Boosting Productivity By Culling Indulgences - RD244

<h2>Are your indulgences impeding your productivity?</h2> <p>People often ask me how I can manage so many things at once, so many spinning plates, if you will, while only working 9 AM to 5 PM?</p> <p class="p1">Ask most designers, and they’ll tell you of the many late nights or weekends they work to get the jobs done.</p> <p class="p1">I, on the other hand, rarely work late and hardly ever on weekends. So how do I do it? How do I manage this podcast, my other <a href="http://solotalkmedia.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">television show podcast</a>, two design businesses, the <a href="https://resourcefuldesigner.com/community">Resourceful Designer Community</a>, and a few personal “work-related” projects I have on the go? All within a 40-hour workweek?</p> <p class="p1">I don’t always. In fact, I’m recording this podcast episode on Saturday because I ran out of time during the week. But this is a rarity for me. Normally, I get all my work done between 9 AM and 5 PM, Monday to Friday.</p> <p class="p1">So how do I do it?</p> <p class="p1">I learned many years ago that my time is valuable. I only have so much of it, and I have to figure out the best use of that time for me. I constantly ask myself how can I get the best ROI for my time. And the biggest help was learning to cull my indulgences.</p> <p class="p1">What do I mean by this?</p> <p class="p1">First, let me tell you a story.</p> <p class="p1">As you may or may not know. My wife and I have two kids, both of which are now in their 20s and no longer live with us. Since the kids moved out, Kim and I have had to adjust to the lives of being empty nesters. One of those adjustments is finding television shows we can watch together. Kim loves comedies, dramas and romantic shows. In comparison, I prefer science fiction, fantasy and action-adventure programs.</p> <p class="p1">It wasn’t a problem when our daughter was still here. She and Kim enjoyed the same things, so they would put on one of their shows, and I would slip down to the basement to watch one of mi