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NICHOLAS BOOTHMAN
She thought about her Trigger Point list. The
Unrealistic Deadline. The Perfection Trap. The
Information Overload. They were all connected.
The Unrealistic Deadline made her feel pressured,
which led to the Perfection Trap, which made her
procrastinate, which led to… the Time Bandit.
She was seeking escape. A temporary reprieve from
the stress. And she was finding it in the digital abyss.
But the escape was an illusion. The more time she
wasted, the more stressed she became. It was a vicious
cycle.
She had to break it.
She decided to conduct an experiment. A time
audit.
For one week, she would track her time. Every
minute. Every activity. No exceptions.
She used a simple time-tracking app on her phone.
It was tedious. It was eye-opening. It was terrifying.
The results were shocking.
• Email: 3 hours per day.
• Social media: 2 hours per day.
• News websites: 1 hour per day.
• Online shopping: 30 minutes per day.
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