61-Time Affluence Mini Series: Finding Time (5 of 8)

The objective of this series is to get our brains to recognize, subjectively, that we have more time than we think we do. One way we can do that is through finding time.  In this episode we explore how to recognize the ways we can find time.

 

 

Transcript:

 

Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and I love this next hack, finding time, because I think it’s so easy to not recognize how we see our days and our time. I like to use a concept called the ideal week, where you block out how you would use your time in an ideal, but very realistic way.  So if you work 9-5, you put in work and not going to the beach, you get me.  My personal hack, I also add in all the commute time with the activities and meetings, because, boy does that add up. 

 

Finding time tends to be an awareness of how we are spending our time.  So many times, we just go through the day on auto-pilot.  This exercise is to recognize how we spend our time and when we find those pockets, to acknowledge it. 

 

 Your finding time hack shows up like this: 

• Like our last episode in funding time, you can also recognize finding time when you are getting take-out.  You just gained two hours by not grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning up and doing dishes.
• When you have things delivered whether it be groceries or Amazon, you just hacked finding time, because you gained an hour by not going to the store. 
• If you have a commute, call your mom or a friend -- positive connection brings happiness. 
• When you are exercising, listen to that podcast or audio book.  

 

Most importantly, notice how you are spending your time.  Notice where you get sucked into a trap of email, social media, tv, the news, things that the research says do not actually contribute to our happiness. 

 

Where are you going to find time today, let’s connect @everydayhappinesswithkatie  and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram

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