{"id":169,"date":"2011-08-06T10:10:30","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T14:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caycephalen.com\/?p=169"},"modified":"2015-07-04T19:11:21","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T23:11:21","slug":"not-enough-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worlddrivecoaching.com\/moveforward\/not-enough-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Enough Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170 alignleft\" title=\"clock\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.worlddrivecoaching.com\/moveforward\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/clock.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"clock\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.worlddrivecoaching.com\/moveforward\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/clock.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.worlddrivecoaching.com\/moveforward\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/clock.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If you are like many people I know you never have enough time to do everything you need to do. I see it all the time on social media that there just isn&#8217;t enough time to do _____________.\u00a0 Why is it so many people feel this way?\u00a0 It is because not enough people plan their time.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone in the world has the same amount of time in a week.\u00a0 168 hours in fact.\u00a0 Now, if you are working full time deduct 40 hours from that and it leaves you 128 hours.\u00a0 Remove 8 hours per night for sleeping (if in fact you sleep that much) and that gives you 72 waking hours during the week to do what you want to do.<\/p>\n<p>If you are working a 5 day work week that means you have two days off.\u00a0 Minus time for sleep that gives you 32 hours on your off days for the week.\u00a0 How do you make the most of this time?\u00a0 Try the &#8220;Rule of 3.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The&#8221;Rule of 3&#8243; is simple but you&#8217;ll have to make an effort to plan for it until it becomes habit.\u00a0 <a title=\"168 Hours Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.my168hours.com\/main\/2010\/11\/are-you-trying-to-do-too-much-this-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Vanderkam<\/a> describes her rules in this way:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So here\u2019s the rule of three for weekends: plan three meaningful, enjoyable things, beyond life maintenance, that you intend to do on the weekend. There will be different for everyone, but could look like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go for a run, have date night dinner, go to church<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer at food bank, meet friend for coffee, go for a family hike<\/li>\n<li>Visit an art museum, take kid bowling, go for bike ride<\/li>\n<li>Go to a birthday party, have a picnic, do weight-lifting session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That sounds incredibly simple right?\u00a0 Simple doesn&#8217;t mean easy but if you plan your time, set the goal, and make it a habit then the simply becomes easy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In This Post: Laura Vanderkam is the author of <a title=\"Amazon.com: 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/159184410X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=scaryhalloween&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=159184410X\" target=\"_blank\">168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think<\/a> and writes a blog at <a title=\"Laura Vanderkam Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.my168Hours.com\" target=\"_blank\">my168Hours.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are like many people I know you never have enough time to do everything you need to do. 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