Stopping yourself from wasting time?

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Life seems busier than ever and I don't even have kids.

During the pandemic I got 2+ hours of my day back from no travel, that's still the case now 4 days a week - that time was glorious, it's now all but disappeared and I'm not sure where!

As I've gotten a bit older, I've been more conscious of taking time to "relax" but I'm always amazed by how quickly others seem to get through reading a book, playing a game, watching a new film, series etc.

After a long chat with the other half a few nights ago, we both came to the conclusion that maybe, we just spent time, wasting time, without realising it.

After day of tidying clutter and stuff yesterday we put on two films that have sat there for an age, ordered a pizza and watched them back to back. I can't remember the last time that happened. Is it organisation, determination, burnout?
 
So we're not alone then @Pickers !

Short less focused content like YouTube, Instagram, general doom scrolling won't help but it's quantifying time usage that's starting to kill me.

Say a film is 90 minutes long, back in my early twenties I could watch 2, maybe 3 in an evening, now, it feels like an event to watch even one :confused:

Guilt @Voltar, 100% guilt has to be said.
 
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shifty_uk said:
Would it help to list what you need to achieve that day/weekend and get up earlier to get all of the essentials out of the way? Its amazing what you can achieve by getting up at 6 on the weekends and not messing about in the morning.
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Funny you should say that, I have a magic mirror in the hallway I need to repair, I used that for listing travel times and stuff when I was commuting, I knew what to expect before leaving the house, people would know if I was delayed coming back etc.

I've been toying with getting a timetable on there instead of using reminders which regularly just get ignored on my phone, too many notifications etc.

Of a weekend drink plays a part too I suppose on a Friday night, it's always more difficult to get up the day after :rolleyes:
 
Nitefly said:
I think people can have a tendency to waste time by over-researching something, or over-browsing. There’s an enjoyment to be had in it for sure, like researching a new PC build or hi-fi system, but you don’t need to do it with thermos flasks, door mats and bin liners.

Wife asked today whether I liked a mirror she had found online. My first thought was “but what about all the other options?!” but I did, for once, correct my tendency to investigate all options and said she should go for it :)
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That's a really interesting observation that @Nitefly, in 'the old world' chances are she'd have been the shop, bought it, and kept the receipt, now... never really the case.

I'm pretty bad with the research, but my wife is terrible on that front. It's such an ol' man thing to say but I blame mobile phones and a lack of discipline on a lot of it too.

*Opens tab... Google.... Buying a Nokia 3310 in 2023*
 
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