“You will never ‘find’ time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.” – Charles Buxton
Time is a mysterious entity. It seems the older I get, the faster it goes…never to be seen again. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a leader, or a stay-at-home mom, I am sure we’d all like a little extra time in the day to do the things that we want to do. For some of us, that means more quality time with the family, chasing that work-life balance, or simply putting more energy into our business to increase sales and profits. Whatever your reason, imagine all the extra things you could do with an additional hour.
So how do we do it? There are many ‘time hacks’ out there that I am sure you’ve probably heard of. Save one hour per day with these unique hacks.
- Write your daily top 3.
- Organize your work by grouping similar tasks.
- Scheduling project time and tasks in your calendar.
- Attacking the most challenging tasks first thing in the morning.
- Checking emails just once or twice a day.
- Waking up earlier.
But just this last week, I stumbled across a new hack that created an extra hour per day! Are you ready?
It was a detox!
Now, let me be the first to say, a detox isn’t for everyone. Furthermore, I am not a medical doctor or nutritionist, so I’m not going to go into the health benefits or risks of doing a detox. What I’m saying is that for my 5-day detox, I had the following positive experiences:
- It created an extra hour per day to work on my business & relax with my family.
- I naturally woke up earlier, with less sleep.
- I lost 5 kg.
- Greater mental clarity and focus.
- This experience provided me with an opportunity to enhance my emotional intelligence.
What I realised was how much time and energy I normally ‘invest’ in meals & snacks. What will I have for lunch? Where will I go? How about dinner? Then, of course, there’s the actual eating itself. I lost at least an hour of my typical day thinking about or eating food. With the Detox, the only thought I had was “I’m hungry. That’s where working on my Emotional Intelligence (EQ) was an additional bonus. 
You see, I got thinking about all of these topics after watching the brave Thai soccer team trapped in the cave for 9+ days. How did they survive? With practically no food, they survived simply on water. So that got me thinking, and after some research, I discovered many types of water-based (no-food) detoxes, and I gave it a shot. It took just 10 minutes to prepare in the morning, and I was set for the day.
Did I get hungry? Yes. Did I get frustrated? Yes. Did I contemplate what I was going to eat AFTER the detox? Absolutely. And even with those mild distractions, I still easily managed an extra hour per day, doing the things I wanted to do. And whenever I did feel HANGRY (a combination of hungry and angry), I reminded myself of the poor kids stuck in that cave.
So if you’d like to explore these types of detoxes, Google is your friend.
Whatever you decide, remember that we don’t find time; we must make it!
If you’re interested in a concrete plan to implement this ‘1-Hour Hack’ for your role, we’d be glad to schedule a focused 30-minute session to map it out.
