all of your decisions, at a macro level and at a micro level. Personally, I don't
watch TV, go to the movies more
than once a quarter normally, use Snapchat or
Instagram, have Netflix, and there's probably a half dozen other things most
people would do that I don't. In terms of time management specifically,
I save
two to three hours easily, and most likely more, per day from not engaging in
these activities. Therefore,
at a micro level, if a meeting runs over, or I check
email too much (which I do), or get lazy and decide to take a half day off every
once in a while, although
I feel guilty at the time, I know I've already saved a ton
of time. The same principle applies in my decisions of whether or not to go to
university. Last year, I decided to take a gap year between high school and
college, and "saved" 40+ hours a week that would have been allocated to
studying
and classes, and instead applied it towards growing my businesses.
When I got into NYU this year, I decided that I'd take another gap year this
upcoming year because, at a macro level, I wanted
to be efficient with my time
in scaling my work. I could try to balance school and growing multiple
companies, but by taking another gap year, I've saved thousands of hours my
peers won't in terms of applying it to my career. For some,
that investment of
time may be a great productivity "hack" long term because they may save years
of corporate ladder climbing with better degrees, connections, and skills some
universities provide. However, for me personally (and this may change...it's all
about being
deliberate each and every year, and with every decision), it's more
productive to postpone school, saving lots of time (not to mention money) for
me as a young entrepreneur specifically.
Jared Kleinert is the co-author of 2 Billion Under 20
, and co-founder of the non-
profit of the same name.
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