Do you ever wonder at the end of the day where all the time went, what you spent the entire day doing? Do you wish you were able to take back just little chunks of time, even 15-30 minutes for something creative that you wanted to do for yourself?
I know exactly how you feel. For years I was just speeding through the day, working full time and raising a family. I would get to the end of the day, week, and month then wonder what I had actually done with my days. Everything felt like a blur!
I often found myself doing so many different things, at different times, that I would end the day wondering about what I had actually accomplished that day. How much time had I spent with my family, or on my side hustle? Was I reading enough, and how much time was I scrolling through social media? The question gnawed at me, because I really wanted to know that I was spending my time on the people and projects that mattered.
I started to do something that felt a little weird.
I tracked my time. I think most people don’t like the idea of time-tracking because it feels too “micro-managing”, and/or they’re afraid of the results. What if I quickly realize I spend too much time on thing X when I’m supposed to be on thing Y, or if I’m not doing X or Y?
For 30 days I tracked my time in 15 minute increments. After a just of week of tracking my time I noticed a difference in how I chose what to do with my time. I was more proactive with my choices instead of reacting to the moment. I was getting better at redirecting "mindless" time to something I'd rather do of lasting value.
In this 30 day course you'll receive daily email prompts to help you focus on what matters and keep track of your time.
We'll go through four phases together:
Week One: Tracking Time (Initiation) Week Two: Marking Your Time (Implementation) Week Three: Updating Your Time (Iteration) Week Four: Own Your Time (Intention)
I've helped thousands of people with time tracking and goal setting on my YouTube channel, check out what they are saying about the principles we'll cover in even more detail!
"Your time tracking deal is changing my life. I've seen an immediate improvement in how I view time and my schedule in just a week of implementing this system " -Jeff Peterson
"I love your videos, Matt! Your journaling and time tracking strategies have been a huge help to keeping me on track. God bless! " - Dave Cecil
"I've been trying to figure out how to "marry" my journal with more quantitative data like time tracking and can't believe I hadn't thought of this! Thanks, I'm definitely going to be setting something like it up for myself. " - Brittany Berger
When you sign up for the course, here's what's included:
30 Days of Time Tracking email prompts
Complete series archive
Access to future written updates
Time Tracker’s Toolkit: Access to time tracking spreadsheets I’ve created to help you create a digital home for your time sheets
Ready to take back your time? Sign up and get started today!
Contents
Day 0: Welcome
Time Tracking Email Prompts
Week 1: Initiation
Day 1: Time Blocks
Day 2: Set up the grids
Day 3: Define Your Activites
Day 4: When to track your time
Day 5: Tracking Work Time
Day 6: Weekdays vs Weekends
Day 7: Week One Recap
Week 2: Implementation
Day 8: Time Budgets, part 1
Day 9: Time Budgets, part 2
Day 10: Choose one new habit
Day 11: The Tow Truck Trick
Day 12: Commitment
Day 13: Miscellaneous time
Day 14: Week Two Recap
Week 3: Iteration
Day 15: Mindful Habits
Day 16: Filling the Gaps
Day 17: Keystone Habits
Day 18: Goal to task breakdown
Day 19: Backtracking
Day 20: Double Dipping
Day 21: Week Three Recap
Week 4: Intention
Day 22: Mindless time to mindful practice
Day 23: Deep Work
Day 24: Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly Goals
Day 25: The 5 Second Rule
Day 26: Failure to Prepare
Day 27: Discipline Equals Freedom
Day 28: Time Tracking from Today On
Wrapping Up
Day 29: What else do you want to know?
Day 30: Continued Learning & Reading
Resources
Time Grid.pdf
Time Grid.mp4
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