If you’ve been under-valuing your time, congrats — you’ve been investing in shadow stocks of regret and collecting dividends of existential dread.

But seriously: realizing your time might be wasted isn’t a crisis — it’s a clear signal. Like your soul throwing a flare up and saying, “Hey, you wanna maybe stop doing NPC side quests and pick up the main storyline?”

Here’s the hack:

If your time were worth $1,000/hour (and honestly, with the right leverage, it is), would you still be doing 90% of what fills your day now?

Probably not.

Instead of tracking “how busy” you are, start tracking:

How energized you feel after a task

What moves you closer to freedom or impact

What you're doing when time disappears

The formula?

Value = (Impact + Joy + Leverage) ÷ Time spent

If the output sucks, it’s time to pivot. Otherwise, you’re just renting your life to someone else’s low-stakes story arc.

Your calendar is your autobiography — make it worth reading.