Timing

Timing is about more than time management. It is about getting control of your time and using it to the fullest. It is about using time well because life is too short to waste when you could be getting things done with purpose.

Time is of the essence. Time is a finite precious resource that each person spends constantly.

Sleeping

Sleeping on time is of the essence.

Waking

"For your headspace and timing."

Integrity

Effort

Realistic Time Management

"You know a couple thousand years ago there were these guys called the Egyptians that built these pyramids. Scholars say look at these marvels they built. Bullshit. The pharoahs never built a thing. They broke the backs of thousands of slaves. They didn't give these slaves realistic time constraints. They worked them till they died. Do we see a parrallel to today, only instead of being beaten with whips you're beaten with an economic flail because of a carefully orchestrated economic prison you're in. Once you understand that, you can begin to think of ways to get around that, to deny all the media that tells you to consume and get yourself in debt."

—Realistic Time Management Rant by SKTFM

There are a lot of things competing for our time. Saying no isn't easy.

You have to get a hold of your headspace and timing.

Types of Timing Failures

Timing failures to are broken timing commitments. Two common types of timing failures are:

Doing Failure: Failure to do something when you said you would do it.

Going Failure: Failure to be somewhere when you said you would be there.

Making a promise you couldn't keep.

Doing: Learn to say no and not to overload yourself with unrealistic and conflicting commitments.

Going: If you are asked when you will be somewhere, give yourself enough time for inevitable delays. Delays are not unexpected and unforeseen. They happen over and over again, which makes them unusual but inevitable, so your planning should always include contingency for them.

Every promise is made to someone important. You should keep your promises to yourself above all.

Timing Qualification

Before Evaluation: Keep a log of every timing failure with incident details:

Incident Failure Report
Where you were supposed to be, where
When you were supposed to be there and when did you get there.
What you were supposed to do there.
Who was or could have been kept waiting (including yourself).
How you could have prevented being late.
Why you chose to be late.

Learn: Read and understand the timing skills.

DOSPEC Tech:

Obtain redundant alarm clocks.

Practice: apply the timing skills.

Enter into a one week timing

Timing Quiz

Think of the last time you were late. Why were you late?
Alarm clock malfunction.
Unexpected delay. X You could have planned to be ahead of schedule so that you could absorb delays and still meet your commitments.
Didn't care
Didn't care enough about being on time.
Because I chose to be late.
√ You have a choice. You choose to be on time when you master your timing preparations. Being on time or being late is the effect, the cause is what you do in advance to get it done or not.

Quick entry of commonly entered things so that you get data on yourself.

Where: Be at work.
What: Be at work at 9 for start time and Thursday meeting