"I'm rich. I can buy anything I want. But you know what I can't buy? I can't buy time. I have the same amount as everyone else."
Though some would argue that you can "buy time" by getting a Roomba (just got one), it got me thinking about some of the "life hacks" that I employ so I can use the time I have the way I want.
- get up btw 4-5am each morning to have focus time (per WSJ)
- schedule conference calls back to back and then take them while walking through the park (work+exercise)
- on video calls, I do curls (keeps my hands off the keyboard so I stay focused on the conversation and builds muscle)
- listen to audible books at 1.7 speed and watch youtube at 1.5x speed
- take cold showers (it has the affect of getting me out of the shower faster), but I do it because of what I learned in The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick: What They Know, Why It Works, and How It Can Work for You
- my admin, Mary...huge. She does all kinds of things for me. Most recently, she dealt with the local water company and power company to resolve some issues. Saved me a lot of time from waiting on hold.
- batch processing...put similar tasks together which is why Watch Later on YouTube and Pocket are so valuable
- keep my head shaved. No prep time. No shampoo time.
- Right Inbox...so I can write emails now and schedule them to be sent later, i.e. when someone says "hey, remind me of this next week." I just write the email at that moment and schedule it to be sent in a week.
There are some of mine. What about yours?
What are yours?
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