Finding Time to Write
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably convinced yourself that you don’t have enough time to write.
But the interesting thing is, if you sit down and do the calculations, you’d be surprised at just how much time you really do have for writing.
To make it easier to figure out how much time you actually have, download my free Time Calculator.
It’s a simple, but highly effective, spreadsheet that will reveal the time you actually have to work on things you’ve been putting off—like writing your book or starting your freelance writing career or setting up a blog and blogging regularly.
And it will help you identify the time blocks you can use for any of these things each day.
Quick Instructions:
1. Simply open the spreadsheet and you’ll see all the days of the week across the top and then 60 minute time blocks or 30 minute time blocks on the side, depending on which time calculator you download, below. These time blocks should start from the time you wake up to the time you go to bed, so you may need to make adjustments.
2. In each time block, mark all the times you are busy. For example, include time at your job, exercise, family time, church, meal preparation and eating commuting, etc.
3. Then for open blocks, write in “1” for each hour block that you have free. If you use 30 minute blocks, enter “0.5.”
4. Once you’ve completed these steps, you’ll see how much free time you have each day AND the total free time you have each week to spend writing.
Of course, this calculation is just the first step in getting more done with your time and reaching those writing goals you never though you had time for.
From here, you’ll need to connect that time to the writing goals you want to achieve.
Try it!
Click here to download the 60-minute Time Calculator.
Click here to download the 30-minute Time Calculator.
P.S. Come back here tomorrow to find out about my March Build Your Business Challenge.
