How do I manage my time?
The answer boils down to habits.
Before discussing habits, I would like to talk about exponential growth.
Why is exponential growth a crucial concept for success?
exponential growth is a gateway to personal success.
this could be a $100 bill saved under the bed mattress or your current skillset.
or reinvest what you have.
- So, doing nothing, we still have $100
- Daily adding a cent (0.01 of a dollar) leaves us with $103.65
- Reinvesting the capital and increasing it by 0.01 daily gives us $37,783
I know constantly growing your capital at 1% (0.01) daily is not sustainable.
I gave you the numbers for dramatic effect. Otherwise, you would not be impressed.
Skills do grow at an exponential rate.
Think about car driving.
At first, you go slow and wobbly, but soon after, you are cruising on the highway at 85 mph while eating a hamburger with one hand and drinking a 24-oz Coke with another. There are so many things wrong with this picture.
What are my time management habits?
I get plenty of sleep; it is crucial. I am writing this first because I know plenty of people who like living on credit. Trust me, this creditor is merciless. Do not borrow here.
I get up at 5 AM every day of the week.
I tried to get up at zero-dark-thirty for a while, but I was tired all day. 5 a.m. is just right.
My best thinking time is early morning before people show up. I guard this time for the best intellectual work.
I use the 15-minute retrospective rule. Review how you have spent the last 15 minutes and ask yourself if it improved your life. If not, change what you are doing.
I do not like wasting time. I treasure a good conversation with a friend, I like poetry, and I stop to smell flowers or at least take a photo, but I hate wasting time.
Social Media kills our productivity. I watch many videos but always do it to learn something interesting.
Gaming kills productivity. I am considering them as an equivalent of hard drugs and allow none.
I try to be in the office every workday. I do not believe in working from home. You have to be present and in the action, or you lose.
I like taking time off at midday, walking during lunchtime, or napping. The latter is difficult at work, but I will do it when I retire.
How do I learn new habits?
Many will say that getting up at 5 a.m. and watching every 15 minutes is crazy and too hard.
I could talk about motivation and setting the right environment to avoid excuses, but I no longer believe in that.
It is hard to explain, but being a Stoic Philosopher or at least a follower does it for me.
When I face a decision to do it or be lazy, a voice in my head says to me:
"You are not the kind of person to make this bad decision."
That is all, voices in my head. :)
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