Time Management Woes: Losing to the 5 Most Notorious Thieves of Time

In a meeting I was never invited to, the civilized world agreed long ago that I should have no more than 24 hours in a day – 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of nighttime. I can't even add a single hour to my day. Then sleep experts got together and decided that I spend about 8 hours of my lifetime sleeping each day.

OK, let me clear the sleep from my eyes and do the math: 24 hours minus 8 hours leaves me just 16 hours. What? I should spend 1/3 or 33% of my life asleep? Could a hermit or armadillo do any worse?

Having just 66% of this important currency of life to work with, you would think I'd be a much better time manager, being most diligent to make the most of every waking hour. Sorry to disappoint you; I often find myself squandering precious time far beyond the 33% I lose just by being human.

Years ago I learned the principles of time management, but I have yet to master what it takes to keep the most notorious thieves of time in check. They seem to break in at will and rob my time treasure.


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