Manage Yourself, Not Your Time.
The Key to Maximizing Your 168 Hour Week.
The world today is one that constantly demands more from us. Often placing us in a constant state of motion. There is a common belief we humans cling to "I don't have enough time" that echoes in our minds and eventually becomes our mantra. A mantra that allows us to operate our lives in a state of distraction.?
Yet, each of us has the same 168 hours in a? 7 day calendar week. The real problem we have isn't enough time. It's we have become so busy with life that compliancy has taken over our perception of time. The dilemma isn't about finding more time—it's about managing ourselves within the time we have.?
If you can learn to break down your week strategically with careful planning and prioritization. You will unlock the potential to achieve what you once thought was impossible. Let's get started
The Power of Deduction: Planning Your Week
When it comes to scheduling your week, the key isn't in cramming as much as possible into your 168 hours you have ever week.. Its about making hard decisions about how you spend each hour within that week. Start by breaking down your week with a method of deduction. This means identifying what truly matters—your non-negotiable priorities—and eliminating or reducing time spent on less important tasks. By focusing on what's essential, you start building a priority map that guides your week.
Prioritize Your Priorities
Start by reducing basic human needs like eating and sleeping. Now, I want point out that mathematics is the universal language. Everything in life that you hear, see, smell or touch has a numerical identity. Remember this fact as you begin to reconstruct your week into a controlled numerical sequence.?
I believe that in order to take control of our life, we have to be deliberately intentional with how we spend your time. Again, you only get 24 hours in a day and 168 hours a week to do so.?
Now, allow me to point out that this process
will look different everyone. However, we all have the same basic human need to sleep and eat. So, these two should be the first priority that is reduced from your 168 hour week. Let me show you the process.?
Remember everyone has 168 hours a week.
That is 7 days x 24 hours in a day = 168 hours.?
Sleep
(Sleep avg 7 hours) 7h × 7d = 49h weekly
(168h) - (49h) = 119h left weekly
This leaves you with 119h left to accomplish your week.?
Now lets do Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Breakfast 30min x 7 = 2.1h weekly
Lunch 1h × 7 = 7h weekly
Dinner 1.5 ×7 = 10.5 weekly
Add it up: 19.6hr weekly on eating
Now subtract this from your remaining weekly time.?
119h - 19.6h = 99.4 hours remaining each week.
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Here are the most common tasks that over take our day.?
Travel (travel time between locations or tasks)
Eating (how long does it take you to eat)
Morning or night routines
Fitness
Meal prep?
Emails
Client calls/prospecting?
Parental duties
Second job
Relationships/love life
Etc.
Prioritize Your Priorities by subtracting the time it takes you to complete every task. Once You reduce your priorities you will be left with either time or no time to spare for tasks you often dismiss. It's here that you need to often reprioritize your priorities and make hard choices about what really matters. And do what you say you will do in the time you have allotted for it.
The Reality of Sacrifice
Every time you add a new task, project, or commitment to your week, remember that something else has to give. This is the reality of a finite schedule. No two tasks are equal in terms of time, energy, and importance, and acknowledging this helps you make better decisions about what to prioritize and what to let go.
It's okay to let go of a few things. And say no to people that only prohibit your goals.?
The Takeaway: Manage Yourself First
To truly manage your time effectively, start by managing yourself. Make it a habit to self-evaluate yourself. Need I remind you that we are all finite and time can only move forward. The moment that it took you to read this sentence, is a moment that will never come again. That said, what is the purpose of this exercise anyway? It's to help you understand that with discipline and intentional prioritization of your time. You will have time to do what you say there isn't enough t time for.?
This is why I suggest you evaluate your life, know your priorities, be realistic about what you can achieve. Fair warning, be prepared to make sacrifices when necessary. When you learn to master self-management, you take control of your 168 hours, ensuring that your time is spent on what truly matters.
Final thought...
Managing yourself, not just your time, is the key to unlocking the potential within your 168 hours each week. With clear priorities and a willingness to make tough choices, you'll find that you have more time than you ever realized to accomplish the things that are most important to you. Remember, it's not about having more time; it's about making the time you have work for you.
Sincerely,
Josiah Salyer
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