Quote of the Day - James Clear on Time assets and Time debts

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“Time assets vs. Time debts.

Time assets are choices that save you time in the future. Think: saying no to a meeting, automating a task, working on something that persists and compounds.

Time debts are choices that must be repaid and cost you time in the future. Think: saying yes to a meeting, doing sloppy work that will need to be revised, etc.

Time assets are an investment. Time debts are an expense.”

James Clear

As per usual, James Clear brings us a lot of wisdom packed in a few words. I have recently started to work on this very topic myself and I find it very intriguing to realize that I was making a lot of decisions that were time debts.

I'm on the part of the process where I'm trying to figure out the root causes that lead me to that kind of behaviour and, while I still don't have a precise answer, I'm much more conscious about how I use my time.

This is very related to another topic I'm contemplating which is a 4-day work week. I'm working on a separate article to discuss that so more on that later.

In any case, think time as you think investments: sometimes you need to do sacrifices now to reap the benefits in the future. Declining that "important" (are they ever important) meeting or spending some extra hours to review your work may seem unaffordable right now but you will thank yourself in the future.

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