Look up “the internet of things” and you’ll be amazed at the type of automation that exists today. For example, if you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can get many things auto shipped to you, which will save you a trip to the grocery store. * Automate What You Can – There are so many things these days that can be automated, with the right time and money. Everyone deserves fun, and if this is fun for you, you should not give it up. Time yourself to find out how much time you’re wasting, then set a limit. While it’s fun, try to let go of doing it. Reading Facebook for hours on end is not work or research it’s a time sucker. * Get Off the Internet– A lot of people get online and call it “work” or “research”, but all they’re really doing is messing around. Then only watch it if you can combine it with physical activity to help you stay healthy. Try to limit your TV (show watching) time to less than one hour a day. Save binge watching TV for when you’re sick, the weather is bad, or it’s that time of the month. Now that we have Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming technology, anything we want to watch is available on demand. * Turn Off the TV – It’s amazing what kind of time TV sucks from your life these days. The trick is to pick a business that can eventually be handed off so that you only manage it, and other people do the work. Entrepreneurs often have a great work-life balance that you can’t have working for someone else. But, it doesn’t really have to be all that bad. * Start Your Own Business– There is a saying that only entrepreneurs quit a 40-hour-a-week job to work 80 and call it freedom. They’ll get used to it and find someone else to sucker into doing everything. It’s okay if people think you’re a horrible person too. Realize that it’s OK to say no to things that just aren’t important to you. * Learn to Say No– You probably have a lot of people, family, friends, co-workers and bosses asking you to do all sorts of things that you really don’t want to do, don’t care about doing, and don’t really make a big difference in your life other than to suck time from your day. When you schedule things, be realistic about the time factor so you don’t overbook yourself. Ultimately, if something is important to do, it’s important to get it into your calendar. It might not sound romantic, but scheduling in date night with your spouse and sticking to it will ensure that it happens, while spontaneity is usually impossible for most people. * Schedule Everything – Once you know what’s important, use a good calendar to schedule everything, including leisure time. Sit down and brainstorm what is important in your life and who is important in your life so that you can focus on those things. Maybe you talk on the phone to a relative every day for an hour but you really don’t want to and don’t have time to, but you don’t know how to stop it. * Determine What’s Important – There are some things that really aren’t that important but you do them anyway. But, how does that explain those people who are super-productive and seem to get so much more done than the average person? The way to explain it is that they’ve found what they want to do, and they do what they want to do, and nothing else. Most people feel as if there is too much to do every day and not enough time to do it. How to Organize Your Life to Get More Free Time
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