The premise of the book is that we all have the same amount of time (24 hours/day x 7 days/week) - (7hours to sleep/night x 7days/week) = 168 hours so we need to choose on to use our time wisely. There is a separate chapter for work and home.
She recommends keeping a time chart to see how you spend your time. Some categories, Personal care & Sleeping; eating, household activities; purchasing goods & services; caregiving, working & commuting; educational activities; organizational, civic and religous activities; leisure and sports; communication via phone, email & mail; and other.
All minutes of time are important and you are in charge of yourself. Figure out what are your priorities and what you do best, then concentrate on those things.
Also take time to recharge. Schedule in leisure, fun and family time. Watch only the shows you really enjoy as TV can be a big time waster. Make a list of 100 dreams and figure out what actions you can do to achieve your priorities in the next 10, 5 & 1 year. Figure out how much time is needed, when you want it done then schedule in the blocks of time to accomplish your goals/dreams.
Some of her thoughts on work: If you love what you do you'll have more energy for the rest of your life. What are your time wasters? How can you be more productive? What's your system for processing all the information coming at you. Control your schedule. Identify what is real work. get rid of/minimize non-work and get better at what you do.
She has a blog too that is very interesting. http://www.my168hours.com/blog/
ISBN: 978-1-59184-331-3
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