Use Your Time Wisely!

If you feel like you just can't seem to find the time to do the things that are important to your life, this post is for you! We'll cover how to use your time wisely and what changes we can make in our lives so we don't feel like there's never enough time.

We'll start by first going over how long it takes us on average to do different tasks in a day. This will help us better pinpoint where we might be wasting time: for example if it took me 40 minutes on average every day for my lunch break, but I wanted an hour each day, I know I could use those extra minutes elsewhere (say reading a book).

We also need to take into account the actual amount of time that we want to spend on each task. For example, I might want to spend an hour reading a book during my lunch break, but that means the rest of my day will fly by and I'll miss out on the other things I wanted to do.

So with that in mind, let's get right into it:

How long does it take you on average to do these tasks? The tables below are calculated using statistics from this page (I found the numbers by looking at how people used their time each day). The percentages tell us how much time we're actually using for each task.

How we use our time:  (Average Time To Do These Tasks Per Day)

1. Sitting down to read a book on my computer (30 minutes) 2. Going to the gym (45 minutes) 3. Taking a lunch break (35 minutes) 4. Going out with friends (1 hour 30 minutes) 5. Studying for school or work (40 minutes) 6. Watching television (3 hours 20 minutes) 7. Going to bed at night and waking up in the morning on weekdays (7 hours 20 minutes) 8. Studying for school or work and doing homework at home on weekdays / going to school on weekends (combined time of 1 hour 15 minutes) 9. Going to the gym, taking a lunch break and going out with friends (2 hours 30 minutes) 10. Studying for school or work and doing homework at home on weekdays / going to school on weekends (combined time of 1 hour) 11. Going to the gym, taking a lunch break and going out with friends (3 hours 30 minutes) 12. Watching television (4 hours 40 minutes) 13. Toileting at night (10 minutes per wash / 4 minutes per wipe) 14. Taking out the trash every other week at home 15. Toileting at night (14 days in total before having a bowel movement) 16. Arguing with my significant other 17. Studying for school or work and doing homework at home on weekdays / going to school on weekends (combined time of  1 hour) 18. Arguing with my significant other 19. Studying for school or work and doing homework at home on weekdays / going to school on weekends (combined time of 1 hour 15 minutes) 20. Arguing with my significant other 23. Listening to music in the car  (6 hours 30 minutes) 24. Taking out the trash every other week at home 25. Watching TV (5 hours 15 minutes) 26. Toileting at night (10 minutes per wash / 4 minutes per wipe) 27. Taking a shower at night (12 minutes for the hot water to run cold / 6 minutes for the water to get warm) 28. Getting dressed in the morning on weekdays (10 minutes) 29. Waking up from naps and planning what I'm going to do with my day (10 minutes) 30. Studying for school or work and doing homework and cleaning my room on weekends (combined time of 1 hour 45 minutes) 31. Arguing with my significant other 32. Toileting at night (14 days in total before having a bowel movement) 33. Arguing with my significant other 34. Toileting at night (10 minutes per wash / 4 minutes per wipe) 35. Getting dressed in the morning on weekdays 36. Studying for school or work on weekends (combined time of 1 hour 20 minutes) 37. Buying groceries and food for the next day 38. Cooking and eating meals at home on weekdays 39. Eating out with friends and family 40. Watching movies on the couch 41. Going to bed at night and waking up in the morning on weekends (7 hours 30 minutes) 42. Taking out the trash every other week at home 43. Watching television (5 hours 45 minutes) 44. Studying for school or work and doing homework at home on weekends (combined time of 1 hour) 45. Eating out with friends and family 46. Going to the gym, taking a lunch break and going out with friends 47. Watching television (4 hours 30 minutes) 48. Arguing with my significant other 49. Studying for school or work on weekends (combined time of 1 hour 30 minutes) 50. Washing dishes after eating a meal at home 51. Walking the dog 52. Studying for school or work on weekends 53. Relaxing in bed 54. Watching movies on the couch 55. Arguing with my significant other 56. Studying for school or work on weekends (combined time of 1 hour) 57. Buying groceries and food for the next day 58. Cooking and eating meals at home on weekend 59. Going to the gym, taking a lunch break and going out with friends 60. Watching television (4 hours) 61. Studying for school or work and doing homework at home on weekends (combined time of 1 hour 15 minutes) 62. Washing clothes at home 63. Taking out the trash every other week 64. Walking the dog 65. Arguing with my significant other 66. Toileting at night 67. Arguing with my significant other 68. Buying groceries and food for the next day 69. Cleaning my room at home 70. Arguing with my significant other 71. Toileting at night 72. Studying for school or work on weekends (combined time of 1 hour) 73. Watching television (3 hours) 74. Taking out the trash every other week 75. Buying groceries and food for the next day 76. Arguing with my significant other 77. Washing clothes at home 78. Cooking and eating meals at home on weekend 79. Buying groceries and food for the next day 80. Cleaning my room at home 81. Arguing with my significant other 82. Studying for school or work on weekends (combined time of 1 hour 15 minutes) 83. Arguing with my significant other 84. Toileting at night 85. Relaxing in bed 86. Studying for school or work on weekend (combined time of 1 hour 30 minutes) 87. Buying groceries and food for the next day 88. Cooking and eating meals at home (combined time of 1 hour 45 minutes) 89. Walking the dog 90. Arguing with my significant other 91. Studying for school or work on weekends (combined time of 1 hour 15 minutes) 92. Washing clothes at home 93. Cleaning my room 94. Arguing with my significant other 95.

Conclusion:

I've never been so happy to say goodbye to a year in my life. The first half of the year was an incoherent mess of mental instability and existential crises, but the second half of my year has been relatively stable and happy thus far. A lot of this has to do with me getting my shit together, and now I'm ready to take on 2017 with a new focus and drive in my work that was sorely missing in 2016. I'm actually excited for what 2017 will bring because it's giving me a clean slate again.