The Theory of Living 300 Years: 23. Working out you Best Time Usage Strategy

Working out you Best Time Usage Strategy

1: How to Find 63 hours of Free Time a Week
2: What to Do
3: Making a Project List

4: Setup Google Accounts on your Smartphone

1: How to Find 63 hours of Free Time a Week

Time is important, you only get so much of it. You may prefer to take it easy and just enjoy watching the Tv or playing sport. Then you probably have no need to master time or even find free time. However if you are a student or you have a project or two you want to complete then mastering the use of time is essential.
With a proper time plan you are going to feel more comfortable and less stressed.

By using Google Calendar you can work out the best structure of how to manage your time.

Here is an extreme example where the free time equals 63 hours and is highlighted in the red-orange colour.

The plan includes/per week:

Free time: 63 hours
Sleep: 46 hours (avg 6.5 Hrs per day)
Gym: 5 hours (avg 1 hr Monday to Friday
Work: 46.25 hours
Dinner: 5 hours (excludes weekends)
Chores: 6 hours

The objective of the plan is to provide the maximum amount of free time to get study or special projects done. It relies upon the following factors:

When you wake up, get up. Don't delay
Prepare everything before you go to bed
Go to sleep, Sunday to Thursday at 11:30 pm and wake up at 6:00 am
Only 6.5 hours bedtime so get to sleep as quickly as possible
Find a gym close to work/study so you can leave early in the morning, miss traffic, exercise, shower, and make a short trip to work
Prepare all meals beforehand
Process a "Sunday List" on Sunday morning as soon as you wake up
If you are going to socialise, keep it to a 1 to 2 hour event and factor it all in to your plan
Don't let events or people hijack your plan. Once you have completed your project you can enjoy some well earned free time

Now this is an extreme plan. It's the one I use to get this blog completed. I just stick to it like clockwork and never deviate. It is not easy but then I won't be doing it forever and it will help me achieve my goals.

I accept that 7 hours of my free time a week may be spent helping other people so I effectively get 56 hours of free time. It's just a factor to consider. Each week I still manage to make all the meals, keep the house tidy, workout, do my work, and have social time.

2: How to Create Your Own Plan

Set up a special Google account and using the free Calendar, build your time management plan.

See "Organisation Tools From Google"

3: Making a Project List

By making a simple project list you can add entries to your diary.
But for real project work I use Google Spreadsheets.

Use the video tutorial below to learn how to use Google Sheets. This is the entry level requirement to develop the Project Planning Lists.