I started thinking about this a month ago. I've been struggling with time management, so an extra hour borders on the miraculous. A movie is too long, more than an hour. I might exercise -- the whole one hour. I think that's kind of like karma or jinkxing myself or something. Like if I exercise that whole hour it will jump-start a change of heart, a leap of momentum that will result in a whole lot more exercise in the upcoming year. Like I could alter fate or something.
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Or maybe I'll curl up with earbuds and listen to music for a whole hour, doing nothing else, just basking in the music. I would never waste a whole hour like that in a normal 24-hour day! Or maybe finish that half-read book that's been on my nightstand. Or maybe watch Beth Moore Bible Study videos, or read the whole book of Psalms. Maybe I could memorize the book of Jude. Or clean the Sunday School room cabinets! What if I sorted my closet and threw away every garment purchased over 7 years ago? Yes! That's it -- the number 7 -- we should incorporate the number 7 in our one hour of extra life since it's November 7! I could read one chapter in 7 different books, or discover 7 places I want to visit, or list 7 new things I want to learn. 7 Questions to which I have no answers....
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See? I have issues with time management. I'm delusional at best. If you, too, struggle, here are a few places you can go for help.
David Allen: Getting Things Done
168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think
Ordering Your Private World and all the other Gordon MacDonald resources
Route4Me.com
Remember The Milk - online task management system
Things to avoid:
The Talking Cat App
Cupcake Taste Tests
Facebook
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How about you? What resources have you found helpful?
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What are you going to do with your extra hour? You really should start thinking about it now.
1 comment:
What am I going to do? Complain about the time change. Why can't "they" leave me alone? I'm old and resent change.
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