Know Your Time
Savvy Saturdays - 12/19/20
Recently, I read a book called “The Effective Executive”, by Peter Drucker.
In the book, Drucker shares how the measure of the executive is the ability to “get the right things done” via several principles.
One of the principles executives use to be effective is by capturing how their time is being used.
If you don’t know where your time is going, how will you be able to manage your time?
Whether it’s spent working on a project, exercising, leisurely watching some shows, or reflecting on the purpose of life (a timely activity I partake in), being able to know where your time goes allows you to know how you’re using your time.
Once you know, you can easily map out, redirect, and reorganize how your time is being allocated:
Cut out a few hours of YouTube in order to read a book or finish up a project.
Combine Netflix with working out, so there’s no worry about when entertainment and exercise will happen.
Move meal prep from Saturday to Sunday, so that Saturday can be spent working on other chores.
And many more time allocation tactics.
Time tracking can easily be done via a sheet of paper, a spreadsheet, or an automatic tool tracker such as RescueTime.
Ultimately, knowing how you use your time can help you be aware of where your time is going, and make a conscious effort to make the best use of your time.
As Thomas Edison said:
“Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the only thing he can’t afford to lose.”
Questions to ponder: 🤔
How do you want your time to be used? Where is your time going?
Are you okay with how your time is spent? If not, what is one thing you can do to change how your time is spent?
Weekly Collections
A collection of resources for you to enjoy… 📰 🎬 🎙️
Faith
“So first, perfectionistic tendencies: very often at the root of the felt need to always do better and to do more is the deep uncertainty of being loved and accepted and approved — most deeply by God, but also by other significant people in our lives, like parents or friends or supervisors.
Now, the biblical response to such a drive — toward doing more, doing better, being perfect — is not to discourage people from the pursuit of excellence, but to turn everything upside down.
The gospel turns that upside down and puts acceptance and love at the bottom, from which we can then strive for excellence without the burden of “I’ve got to prove myself in order to get myself loved.”
By grace alone, through faith alone, on the basis of the work of Christ alone, we stand on the glorious rock of the forgiveness of our sins, our acceptance with God, the removal of our guilt, the canceling of our debts — all of it rooted in the love of God, who chose us for himself before the foundation of the world. That’s where life and every day starts.”
—How to Battle with Imposter Syndrom | Ask Pastor John
Productivity
Recently I’ve rediscovered a website called Notion, which is a productivity app.
Kind of like a mix of Evernote, Todoist, and several other productivity apps, Notion has a lot of amazing features!
I’m in the process of building a Notion Dashboard and Operating System for 2021, as I believe the workflow and tools we use influence how well we work. Check it out if you’re interested!
Weekly Tidbits
Learnings, verses, & quotes to chew on… 🧐
“I have yet to meet somebody who isn’t exceptionally weird once I’ve gotten to know them. Sure, some people are weirder than others but everybody is strange and one-of-a-kind. The difference between them is that some lean into their quirks, while others run away from them. Once your compass points in the “I want to be less like other people” direction, you’re on your way to finding your voice.”
—Anonymous
Verse of the Week
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.”
—James 1:5-6
Challenging Quote
"To simplify before you understand the details is ignorance.
To simplify after you understand the details is genius."
—James Clear
Weekly Update
Personal life stuff… 🔔
Hello friends,
Greetings from Dallas! 👋
I’m home for the winter! It’s been quite some time since I’ve last been with family. With COVID, it was hard to find a reason to travel back without potentially risking my family.
I got the nasal swab test, where they stick a swab up your nose, and though I’ve seen TikTok videos of people getting the test and heard of people finding it uncomfortable, it wasn’t that bad. Maybe I’m biased because it’s not as bad as choking on rice or milk, coughing, and accidentally snorting it out of your nose, but I digress.
That aside, my test came back negative, so I was free to go home, and since I took off work, besides eating, sleeping, Netflix, and reflecting, I had a lot planned for the “break”.
Okay, maybe I lied, I probably won’t be sleeping much, but I’m definitely going to try to rest during this break, reflect over the past year, and try to plan out some goals while preparing to be on the right foot for the new year!
Anyways, here are several pictures from this past week: 📷
Thanks for checking in y’all! Leave a comment if you have thoughts, as I always appreciate your feedback! 💪 And if you have any prayer requests, I’d love to pray for you! 🙏
With that, stay safe 😷 , keep it savvy 🧠 , and I’ll see y’all in the next update 😊
Eric
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