There is an old saying that time is money, but that’s not true at all. Time is way more valuable than money. Money is just a medium of exchange. Heck, we could use tiddlywinks as an exchange, but our time is exponentially more valuable than anything else in life.
Just like our societal trend to accumulate debt, some of us are way overspent. We need an intervention. Those who seek credit counseling are advised to first see where they’re spending the money, then create a budget, and—for goodness’ sake—cut the damn credit cards! We can do the same thing with our time. Create a simple audit of your activity and log your time each day. After a couple of weeks, see where you are spending it. Start thinking about where you want to invest and reinvest your time. And if you’re working eighty hours a week, cut the credit card—or time sheet if you will—and see what happens if you only work fiftyhours a week. If you get fired, you just freed up a bunch of time you can reinvest somewhere more fruitful.