Do you place a lot of value on the meetings and appointments in your schedule?

You’re clearly putting all your efforts, energy, and attention towards those activities.

But what if you were to view things from a different angle?

Consider for a moment the time you don’t pay attention to.

All those seconds, minutes, and hours that whizz by, day in and day out, going barely noticed, let alone tracked. 

In this post, you’ll find several key reasons why you need to pay attention to those oft-ignored chunks of time.

What would happen if you added up all those tiny bits of time? You’d be sure to have a noticeable amount of time on your hands!

What’s more, if you were to further investigate those missing minutes, you’d mostly likely uncover interesting clues as to how you’re actually spending your time.

After all, the time you don’t pay attention to…

…Shows you where you need to balance your schedule. 

Have you ever seen a jam-packed schedule filled with meetings, activities, and events?

At first glance, the schedule may look productive. Unfortunately, this viewpoint is a bit one-sided.

While there’s certainly a lot of action, there’s not much room for reviewing, or resting.

There isn’t enough time to offset preparation and planning within the schedule itself!

The same holds true vice versa.

A schedule packed with planning and strategy sessions, but lacking meetings, appointments, and tasks, doesn’t allow time for one to execute one’s plans.

Take a close look at your schedule. Is it appropriately balanced…or not?

Do you unconsciously dismiss minutes and hours that would balance your daily or weekly routine?

…Proves you can make a lot happen in just a couple of minutes. 

Five minutes here, five minutes there…five minutes isn’t a lot of time, right?

While it’s all too easy to dismiss something as simple as five minutes, the cumulative effect of time can be staggering.

Here’s an example for you. If you multiply five minutes by 365 days, you get a whopping 1,825 minutes, or 30.42 hours.

That’s over one full day! Talk about having time at your disposal.

How can you use small chunks of time to your advantage? What can you do in a few minutes’ time that will help you work towards a larger goal?

If you’re decluttering your dining room table, a daily five-minute tidy up session will work wonders over the course of one month.

…Reminds you time is always available for you to use.

Think you have no time? Think again. The time you ignore is always available to you. Yes, you must actively look for and make use of this time, but rest assured, it is there.

Review your calendar or schedule for the next week or two. Where are there lulls or otherwise unused periods of time?

Are you spending too much time on a task or chore that can be done quickly?

How about making use of the time during your daily commute?

Once you realize you always have choices when it comes to your time, you’ll never want for a few extra minutes.

How about you? What periods of time in your daily routines are really important to you, even though you might not think twice about them? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!