Why defining time matters
Ever thought, “I wish I had more time?” or wondered, “Where is all of my time going?” Well, you are not alone. In fact, most of our days are filled with commitments and responsibilities that it feels like we have no time for the things and moments that truly matter to us. What if I were to tell you that you can gain a clear understanding of your time with a simple equation, The Life Audit Equation? After all, defining time is a matter of math.
What is The Life Audit Equation?
The Life Audit Equation is defined as the finite amount of time available after subtracting all of the time spent on commitments from the total time available, where hours are the unit for time.
In simple terms:
The equation ( X – Y = Z )
X (Total Hours Available) – Y (Hours Spent on Commitments) = Z (Hours Available).
Start with X: total hours available
To identify how many hours you can invest back into your life, you need to first define how many hours of your total time you are spending on your commitments. Let’s take a look at the equation starting from the top: X, the total number of hours available.
Define Y: hours spent on commitments
You can begin quantifying the total time you have in terms of either the number of hours in a day, a week, or a year. For the purpose of keeping it simple, let’s go with 24 hours in a day for the value of X. Now comes the hard part: evaluating Y, the number of hours being used out of those 24 hours in a day.
Find Z: hours available
Commitments can include time spent sleeping, working, and doing chores, essentially any time spent on responsibilities and necessities that can’t be ignored. Adding the hours that these commitments require of you becomes your Y. With two out of the three components of the Life Audit Equation, you can subtract Y from X to identify Z, the hours you have left.
What Z tells you
At first, the number for Z could be a surprising amount of time you thought you didn’t have, or a very small amount. However, this is where the magic of The Life Audit Equation begins. Now that you have an understanding of your time. You can begin to define where your time truly belongs. Even though Y can seem fixed, not every commitment you are currently spending your time on may need that much of your time.
Go deeper with The Life Audit
Using The Life Audit Equation, you gained an understanding of your time. However, this is just the high-level overview of your time. It’s time to dig deeper into your Y with The Life Audit, a platform designed as a step-by-step guide specifically with the intent to empower you with the power of time. From insightful questions to structured charts, The Life Audit will walk you through identifying exactly which of your commitments are wasting your time and analyzing which of your commitments are essential to you.
Ready to take the next step?
Ready to eliminate the clutter from your busy life? Curious about where your most valuable resource of time is being spent? Visit The Life Audit and start designing your dream future.
