Dien,

Here's a suggestion that I found even more helpful in using this concept.

Have some activities that can be accomplished with small bits of time. These can include reading, forms of excercise and personal projects.

When you allocate say 2 units (one hour) for a given activity and accomplish it in 40 minutes instead of the hour (2 units) then you have "change" back from your expenditure of units.

Change is given in the form of minutes that can be applied or "spent" on other things. That 20 minutes of change can be used for any of the above mentioned activities that you want to make progress with.

So, in essence, you do not let your "change" evaporate, since you apply it to something else that needs to be done as well.

Lawrence

> Hi Lawrence,

> That's a great idea!

> After reading your post, I've started using
> that idea of half-hour time units too, in
> order to help plan my day. It seems to be
> working very well so far!

> It's a lot easier (for some reason) to think
> that a task will take "1 time
> unit" than to think that it will take
> "30 minutes"... I guess it just
> makes the whole planning process more
> streamlinesd and easier, and therefore much
> more efficient.

> Anyway, I'm enjoying it and I think it's a
> great innovation!

> Who'd-a-thunk you could learn something like
> that from a movie about a hedonistic playboy
> ? :)

> - Dien