I tracked every minute of my life for 7 days (okay maybe not that extreme lol). And let me tell you, it revealed things to me that I should have known sooner. I was inspired to do this when @Matt Rice sent a video within the Synthesizer Scaling community responding to @Luke Macaulay about time and expense tracking about two weeks back. That video was Sam Oven's YouTube video "Tired of Wasting Your Time? (Watch this)." I'll share it in this post below. I already knew how valuable time was beforehand, but I knew if I wanted to get real results in my life, it was "time" for me to start tracking that time 😅 I used a simple Google Sheet tracker that was used by the legend Sam Oven's himself, in which he calls it the "80/20 Power Grid." Here are the categories based on value (according to Sam): - -$100/hr (Destruction) - $0/hr (Stagnation) - $10/hr (Maintenance) - $100/hr (Growth) - $1k/hr (Investment) - $10k/hr (Leverage) - $100k/hr (Innovation) Keep in mind, most of these aren't a direct result to make money in the short-term. These either help (or harm you) in the long-term. Let's dive in to the meat and potatoes! ___________________________________________________ -$100/hr Tasks: Destruction. These are the activities that actively drain your future. And it adds up quick if you're not careful. Examples: • Eating fast food • Drinking alcohol • Breaking promises • Hanging out with negative people • Worrying about opinions of others The biggest goal out of all of this is to spend LESS time on these activities, so you can spend MORE time on more meaningful pursuits. My personal audit: 0 hours spent on these tasks over the past week. When I was younger, I spent *many* hours worried about what other people think, spending time with negative people, and breaking promises to myself. So I'm fortunate to have made this personal transformation in my own life.

If you had no paying job but so many interests pulling you in all directions? 🧭 Would you start by asking: what do I actually want to experience today? Would you avoid being boxed in by the idea that you need to check off X, Y, and Z first before you are allowed to do "the thing"? Would you choose one thing that sparks your energy and would you give it the required space? What would this thing be? What are you doing already? In my 🌍 I think the trick is not to force yourself into one “big path,” but to experiment, explore, and let the patterns reveal themselves over ⏳.

How it works: 1. First person comments a magical item (ex: “a sword that glows in the dark”) 2. Next person replies with how it’s completely useless (ex: “only glows when no one is looking at it”) 3. The game keeps going with new items and funny “useless” twists Rules: - Answers must be creative and ruin the item’s usefulness - No repeating answers When you are finished playing, I’ll DM you a reward. 🎁

For me: Mr Robot

Hello fellow … Gamers? 😅 My name is Thijs and I’m new to this community. I’ve just started to read ‘How to not die alone’ which was recommended to me by a Ali Abdaal video. Since I’m only at the very beginning, I am curious to hear about the experiences you had, lessons you learned and tips you would give a newbie entering the dating scene soon. How do you balance your life’s purpose (becoming a synthesizer for me) while nourishing a deep and long lasting relationship? Have been somewhat hesitating to start searching for love sine I convinced myself that I’m not ‘financially independent’ yet and that I’m not yet full-time working on my dream. Anyways, what do you think? 🙃 P.S. This is my 2nd day in the community, am enjoying the community quests and lessons shared by you guys a lot, so thank you for your effort 🥹