Archive for May, 2010

Phew!

Time log number 2… complete.

Here I’ve identified the key, critical areas that I made a note on in my first time log. In my prior log I had made note on the key aspects of daily behavior that needed a shift. I guess there’s only one way to tell…

The key results of my 2nd 9-day time log:

Driving:

8 Music

23 Audio

1 with Friend, just catching up

6 Rehearse

23 Calls and texts

Rehearsals did not skyrocket but they did increase to a degree, which was desired. a Big jump was seen in listening to audio programs, which have been playing ubiquitously in my car as of late! (Learning A LOT about marketing right now…)

Sleeping:

Average lumber per night: 5 hours 41 minutes

Average nap length: 27 minutes

Average sleep time went down around 35 minutes, and average nap time was a drop in about 15 minutes as well. Preferably I’d like to see naps just stop altogether. I think that they only occur because there is a lack of CRUSHING urgency and a feeling of tiredness seems to warrant them at times. Still a nice improvement here.

Rehearsing Speeches:

6 in car

7 out of car, average length of 22 minutes

Out of car rehearsals still weren’t tremendously frequent but honestly I felt as though I didn’t need them. I would rattle off a few lines of my next gig and feel 100% comfortable in terms of preparation. The speeches went off without a hitch. I feel as though when I speak on new material more rehearsal time will be more necessary.

Shower Length:

Average shower length: 6 minutes

Less than half the average time as before. Was shooting for 5, but this is a great improvement.

Read Time:

4 occasions of reading: 35 minutes, 25 minutes, 47 minutes, and 8 minutes (finishing the chapter)

I was aiming for 45 minutes per session and did not reach this goal. However, 25 minutes – 45 minutes is a solid range (though I aim for more).

Project Time:

20 occasions of working on projects.

Average project time: 47 minutes

A much bigger improvement over the last time log. I was shooting for an hour but this improvement of more than 15 minutes is significant. Distractions and choppy work sessions aren’t in my best interest and I know that my conscious efforts to eliminate them were successful.

Facebook / Email:

Email checks: 14

Facebook: 7

Email got a bit out of hand, and my minor blips into email (IE: to touch base of check up on even a single message) all added up to be a bit more than I’d like. I think once a day aught to be sufficient 90% of the time and will look to improve this continuously.

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To be frank, there were parts of this process where I thought I was forcing myself through with “will,” but I knew I needed to make the comparisons and its good to see tangible improvement after calibrating the areas I wanted to work on.

I think that if you want the highest level of personal efficiency, such an experiment is essential in seeing your own strengths and flaws.

Until next time…!