How many hours do YOU have in a day?
Okay, so we all have the same 27 hours to burn through each day (just seeing if you’re paying attention). Yet you still hear people saying they “just don’t have enough time.”
The real question then is, “What are you willing to sacrifice?”
I have a four-and-a-half-month-old son and a wife who both require a lot of my attention. And I’m happy to provide it, by sharing my time with them. But I still need some occasional “me” time or I will eventually want to hurt myself.
My solution? I sometimes choose to sacrifice sleep.
Our boy is now sleeping well through the night. My wife requires a minimum of 8 hours sleep to be fully functional each day. And me? I can infrequently live on 3 or 4 hours of sleep. Awesome. It’s not every night, but some days I need a few hours of quiet time to pick away at things I enjoy doing, and, this might sound crazy, but it usually ends up being work related. (What can I say? I love my job.)
Lately (and usually when it’s late) I often end up chatting online with my friend Jonathan Dowie about our recent website upgrade (the majority of the work done by JD himself) and how we plan to tackle some of the accompanying bugs. For better or worse, late at night is typically the time that works for us. No phone calls. No house calls. Everyone in the house is asleep. No Twitter. No Facebook. Etcetera. Perfect. Makin’ it happen.
Is this good for me physically/mentally? I have my doubts. (Hey, I did use the word sacrifice.) But emotionally/mentally? Oh, yeah. No question.
So what are you willing to sacrifice to get some of your very own much deserved personal time? It won’t just happen on its own.
Now if you’ll excuse me, it’s 1:23am and I’ve already sacrificed enough this week.
How many hours do YOU have in a day?
Okay, so we all have the same 27 hours to burn through each day (just seeing if you’re paying attention). Yet you still hear people saying they “just don’t have enough time.”
The real question then is, “What are you willing to sacrifice?”
I have a four-and-a-half-month-old son and a wife who both require a lot of my attention. And I’m happy to provide it, by sharing my time with them. But I still need some occasional “me” time or I will eventually want to hurt myself.
My solution? I sometimes choose to sacrifice sleep.
Our boy is now sleeping well through the night. My wife requires a minimum of 8 hours sleep to be fully functional each day. And me? I can infrequently live on 3 or 4 hours of sleep. Awesome. It’s not every night, but some days I need a few hours of quiet time to pick away at things I enjoy doing, and, this might sound crazy, but it usually ends up being work related. (What can I say? I love my job.)
Lately (and usually when it’s late) I often end up chatting online with my friend Jonathan Dowie about our recent website upgrade (the majority of the work done by JD himself) and how we plan to tackle some of the accompanying bugs. For better or worse, late at night is typically the time that works for us. No phone calls. No house calls. Everyone in the house is asleep. No Twitter. No Facebook. Etcetera. Perfect. Makin’ it happen.
So what are you willing to sacrifice to get some of your very own much deserved personal time? It won’t just happen on its own.
Now if you’ll excuse me, it’s 1:02am and I’ve already sacrificed enough this week.