106: Splatology—On Clearing Time Clutter

Have you ever driven down a highway and gotten a whole bunch of bugs sadly splattered on your windshield? Eventually, there are so many that you can't see the road in front of you. 

The same thing can happen with little bits of time clutter throughout your week. No one is a big deal, but in total they obstruct foresight and forward motion. Today I’m sharing how to identify the ways you may be creating time clutter and how to start reducing it. With only a few tidbits about the science of bug splatters.

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🌟3 Key Takeaways

• It’s easy to interrupt yourself. A lot. Emails, questions, distractions… they all add to time clutter, so try to be mindful of when it’s happening so you can cut it down.

• Sometimes we work so hard at documenting and delegating that we go backwards in terms of creating time clutter! Look at your processes, and see if you should be re-batching anything that has been split up. 

• Make room for periods of deep observation so you can hear what your business is trying to tell you beneath the day-to-day juggle.

📝Permission

You have permission to try living on the uncomfortable side of free time; creating too much of it (or as close to that as you can get) just to see how it feels, and what it unearths for you.

✅Do (or Delegate) This Next

Look at each item on your to-do list. Does this task spark joy? You have permission to Marie Kondo your time, not just your possessions.

📘Books Mentioned

• Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business

• Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One 

• Expansive Impact: An Invitation to Lead in Everyday Moments

• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

🔗Resources Mentioned

• Splatter-gories: Those bugs on your windshield can tell volumes about our environment

• Mark Hostetler Thinks Gunk Can Teach Us About Insects

• RescueTime research 

🎧Related Episodes

• 028: When the Financial Tides Recede

• 054: Ten T's of Successful Delegating

• Pivot 277: Expansive Impact and Spacious Scheduling with Sarah Young

• 104: Save Someone Next Steps

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