Why is it, that when i was working, an 8 hour day seemed so long, yet now I am retired it seems so short? it looks like that on a typical day, I am only able to get one or two things done, and then the day is gone – and just for clarity, I am talking about the 9-5 day, even if this is notional in retirement. Even if I don’t have to abide by that day, the working world does, and since it is that world with which I need to interact then I need to go with its flow.
I know what this is going to come down to; it will be my fault. MY day now starts later. The last few monthss of me working saw me at my desk at 0600, now admittedly, i’d stop for a walk at 0800 and might take a slightly extended lunch break. I didn’t massively go over the roughly seven and a half hours that was my working day.
In addition to starting later, I tend to be more relaxed and don’t rush, that means time that might be labelled “wasted”. But, is it me that is saying that time is wasted? If so, then it is up to me to be more useful / productive – what ever.
Do I want or need to do a time and motion analysis of how I use my time? Well, I could – but only if I want to. I’m still in early days, things are in development and so it’s very likely that my useage of time is likely to change quite a bit. So, perhaps I might revisit this question in 6 months time.
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