Day 19: Intentionality

I need to be more intentional with how I spend my time. I’ll often make spur-of-the-moment decisions about when I’ll take a break from working. I won’t know if I’m taking a 5 minute Twitter break or a 1 hour YouTube deep-dive until after the fact. Being intentional doesn’t mean taking fewer or more breaks. I just want to pause, evaluate what I really want to be doing, and follow through with that.

I’m not too sure how I’ll implement it in practice, but I know that my phone is probably the #1 cause for unintentional time wasting. I recently watched this video which gave me some ideas for how to cut down on phone usage (it’s also just a fun video in general).

My time and energy are my most valuable resources, so why don’t I spend them like I spend my money? When it comes to spending a few dollars, I’ll be so much more thoughtful than if it were a matter of a few minutes. No wonder so many profitable companies make money from our attention and not from our wallets.