Comments on: Day 3 of the January 2024 Time Tracking Challenge https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-3-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/ Writer, Author, Speaker Sat, 13 Jan 2024 22:11:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-3-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-491030 Sat, 13 Jan 2024 22:11:37 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19430#comment-491030 In reply to Lori C.

@Lori C – yep all is fine here. Stormy again and will likely snow Tuesday but hey…I think time tracking is awesome, both for accountability and memory keeping. I hope you’ll consider doing it!

]]> By: Lori C https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-3-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-491022 Sat, 13 Jan 2024 21:15:03 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19430#comment-491022 I’m catching up on this week’s blog posts. Bach before breakfast has a lovely ring to it. Glad you were ok despite the storm, and glad your kiddo is ok (I was going to ask if he made it to school in yesterday’s comment!) I didn’t track this week, but reading your log and others comments is encouraging me to perhaps start on Monday and do a week. It truly is always enlightening. Even though I track billable hours for work that definitely doesn’t capture the full picture of my life (nor my work day).

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-3-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490721 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:25:32 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19430#comment-490721 In reply to Gillian.

@Gillian – seems like a good split, I’m the wrinkly one!

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-3-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490720 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:25:17 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19430#comment-490720 In reply to Hayley.

@Hayley – thank you! I appreciate it.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-3-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490719 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:25:04 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19430#comment-490719 In reply to Jen.

@Jen – I hope it is! We’ve only gotten one box, but she did the hair mask in the shower last night, so hey…

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-3-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490718 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:24:35 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19430#comment-490718 In reply to Kristen.

@Kristen – yep, there are no typical weeks. I have discovered that we all have certain pictures of our lives (perhaps certain stories we tell) and if a week doesn’t follow that template we might decide it is not worth tracking. When I started tracking continuously I had to adjust a lot of stories – I was not working as much as I’d imagined, for instance! On a “good” week I was but there are a lot of weeks where stuff comes up. Glad the time tracking is going well!

]]> By: Kristen https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-3-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490701 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:15:02 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19430#comment-490701 I have heard you say that, when people share time logs with you, many comment that it’s not a typical week but you reply that there are not many “typical” weeks. We have dealt with the effects of the storm too resulting in a day off school then a two-hour delay so this week does feel more atypical than most. Driving to work even with the two-hour delay was an adventure for us as well yesterday. Glad a little inconvenience is all we are dealing with though!

I am enjoying this time tracking challenge. I am generally happy with the choices I make with my time, but I like that this challenge keeps me mindful of how time was spent as well as mindful of what I want my next actions to be given the time left in the day and week.

]]> By: Jen https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-3-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490700 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:46:19 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19430#comment-490700 Just signed up for the Allure beauty box. Looks like a fun “activity” to do with my 12 year old!

]]> By: Hayley https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-3-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490674 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:01:42 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19430#comment-490674 I second that 2010 quote. 168 Hours is duch an impactful book.

]]> By: Gillian https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-3-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490651 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:02:17 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19430#comment-490651 Motherly love–She gets the cosmetics and masks and I get the wrinkle creams!

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