3 core pillars of Time Wealth:

  1. AWARENESS: An understanding of the finite, impermanent nature of time
  2. ATTENTION: The ability to direct your attention and focus on the things that matter (and ignore the rest)
  3. CONTROL: The freedom to own your time and choose exactly how to spend it

Other learnings

  1. Time billionaire concept
  2. Say yes to a few high-leverage things and no to everything else. Attention needs to be directed, managed, and harnessed.
  3. The freedom to allocate time according to your preferences—to choose how you spend it, where yo spend it, and whom you spend it with—is the ultimate goal. This is the desired end state of true control over your time.

Exercises for better time management

  1. The two-list exercise: Originated from a fabled conversation between Warren Buffett and his personal pilot Mike Flint.
    1. Write down top 25 goals
    2. Narrow down to 5
    3. The other 20 become avoid at all costs
  2. Eisenhower Matrix - What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.
  3. Parkinson’s Law - work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion.
    1. Batch process emails
    2. Shorten meeting time to 25 minutes

Principles of delegation

  1. Appropriate Task Profiling - Depending on risk and reversibility.
  2. Clear expectations - Deliverable, timeline, anticipated feedback loop and risk profile.
  3. Infinite Feedback Loops - Cadence for oversight, feedback and adjustments