Time Management

Every man has the same 168 hours per week. The question isn't whether you have time; it's how you're choosing to use it. "I don't have time" usually means "That's not a priority." Sometimes that's fine. Sometimes it reveals a painful truth about what you're actually valuing.

Your calendar reveals your real priorities. Not what you say matters, but what actually gets your time. If there's a gap between what you claim to value and where your hours go, that's worth examining.

Where Time Disappears

Devices: Phone scrolling, social media, games, endless browsing. These steal hours without you noticing.

Low-value work: Busy work that feels productive but doesn't actually move important things forward.

Saying yes to everything: Every yes is a no to something else. Unclear priorities mean scattered time.

No boundaries: Work bleeds into family time. Others' urgencies become your emergencies.

How you spend your time is how you spend your life. If you're giving your best hours to things that don't ultimately matter, you're spending your life on the wrong things.

Principles for Better Management

Know your priorities: What actually matters? Faith, family, health, work. Rank them. Then see if your time matches.

Schedule what matters: If it's not on the calendar, it probably won't happen. Put important things there first.

Protect focused time: Some things require uninterrupted attention. Guard that time from distractions and interruptions.

Learn to say no: Every commitment costs time. Be willing to decline things that don't align with priorities.

Audit your devices: Check your screen time. You might be shocked. Cut back ruthlessly.

Time and Family

Your family doesn't need your leftover time. They need your present, engaged, quality time. If work and other demands are getting your best and your family is getting whatever's left, something needs to change.

Your Action Steps

This week: Track where your time actually goes. Every hour, for several days. See the reality.

This month: Schedule your top priorities first. Date night, time with kids, exercise. Then build work around them.

This quarter: Identify one major time-waster and eliminate or drastically reduce it.