How To Find More Hours In Your Day

Where I live, we will have shifted to “Daylight Savings Time” this weekend. This change led me to think about my relationship with time, how I managed it, and how fluid the whole concept of time can be.

As a driven, highly motivated professional who sets big goals, I pay a lot of attention to how I manage time. The number of things that I have on my plate forces me to be attentive about how I invest my time. My tendency is to squeeze as much as I can out of the time I have. I have a productivity system that helps keep me on track, making sure that I can deliver the right work at the right time. I view this as a foundational element for success in the modern world of work.

But I know that I also am prone to putting TOO much focus on managing my productivity. There is a definite tension there, a trade-off to be made between being present in the here and now versus being future-focused and actively pursuing goals. Life can’t be just about getting stuff done. We need balance.

Sometimes I have an energy of trying to get as much done as I can, accomplishing as many of the highest priority items on my never-ending to-do list as possible. This can lead to having the sense that there just is not enough time. It can generate stress. I suspect most of you can relate to that feeling.