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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.99,0:00:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When people find out\NI write about time management,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.84,0:00:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they assume two things.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.63,0:00:11.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One is that I'm always on time,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.95,0:00:13.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm not.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.59,0:00:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have four small children,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.04,0:00:17.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would like to blame them\Nfor my occasional tardiness,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.94,0:00:20.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but sometimes it's just not their fault.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.49,0:00:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was once late to my own speech\Non time management.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.42,0:00:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.42,0:00:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all had to just take a moment\Ntogether and savor that irony.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.04,0:00:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second thing they assume
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.38,0:00:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that I have lots of tips and tricks\Nfor saving bits of time here and there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.08,0:00:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes I'll hear from magazines\Nthat are doing a story along these lines,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.85,0:00:41.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,generally on how to help their readers\Nfind an extra hour in the day.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.22,0:00:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the idea is that we'll shave\Nbits of time off everyday activities,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.52,0:00:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,add it up,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.52,0:00:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we'll have time for the good stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.55,0:00:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I question the entire \Npremise of this piece,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.02,0:00:52.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'm always interested
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.26,0:00:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in hearing what they've come up with\Nbefore they call me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.93,0:00:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of my favorites:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.93,0:00:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doing errands in a way where\Nyou only have to make right-hand turns --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.26,0:01:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.26,0:01:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being extremely judicious\Nin microwave usage --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.49,0:01:05.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it says three to three-and-a-half\Nminutes on the package,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.30,0:01:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're totally getting in\Non the bottom side of that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.73,0:01:08.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my personal favorite,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.92,0:01:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which makes sense on some level,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.45,0:01:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to DVR your favorite shows
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.84,0:01:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can fast-forward\Nthrough the commercials,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.08,0:01:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that way you save about\Neight minutes every half hour,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.80,0:01:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so in the course of two hours\Nof watching TV,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.89,0:01:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you find 32 minutes to exercise.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.42,0:01:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.42,0:01:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is true.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.73,0:01:25.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know another way to find\N32 minutes to exercise?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.68,0:01:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't watch two hours of TV a day, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.03,0:01:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.02,0:01:31.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, the idea is we'll save bits\Nof time here and there,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.91,0:01:32.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,add it up,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.91,0:01:35.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will finally get to\Neverything we want to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.14,0:01:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after studying how successful\Npeople spend their time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.88,0:01:40.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and looking at their\Nschedules hour by hour,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.78,0:01:43.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think this idea\Nhas it completely backward.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.54,0:01:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't build the lives\Nwe want by saving time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.58,0:01:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We build the lives we want,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.87,0:01:54.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then time saves itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.24,0:01:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's what I mean.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.25,0:01:58.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recently did a time diary project
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.17,0:02:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking at 1,001 days in the lives\Nof extremely busy women.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.37,0:02:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had demanding jobs,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.66,0:02:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes their own businesses,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.14,0:02:06.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kids to care for,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.14,0:02:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe parents to care for,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.40,0:02:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community commitements --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.70,0:02:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,busy, busy people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.83,0:02:12.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had them keep track\Nof their time for a week
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.97,0:02:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I could add up how much\Nthey worked and slept,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.26,0:02:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I interviewed them about\Ntheir strategies for my book.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.99,0:02:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the women whose\Ntime log I studied,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.96,0:02:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she goes out on a Wednesday\Nnight for something.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.24,0:02:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She comes home to find\Nthat her water heater has broken,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.18,0:02:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there is now water\Nall over her basement.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.47,0:02:30.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you've ever had anything\Nlike this happen to you,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.90,0:02:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know it is a hugely damaging,\Nfrightening, sopping mess.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.85,0:02:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So she's dealing with the immediate\Naftermath that night,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.52,0:02:38.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,next day she's got plumbers coming in,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.35,0:02:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,day after that,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.35,0:02:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,professional cleaning crew\Ndealing with the ruined carpet.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.07,0:02:44.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All this is being recorded\Non her time log --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.18,0:02:46.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,winds up taking seven hours of her week.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.32,0:02:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seven hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.27,0:02:52.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's like finding\Nan extra hour in the day.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.85,0:02:55.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I'm sure if you had asked her\Nat the start of the week,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.62,0:02:59.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Could you find seven hours\Nto train for a triathlon?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.13,0:03:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Could you find seven hours\Nto mentor seven worthy people?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.96,0:03:06.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure she would've said\Nwhat most of us would've said
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.59,0:03:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is, "No.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.48,0:03:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can't you see how busy I am?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.63,0:03:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet when she had to find seven hours
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.45,0:03:16.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there is water\Nall over her basement,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.39,0:03:18.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she found seven hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.17,0:03:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what this shows us\Nis that time is highly elastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.68,0:03:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We cannot make more time,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.85,0:03:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but time will stretch to accommodate\Nwhat we choose to put into it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.49,0:03:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so the key to time management
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.80,0:03:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is treating our priorities
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.06,0:03:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the equivalent\Nof that broken water heater.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.34,0:03:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to get at this,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.34,0:03:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like to use some language from one\Nof the busiest people I ever interviewed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.00,0:03:47.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By busy I mean she was\Nrunning a small business
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.19,0:03:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with 12 people on the payroll,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.64,0:03:50.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she had six children\Nin her spare time.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.82,0:03:53.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was getting in touch with her\Nto set up an interview
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.35,0:03:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how she "had it all" --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.61,0:03:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that phrase --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.01,0:03:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember it was a Thursday morning
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.75,0:03:59.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she was not available\Nto speak with me,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.78,0:04:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of course, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.94,0:04:03.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the reason she was\Nunavailable to speak with me
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.34,0:04:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that she was out for a hike,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.47,0:04:07.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it was a beautiful spring morning,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.49,0:04:09.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she wanted to go for a hike.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.08,0:04:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So of course this makes me\Neven more intrigued,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.44,0:04:13.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when I finally do catch up with her,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.36,0:04:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she explains it like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.60,0:04:15.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she says, "Listen Laura,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.80,0:04:17.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything I do,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.83,0:04:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every minute I spend
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.46,0:04:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is my choice."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.99,0:04:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And rather than say,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.16,0:04:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I don't have time to do x, y or z,"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.13,0:04:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she'd say, "I don't do x, y or z\Nbecause it's not a priority."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.80,0:04:36.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I don't have time," often means\N"It's not a priority."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.12,0:04:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you think about it,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.36,0:04:40.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's really more accurate language.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.15,0:04:42.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean I could tell you I don't\Nhave time to dust my blinds,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.97,0:04:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that's not true.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.97,0:04:46.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you offered to pay me $100,000\Nto go dust my blinds,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.54,0:04:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would get to it pretty quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.11,0:04:49.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.11,0:04:50.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since that is not going to happen,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.73,0:04:53.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can acknowledge this is not\Na matter of lacking time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.30,0:04:54.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's that I don't want to do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.97,0:04:58.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Using this language reminds us\Nthat time is a choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.46,0:04:59.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And granted,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.57,0:05:02.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there may be horrible consequences\Nfor making different choices,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.59,0:05:03.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will give you that,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.87,0:05:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we are smart people,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.63,0:05:07.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and certainly over the long-run,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.51,0:05:12.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have the power to fill our lives\Nwith the things that deserve to be there.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.32,0:05:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how do we do that?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.36,0:05:16.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we treat our priorities
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.81,0:05:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the equivalent\Nof that broken water heater?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.75,0:05:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well first we need\Nto figure out what they are,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.00,0:05:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want to give you two strategies\Nfor thinking about this.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.92,0:05:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first on the professional side.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.60,0:05:29.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure many people\Ncoming up to the end of the year
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.07,0:05:31.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are giving or getting\Nannual performance reviews.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.37,0:05:33.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You look back over your\Nsuccesses over the year,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.62,0:05:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your "opportunities for growth,"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.12,0:05:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this serves its purpose,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.51,0:05:41.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I find it's more effective\Nto do this looking forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.25,0:05:44.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I want you to pretend\Nit's the end of next year.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.51,0:05:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're giving yourself\Na performance review,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.89,0:05:51.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it has been an absolutely\Namazing year for you professionally.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.08,0:05:58.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What three-to-five things did you do\Nthat made it so amazing?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.82,0:06:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can write next year's\Nperformance review now.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.64,0:06:04.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can do this for you\Npersonal life, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.86,0:06:05.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure many of you,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.86,0:06:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like me,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.86,0:06:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come December,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.86,0:06:11.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get cards that contain these folded up\Nsheets of colored paper
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.77,0:06:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on which is written what is known\Nas the family holiday letter.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.83,0:06:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.07,0:06:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bit of a wretched genre\Nof literature really,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.82,0:06:24.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going on about how amazing\Neveryone in the household is,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.25,0:06:25.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even more scintillating,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.54,0:06:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how busy everyone in the household is.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.96,0:06:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But these letters serve a purpose,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.58,0:06:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is that they tell\Nyour friends and family
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.78,0:06:34.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what you did in your personal life\Nthat mattered to you
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.37,0:06:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over the course of the year.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.72,0:06:37.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this year's kind of done,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.05,0:06:39.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I want you to pretend\Nit's the end of next year,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.49,0:06:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it has been an absolutely amazing year
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.51,0:06:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for you and the people you care about.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.58,0:06:50.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What three-to-five things did you do\Nthat made it so amazing?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.07,0:06:55.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can write next year's\Nfamily holiday letter now.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.90,0:06:57.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't send it ...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.53,0:06:58.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.53,0:06:59.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.90,0:07:01.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't send it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.18,0:07:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you can write it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.60,0:07:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now between the performance\Nreview and the family holiday letter,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.44,0:07:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have a list of six-to-10 goals\Nwe can work on in the next year.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.56,0:07:12.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now we need to break\Nthese down into doable steps.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.09,0:07:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So maybe you want\Nto write a family history.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.68,0:07:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, first you can read\Nsome other family histories,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.16,0:07:18.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get a sense for the style.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.41,0:07:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then maybe think about the questions\Nyou want to ask your relatives,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.60,0:07:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,set up appointments to interview them.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.42,0:07:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or maybe you want to run a 5K,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.87,0:07:26.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you need to find a race and sign up,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.76,0:07:28.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and figure out a training plan,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.29,0:07:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and dig those shoes\Nout of the back of the closet.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.63,0:07:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.63,0:07:32.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is key --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.63,0:07:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we treat our priorities as the equivalent\Nof that broken water heater
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.62,0:07:39.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by putting them into our schedules first.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.100,0:07:44.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we do this by thinking through\Nour weeks before we are in them.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.78,0:07:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find a really good time to do this\Nis Friday afternoons.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.02,0:07:54.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Friday afternoon is what an economist\Na "low opportunity cost" time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.85,0:07:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of us are not sitting there\Non Friday afternoons saying,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.78,0:07:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I am excited to make progress
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.71,0:08:03.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,toward my personal and\Nprofessional priorities right now."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.34,0:08:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.34,0:08:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we are willing to think\Nabout what those should be.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.92,0:08:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So take a little bit\Nof time Friday afternoon,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.07,0:08:11.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make yourself a\Nthree-category priority list:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.75,0:08:15.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,career, relationships, self.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.38,0:08:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Making a three-category list
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.95,0:08:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reminds us that there should be\Nsomething in all three categories.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.24,0:08:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Career we think about;
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.62,0:08:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relationships, self --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.15,0:08:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.44,0:08:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But anyway, just a short list,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.36,0:08:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two-to-three items in each.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.09,0:08:33.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then look out over the whole\Nof the next week,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.61,0:08:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see where you can plan them in.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.23,0:08:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where you plan them in is up to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.26,0:08:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I know this is going to be more\Ncomplicated for some people than others.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.84,0:08:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean some people's lives\Nare just harder than others.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.81,0:08:49.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not going to be easy to find\Ntime to take that poetry class
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.17,0:08:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you are caring for multiple\Nchildren on your own.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.18,0:08:53.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I get that.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.19,0:08:55.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I don't want to minimize\Nanyone's struggle,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.59,0:09:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I do think that the numbers\NI am about to tell you are empowering.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.08,0:09:05.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are 168 hours in a week.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.10,0:09:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,24 times seven is 168 hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.51,0:09:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is a lot of time.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.81,0:09:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are working a full-time job,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.48,0:09:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so 40 hours a week,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.07,0:09:19.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sleeping 8 hours a night,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.41,0:09:21.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so 56 hours a week --
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.18,0:09:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that leaves 72 hours for other things.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.72,0:09:26.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is a lot of time.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.09,0:09:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say you're working 50 hours a week,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.00,0:09:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe a main job and a side hustle.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.97,0:09:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well that leaves 62 hours\Nfor other things.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.38,0:09:35.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say you're working 60 hours,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.46,0:09:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well that leaves 52 hours\Nfor other things.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.70,0:09:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say you're working more than 60 hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.77,0:09:41.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, are you sure?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.35,0:09:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.24,0:09:46.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was once a study comparing\Npeople's estimated work weeks
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.15,0:09:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with time diaries --
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.68,0:09:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found that people claiming\N75-plus hour work weeks
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.38,0:09:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we off by about 25 hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.51,0:09:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.08,0:09:56.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can guess in which direction, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.65,0:09:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.65,0:10:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 168 hours a week,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.03,0:10:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we can find time\Nfor what matters to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.02,0:10:05.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to spend\Nmore time with your kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.19,0:10:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you want to study more\Nfor a test you're taking,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.52,0:10:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you want to exercise for three hours\Nand volunteer for two,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.86,0:10:11.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.86,0:10:15.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's even if you're working\Nway more than full-time hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.90,0:10:17.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have plenty of time,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.15,0:10:18.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is great,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.15,0:10:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because guess what?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.40,0:10:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't even need that much\Ntime to do amazing things.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.59,0:10:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when most of us have bits of time,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.40,0:10:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what do we do?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.86,0:10:27.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pull out the phone, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.89,0:10:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Start deleting emails,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.08,0:10:32.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or otherwise we're puttering\Naround the house,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.67,0:10:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or watching TV.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.33,0:10:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But small moments can have great power.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.78,0:10:40.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can use your bits of time
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.21,0:10:42.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for bits of joy.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.33,0:10:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it's choosing to read something\Nwonderful on the bus on the way to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.58,0:10:48.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know when I had a job
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.70,0:10:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that required two bus rides\Nand a subway ride every morning,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.50,0:10:54.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used to go to the library\Non weekends to get stuff to read.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.37,0:10:56.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It made the whole experience almost ...
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.89,0:10:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost enjoyable.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.86,0:11:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Breaks at work can be used\Nfor meditating or praying.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.59,0:11:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If family dinner is out because\Nof your crazy work schedule,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.80,0:11:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe family breakfast\Ncould be a good substitute.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.01,0:11:13.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about looking at\Nthe whole of one's time,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.37,0:11:15.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and seeing where the good stuff can go.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.69,0:11:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I truly believe this.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.27,0:11:21.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is time.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.16,0:11:25.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if we are busy,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.45,0:11:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have time for what matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.88,0:11:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when we focus on what matters,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.44,0:11:33.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can build the lives we want
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.03,0:11:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the time we've got.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.76,0:11:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.87,0:11:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)