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I stopped tracking my time. Now I can't focus
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- Joe Masilotti Jun 11, 20261Share One of the most freeing things I’ve ever done in my business is to stop tracking time.
- I used to religiously track where I spent my time when on my computer.
- I had this huge breakdown of where all of my time went.
Joe Masilotti Jun 11, 20261Share One of the most freeing things I’ve ever done in my business is to stop tracking time.
I used to religiously track where I spent my time when on my computer. Client work in one bucket, personal branding in another, and side projects/adventures in a third. Inside of those, I would then categorize which engagement/project I was working on.
At the end of the year, it was awesome! I had this huge breakdown of where all of my time went. I could even cross-reference it against what each thing made money-wise and figure out my effective billable rate. Which sometimes was super empowering. But for side projects? Super depressing. :P
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