Taking an inventory of how you spend your time can reveal how much time is wasted on unproductive activities, often without your awareness.

To ensure you're prioritizing the right tasks, keep a detailed journal of your daily activities, noting the impact of each task on your primary KPI. This will help you identify low-value work that may be creeping into your schedule.

Most of the time wasted is spent on devices like computers and phones, which distract us from our goals.

I have a fixed budget of cognitive output per day; if I spend it on unimportant stuff, I never have time for the really important things.

When you wake up every day and go through the motions without striving for more, you'll end up feeling empty later in life, regretting not having done more.

It's easy to spend a decade being busy and stressed without making real progress, often getting caught up in urgent but unimportant tasks.

Finding small moments of presence throughout your day can enhance your overall enjoyment of life, allowing you to appreciate the mundane.

I developed a technique called the 'switch log' to track my time. Instead of being tethered to a calendar, I log every task I switch to, which helps me understand where my time is actually going.

Wasted time is a concept that can be reframed; it occurs when you're not present in the moment, distracted by thoughts of the past or future, rather than fully engaging with what is happening.