There’s only 168 hours in a week. What you do with them, consistently, is what defines your life. You Are Time. It’s definitely worth thinking about (and, from time to time, tracking) how you spend your 168 hours.
An Ideal(ish) Week
Base 168
- Sleep: 7 * 8 = 56 (don’t do less, Protect Sleep) Remaining: 112
- Work: 40 + 8 (commute) = 48 (~30% of your life, figure out how to enjoy it) Remaining: 64
- Chores: 1.5 hrs/day = 11 (Love the Process) Remaining: 53
- Exercise: ~1 hr/day = 7 (Ideal Exercise Regiment) Remaining: 46
- Family: 3 hr/day = 21 Remaining: 25
- Hobbies: 1 hr/day = 7 (Have Hobbies) Remaining: 18
- Everything Else
Even after spending “appropriate” amounts of time on all the things, you still have essentially a full day per week of extra time. As Arnold Schwarzenegger said:
Organize Your Day!