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Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:53:23 -0000

Hi Lydia,

Thanks so much for coming back and letting me know how things went for you!

I'm very happy that it is working out so positively for you =). I know what
you mean about getting too excited in the evenings - I try to stop myself
sometimes from getting too wound up in things I'm working on late in the
evening too, but I'm not always successful! =)

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

ltaylorr — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:33:54 -0000

Hi Sid,
I wanted to report back and give you a huge thanks! After reading your article and "sleeping on it" I have rearranged my schedule and feel far more productive and relaxed. I now work on my "projects" in the morning and after the kids go to bed I do some of my rote job-related work. Not only has this increased my productivity re: my projects but it has also increased my ability to unwind in the evening and sleep better. I get so excited about my projects that I was having trouble turning my brain off to sleep at night. Thank you, thank you, thank you - absolutely brilliant suggestion.
Warm regards, Lydia

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:49:41 -0000

Hi Noel,

Thanks!

You know, I think I have seen the one on Zen Habits too =). Leo is a great
writer and a huge inspiration for me

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Noel — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:03:21 -0000

nice post...Zen Habits also have a topic on waking up early. You may want to check it out too.

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:37:26 -0000

Hi Lydia,

Thanks for your comment! You know, I can only imagine the amount of
balancing that goes on with 2 young kids, a full time job and two projects.
I have a hard enough time balancing my full time job, this website, and my
hobbies

And well, the one "kid" I have to take care of (me!)

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

ltaylorr — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:15:24 -0000

Hi Sid, This is a very interesting and thought provoking article for me. I work full time, am a mother of 2 young kids (2 & 4yrs), and have 2 entrepreneurial "projects" on the side. To try to fit it all in I have established a routine where I work on my "projects" after the kids go to bed. And I start my workday at the office at 7am so that I can be home by 4:30pm so I can spend time with my children. I certainly agree that I am most productive a hour after I wake up (6am). Thus, I may have to try your suggestion somehow ... I will have to sleep on it.

Thanks, Lydia

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:58:20 -0000

Hi Tony,
Getting up early isn't easy ;) I'm not always consistent about it myself,
though I do try to be.

Thanks also for your comment. I am glad you've enjoyed what you've read so
far - I try really hard to only publish quality articles, and it means a lot
to me that you've enjoyed them. I very much appreciate your kind words.

Try out RescueTime, and feel free to let me know how it goes for you =). I
love it - so simple, I don't have to worry about it - it just works!

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Tony Rose — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:29:12 -0000

I hate the mornings :/ though this article really makes me reconsider my choices. I feel I am not doing enough in life for me to be as productive as I would like to be. I will have to seriously consider this now. Thanks! First time finding your blog but I have already REALLY enjoyed 4 of your posts. Thanks for pointing me to RescueTime!

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:45:18 -0000

Hi Guacira,
Thanks for your comment! I've found doing laundry in the morning while I
work on various projects to also be a great way to save time. Thanks for
stopping by and sharing =)

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Guacira — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:28:19 -0000

Your post reaffirmed an experience that I had during the first week of this month - right after the holidays: I'd listen to my body and go to sleep at 8:00 pm, so I could get my 10 hours of sleep. I know it might sound like a lot, but I have a medical condition for which I need to take medication every night, and if I have less than 10 hours, I'm not well the next day.
Another factor is that my husband works graveyard shifts and usually comes home right after 6:00 am.
So, by going to sleep at 08:00 pm, I not only found that it was nice to be up by the time he gets home, but also found that I had so much more energy to do things for which I'd normally be too tired during the evenings - including dishes, laundry...
And it gives me time to have a healthy breakfast, instead of waking up in the morning, showering and leaving for work.

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:38:22 -0000

Hi Katherine,

Thanks =). But try not to rub it in their face ;)

PS - I apologize for not replying sooner. DISQUS emails my blackberry, and I replied via email - which usually works fine, but it looks like it didn't take on this comment for some reason!

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:37:26 -0000

Hi Usman,

You are right - but sometimes, we don't think of time in the same way as we think of money. We sometimes forget time has a value, and we let it be spent for us - instead of spending it on what we want =)

PS - I apologize for not replying sooner. DISQUS emails my blackberry, and I replied via email - which usually works fine, but it looks like it didn't take on this comment for some reason!

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:36:07 -0000

Thanks Lance!

You bring up a good point: personal development is personal, and yet, if we try to do it during times that other people want to hang out, eat dinner, watch a movie with us, etc - it feels as if WE are the ones inconveniencing them. I definitely prefer working out in the morning, similar to you reasoning, so that I don't feel as though I'm restricting anyone.

PS - I apologize for not replying sooner. DISQUS emails my blackberry, and I replied via email - which usually works fine, but it looks like it didn't take on this comment for some reason!

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:07:23 -0000

Thanks again Jamie!

Funny enough, I can't see the sunrise because of the way my apartment
faces - but we have a wonderful view of the sunset from our balcony. I've
been trying to get a good picture of it to put up with a post at some point.
I live in Hawaii, and it's amazing watching it set over the ocean.

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Jamie Harrop — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:06:15 -0000

Another fantastic post, Sid.

I too have recently found that waking up earlier is an excellent way to increase productivity. My realisation actually came out of a desire to be awake when the sun came up every morning. We all see the sun set each day, but most of us rarely see a new day get born. Some people will probably never see a sunrise.

I had a desire to see it every single day, so I started going to bed earlier and getting up at 6am. Because, like you say, most people are still asleep at that time, my productivity and energy levels are huge.

It's generally just a better time of the day, even if you're not a morning person (I'm far from it, like you).

Jamie

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:36:11 -0000

Thanks Cindy! I stopped by and checked it out, enjoyed some of the articles,
especially Siyab's =). Thanks for stumbling and reading, I appreciate it!

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:06:14 -0000

Hi,

Thanks for reading and for your comment - I really appreciate it =). I hope
you enjoy the posts on my blog, and please, feel free to comment if you
disagree or have a question too, I enjoy hearing from my readers!

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Sid Savara — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:03:20 -0000

Eric -

Good point. I go out, but I can't stay out as late as I used to.

I think the larger problem is I would lose sleep even if I was sleeping
later though: there are only so many hours in the day, and if I am at work +
commuting + lunch break for 9i, sleeping for 8, life maintaining for 2
(shower, working out, etc) that only leaves 5 hours. Between my goals and
going out, I'm going to need more than 5 hours. By waking earlier, I'm
forcing myself to work on my goals first - and then if I have time left over
in the evening, those "scraps" go towards going out, rather than the other
way around, where my goals would get the scraps. I can also still make
happy hours during the week without any issue.

Weekends are a different beast. I have not figured out the best approach to
going out on weekends yet, though I think it may involve sleeping less on
Friday and Saturday nights, and napping. So far, depending on what I do,
it just messes up my sleep schedule, and I have to readjust it before the
work week.

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Eric Normand — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:25:35 -0000

I have thought about similar ideas, and tested some of them. But I always hit the same roadblock: How do you manage to go out 4 nights a week when you go to be three hours earlier?

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Nathalie Lussier — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:15:59 -0000

I hadn't thought of paying yourself with time, and counting it as forced savings. I am still getting used to these new ways of seeing money and time. Your insights were very useful to me!

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Katherine Lewis — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:25:02 -0000

Now I know where to point people next time they ask me why I wake up hours before I have to be at work...

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Lance — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:24:31 -0000

I really like this concept - remembering the importance of our time. I, too, have recently started to get up earlier in the morning, and have found this to be very beneficial time for "me". What works for me is the quiet I can have if I'm working on me at a personal level. Or feeling like I'm not restricting someone else if I'm getting a workout in. And, I really feel energized by the time I get to work in the morning - it just feels really good to start the day this way for me, as well. Very nice article!

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Cindy King — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:43:42 -0000

A great post. I stumbled it and included it in my Get International Clients Sunday Blog Carnival (posted at http://getinternationalclie....
Come over and vote for the best post of this weeks entries.

Re: More Important than Money - Paying Myself First With My Time

Usman — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:09:01 -0000

Isn't it one and the same thing? --> time IS money!!!

Usman