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How To Steal Time For Self-Development

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clock-productivityYou might have more time for self-development than you think.

Three days a week, I have a 2-hour commute. I have a 1-hour commute the other days. That’s 8 hours a week, the equivalent of a full work or school day! Instead of listening to sports radio (“gossip for men” according to my wife), I tune in to a number of podcasts and audio books.

I also spend at least an hour-per-day reading. Richard Larson at MIT conducted a study and found the average person will spend two full years worth of time waiting in line. Depressing, I know. To redeem that utter waste of precious life, I read on my phone waiting for an appointment, coffee, gas to fill the car, etc. You’d be surprised how much I get done this way.

Without much effort, I intake 8 hours of podcasts when commuting and read about an hour per day. That’s about 15 hours a week … FIFTEEN! Those 15 hours are what keep me fresh in creating ads, writing copy, and blogging. To output at a good level, I need to intake at very high level.

I don’t consider myself to be very disciplined; I hate changing routines and keeping schedules. I’m not a morning person, either. The key for me hasn’t been in changing my routines, but replacing what I do within those routines.

Imagine having a few hours a week for intake and self-development. Chances are you already might!

Question:  Where can you find hidden time for self-development?


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Filed Under: Blog, Leadership, Marketing, Productivity Tagged With: MIT, podcast, productivity, Richard Larson, self-development

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