Starting back in May, I began tracking my time. Because of the crazy schedule of our time in Irealand, I really didn’t get serious about it until July. And even then I flopped around with how to best categorize my time. Six months later, I’m still tracking. I’ve changed how some things are tracked — for instance I track Transit separate from Exercise, Volunteer, etc., now. I might change my mind on that depending on the reason for tracking.
And I’ve moved some “Thrive” items to “Drudgery”. Seriously, taking the girl to the dentist is drudgery; it is not happy Family Time! At least not for me, and not right now. I’ve also decided that like Reading is split between Thrive and Self-Care, Cooking should be split between Drudgery and Create.
I have tried this type of tracking before, back in 2001: Time Tracking Trials. I didn’t stick with it. But with Toggl, I find it so easy to use: the app syncs between my computer and my phone. I even set up a separate account for work where I track how I spend my time at work – Administrative time, Tools time, real doc work time.
Last year’s results:
So now I see I sleep – if anything, I might need a little more of that (was up at 4am today). Work – I can’t really reduce those hours; in fact, I have ideas of increasing from part time. Drudgery – oh yes, I would love to reduce that for sure in exchange for a little more Thrive time!!
