Archives for the 'time audit' Category
How a spreadsheet and a kitchen timer eliminated 40 hours of my work week. [DFHW: Living the 4-Hour Work Week]
In a few past posts, I mentioned that my primary task towards achieving the goals of the Four Hour Work Week is to reduce my 60+ hour work week down to 20. As evidenced by my recent trip to Denmark and Sweden, I was able to successfully do so. Of course, the big question is [...]
How a spreadsheet and a kitchen timer eliminated 40 hours of my work week. [Diary of a Four-Hour-a-Weeker]
In a few past posts, I mentioned that my primary task towards achieving the goals of the Four Hour Work Week is to reduce my 60+ hour work week down to 20. As evidenced by my recent trip to Denmark and Sweden, I was able to successfully do so. Of course, the big question is [...]
Results of the Time Audit and Next Steps (plus a revised spreadsheet!) [Diary of a Four-Hour-a-Weeker]
Well, it’s been a week since I decided to audit where my time was going and work to optimize my use of resources. Did I get the results I was expecting? Yes and no. First, I have a better idea of how I’m spending my time and which things I need to specifically focus on [...]
Comment about 4HWW Time Audit: Defeating the purpose? [Diary of a Four-Hour-a-Weeker]
I received an excellent comment from id_bob on yesterday’s post about my new 4HWW Time Audit worksheet. His comments, which are right on point are: “hey, isn’t this missing the point? You’re task switching too much. You’re being inefficient by even recording the tasks. Will you waste more time in time auditing then recover [...]
The 4HWW Time Audit Spreadsheet [Diary of a Four-Hour-a-Weeker]
I’m starting to be convinced, after spending another set of 16 hour days, that the only way to make progress on the 4HWW goals is to become ruthless about how I spend my time. Just like grazing throughout the day is not an effective way to lose weight, aimlessly working through the day is not [...]