We are all busy, you and I both have dreams and aspirations of what we WISH we could do, if we only had more time. Here's the reality though, you, we, likely have more time than we want to acknowledge.
Apple has built a "time accountability" feature into their IOS 9 update, and I'm not sure they intended to do it. The new battery usage feature shows you not only what is killing your battery but also shows you what is killing your time. This update shows just how much time is being spent on what phone applications across a 24 hour and 7 day period. If your heart just skipped a beat, or you took a big gulp, you may not want to read on.
I think of myself as a productive person who wastes very little time. I have a family, a full time job, am a small business consultant and public speaker, I volunteer at a non-profit and I'm an employment specialist for my community. And, like you, I have dreams and aspirations of what I want to do and accomplish, if only I had more time. Here's the top 4 time sucks I on my smart phone in the past week:
| Application | % of battery usage | hours spent |
| 44 | 5.5 | |
| Text Messages | 9 | 2.4 |
| 7 | 0.75 | |
| Phone | 3 | 2.6 |
There's 168 hours in a week, and certainly, the above calculation doesn't account for much of it. But what it does account for is a lot of time that could be spent on something productive. Now, only you and I know how each minute is spent and if it's worth our time. But in my career as a mentor, leader, coach and consultant I constantly see potential unrealized by none other than an unwillingness to sacrifice time.
What would you do with the time you wish you had? More importantly, are you willing to use it?
