time sucking beast in my life. If I turn it off I can get loads more work done….but then I have to deal with the thing that sucks away most of my time…Reading BLOGS!

  • interwebhunt.com on September 11th, 2007 at 10:36 am

    Email is definately a time sink hole most days. I’ve found that if you schedule emails times it helps. Only check your email at 9, Noon, and 3pm for example for a 20 minute time period. That way you’re forced to focus to the important material and not get hung up on killing space invaders.

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