How To Save So Much Time It Almost Feels Illegal

0:00 How would you feel if you could save so much time in your work and life it almost felt illegal? Stay with that feeling because it could very well happen for you with this simple three-step approach I'm going to show you in this video. It's the same approach that helped me grow this channel to over 100,000 subscribers while working a demanding consultant job in the beginning to now working for myself full-time and help my clients work less while getting more done. A few years ago, I got really into lifting weights and building muscle. I quickly learned that if I wanted to gain muscle, I needed a calorie surplus. And if I wanted to lose weight, I needed a calorie deficit. But how could I know if I was actually in a surplus or deficit? I had to start tracking my calories, and I had to do it precisely. And let me tell you, it was eye opening. Foods I assumed were healthy and low calorie

0:46 sometimes turn out to be calorie bumps. Other foods I thought were calorie dense were actually pretty lean. Only when I had clear, precise data about my calorie intake could I strategically decide what foods to add or eliminate. Because here's the truth. What gets measured gets managed. If you don't have clear data, you're just guessing. And if you never tracked calories before, I guarantee your guesses are way off. Now, how does this concept apply to saving time in your work and life? Well, the same principle applies. To save time, you first need to know exactly how you're spending it. You might think you already know where your time goes, but trust me, just like tracking calories, you'll be surprised. Some tasks take way longer than you think, and you'll discover time wasters you weren't even aware of. So, here's the first step you

1:31 want to do. Start by precisely tracking how you spend your time. I personally use a tool called Clockify, but you can use whatever works for you. Track your activities down to the 15-minute level and do it consistently for at least 2 weeks. For some of you, that might sound daunting, but trust me, the time saved will be more than worth it. And 2 weeks give you enough data to see clear patterns. And here's the cool part. Even after just one or two days of tracking, you'll already start noticing exactly where you're wasting your time, and you'll naturally begin reclaiming it. This simple first step alone will save you 2 to 5 hours every week. Okay, now that you precisely track your time, let's move on to step two. Let's stick with our calorie example to illustrate this clearly. Once you tracked your calories for a while, there are two things that happens. First, you'll

2:17 naturally start to eat less if your goal is to lower your calories just simply out of the act of tracking. Second, you'll see that some food or meals you're eating have a lot more calories than you initially thought, like some soda or candies. And these are the lowhanging fruits to cut. The moment you eliminate or reduce these obvious calorie wasters, you immediately start seeing progress. The same logic applies when you're trying to reclaim your time. Once you've tracked your time precisely, you'll immediately notice obvious time wasters, tasks and activities that eat up hours but don't move your work and life forward. Maybe you're attending a lot of unnecessary meetings. Maybe you're spending way more time checking and answering emails than you realized. Or perhaps you're regularly getting sidetracked into tasks you shouldn't even be handling in the first place. Just like cutting empty calories from

3:03 your diet, your next step is to ruthlessly eliminate or drastically reduce these clear time wasters. Here's how you can apply this in practice. Look at your time tracking data from the past 2 weeks. If you've used the tool like Clockify, your task will be clearly categorized and color-coded, showing exactly how much time each task takes up and what percentage of your total work hours they consume. Now, commit to removing or reduce your time on them. For example, set clear rules. Check emails only once or twice per day within specific time windows. Limit yourself to meetings that are absolutely necessary or have clear agendas. By removing these obvious time wasters, you'll instantly reclaim hours each week. Time you can now use to invest in meaningful task, rest, or activities you truly enjoy. This simple step could easily save you 5

3:49 to 10 hours each week. All right, now that you've removed the obvious time wasters, let's move to step three, optimizing your time even further. Let's go back to our calorie example one more time. When you eliminated the obvious calorie wasters like soda, candy, or fast food, you'll see good progress. But it doesn't need to stop there. You can optimize your diet even further by finding other foods that align even better with your goals. For example, if you're trying to lose weight, you might discover that you could swap your afternoon pasta with certain fruits that not only has fewer calories, but it fills you up more and have more micronutrients. By making this simple switch, you've optimized your diet even further towards your goals. The same principle applies when optimizing your time. At this stage, you already cut out the obvious time wasters. Most of your

4:34 tasks now probably have some value. But here's the thing, not all tasks deliver equal value. Some activities are far more leveraged, meaning they allow you to progress a lot faster in a lot less effort and time. Your job now is to identify and prioritize these high leveraged tasks, the ones that give you the highest return on your time investment. Here's how you put this into action. Review your time tracking data again and ask yourself these questions. Which activities directly drives progress towards your goals and work? Which task uniquely require your skills, creativity or leadership? Which task would create disproportionately positive results? Once you've identified these highle leverage task, intentionally allocate more time and energy to them. And for the lower leverage task, get them off your plates by delegating,

5:21 automating, or streamlining them whenever possible. This step is where you truly start to multiply your results. Estimated time saved on this step, another 5 to 10 hours every week. By implementing these three simple steps, that is number one, precisely tracking your time. Number two, ruthlessly eliminate obvious time wasters. And number three, prioritize and focus on your highest leverage task. You will reclaim up to 12 to 25 hours every single week. Imagine what you can accomplish with an extra 12 to 25 hours each week. Now, I gave you a few questions to start finding your most high lever task. But if you don't know how to plan your months, weeks, and days effectively, you won't get very far. So, watch this video over here where I'll show you exactly that.