Time is money and, perhaps, our most important resource. Karl Marx considered free time as the criterion of wealth. If you have free time, you can always invest it in self-development, leisure, communication with loved ones, or exchange it for money through work.
Time is very easy to measure by finding out where it goes.
The first leak is a "time trap". It is expressed in the fact that a person forgets about the tasks that bring him closer to achieving the goal, and does something outsider. For example, instead of writing a term paper, many students play computer games. Each time you start a new activity, ask yourself the question: "Does what I'm going to do bring me closer to my goal?"
The second leak is a pocket of time. This is a situation of forced inaction. Are you in a traffic jam? Are you a train or plane passenger? Is someone late for a meeting with you? Congratulations - you have a pocket of time! This time can be used for self-development: audiobooks, solving logical problems, audio courses of a foreign language, etc.
The third leak is an interrupt. If, having started one thing, you have to be distracted by another, an interruption is formed. In order to continue what you started, you need to get into the essence of the issue again, in addition, the risk of making a mistake due to carelessness increases. If possible, organize your work so that the amount of interference is minimal: close instant messengers, turn off your phone, ask your colleagues not to bother you for a while.
The fourth leak is “missed opportunities”. While doing everyday things that have been brought to automatism, you can do something else at the same time, combining monotony and creativity. For example, cooking two meals at the same time. Vacuum and rehearse public speaking speech, exercise and make plans.
