If you want to reclaim 40 hrs/week (without quitting your job), read this:
1. Clothes
Either go full Steve Jobs and wear the same outfit every day.
Or Google "capsule wardrobe" and put together a minimalist wardrobe.
Either way, reduce the decision-making involved in getting dressed.
Reclaim: 2 hrs/wk
Either go full Steve Jobs and wear the same outfit every day.
Or Google "capsule wardrobe" and put together a minimalist wardrobe.
Either way, reduce the decision-making involved in getting dressed.
Reclaim: 2 hrs/wk
2. Meals
People spend 1+ hrs/day sourcing and preparing meals.
Save time with:
• Grocery delivery
• Full-meal delivery
• Bulk cooking on Sunday
• Meal replacement shakes
• Eating the same nutritious meals every day
Feed your purpose, not feelings.
Reclaim: 7 hrs/wk
People spend 1+ hrs/day sourcing and preparing meals.
Save time with:
• Grocery delivery
• Full-meal delivery
• Bulk cooking on Sunday
• Meal replacement shakes
• Eating the same nutritious meals every day
Feed your purpose, not feelings.
Reclaim: 7 hrs/wk
3. Distracted Work
The best productivity app on your phone is called Airplane Mode (use it).
Would you rather:
Multitask for 6-8 unfocused hours
OR
Work 4 laser-focused hours and get ALL your important tasks done?
The choice is yours.
Reclaim: 10 hrs/wk
The best productivity app on your phone is called Airplane Mode (use it).
Would you rather:
Multitask for 6-8 unfocused hours
OR
Work 4 laser-focused hours and get ALL your important tasks done?
The choice is yours.
Reclaim: 10 hrs/wk
4. Long Meetings
You know the default “time blocks” for these: 30 or 60 mins.
Most can be shorter.
A productivity tip, courtesy of Elon Musk:
Set meetings in 5-min increments (5, 10, 15, etc.)
Or avoid unnecessary meetings altogether.
Reclaim: 5-10 hrs/wk
You know the default “time blocks” for these: 30 or 60 mins.
Most can be shorter.
A productivity tip, courtesy of Elon Musk:
Set meetings in 5-min increments (5, 10, 15, etc.)
Or avoid unnecessary meetings altogether.
Reclaim: 5-10 hrs/wk
5. Netflix
On average people watch TV for 3 hrs/day.
You could be living your dreams, but instead you decide to live someone else’s.
Cancel your subscription, and thank me later.
Reclaim: 10-15 hrs/wk
On average people watch TV for 3 hrs/day.
You could be living your dreams, but instead you decide to live someone else’s.
Cancel your subscription, and thank me later.
Reclaim: 10-15 hrs/wk
6. The News
Avoiding sensationalized news is self-care.
Consider batching news consumption on a weekly basis.
I like the Economist.
Also, try Morning Brew—a short, daily newsletter that’s rationally optimistic.
Reclaim: 3.5 hrs/wk
Avoiding sensationalized news is self-care.
Consider batching news consumption on a weekly basis.
I like the Economist.
Also, try Morning Brew—a short, daily newsletter that’s rationally optimistic.
Reclaim: 3.5 hrs/wk
7. Personal Inventory Management
Figure out your burn rate.
You go through razors monthly?
Cool, subscribe to them on Amazon.
Ditto for other personal care items, pens, batteries, etc.
Never waste time running out to the store for a single item.
Reclaim: 1.5 hrs/wk
Figure out your burn rate.
You go through razors monthly?
Cool, subscribe to them on Amazon.
Ditto for other personal care items, pens, batteries, etc.
Never waste time running out to the store for a single item.
Reclaim: 1.5 hrs/wk
8. Home Cleaning and Laundry
Outsource these if you can.
Psychology says, purchases that save us time make us happy.
Reclaim: 3 hrs/wk
Outsource these if you can.
Psychology says, purchases that save us time make us happy.
Reclaim: 3 hrs/wk
9. Make 'No' Your Default
Whether it’s new work projects or social gatherings.
Saying “Yes” to things you don’t have time for leads to unnecessary future decisions.
In the words of Mark Manson,
If it’s not a ‘fuck yes,’
It’s a no.
Reclaim: 5-15 hrs/wk
Whether it’s new work projects or social gatherings.
Saying “Yes” to things you don’t have time for leads to unnecessary future decisions.
In the words of Mark Manson,
If it’s not a ‘fuck yes,’
It’s a no.
Reclaim: 5-15 hrs/wk
TL;DR Weekly Hours to Reclaim
Clothes: 2 hrs
Meals: 7 hrs
Distracted Work: 10 hrs
Meetings: 5-10 hrs
Netflix: 10-15 hrs
The News: 3.5 hrs
Personal Inventory Mgmt.: 1.5 hrs
Home Cleaning + Laundry: 3 hrs
Make ‘No’ Your Default: 5-15 hrs
Savings: 47-67 hrs/wk
Clothes: 2 hrs
Meals: 7 hrs
Distracted Work: 10 hrs
Meetings: 5-10 hrs
Netflix: 10-15 hrs
The News: 3.5 hrs
Personal Inventory Mgmt.: 1.5 hrs
Home Cleaning + Laundry: 3 hrs
Make ‘No’ Your Default: 5-15 hrs
Savings: 47-67 hrs/wk
This thread is NOT about becoming a robot.
It IS about eliminating decisions that you don’t care about.
So you can focus on those that you do.
With this newfound time, maybe you’ll:
• Deepen your relationships
• Get in the best shape of your life
• Start a side hustle
It IS about eliminating decisions that you don’t care about.
So you can focus on those that you do.
With this newfound time, maybe you’ll:
• Deepen your relationships
• Get in the best shape of your life
• Start a side hustle
My advice is this:
1. Review the list
2. Keep doing what you enjoy doing.
3. Pare down what you don’t enjoy doing.
Watch your life transform in 6 months.
1. Review the list
2. Keep doing what you enjoy doing.
3. Pare down what you don’t enjoy doing.
Watch your life transform in 6 months.
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