Age calculator | Visualize your future with cubes
Ever wonder how much time you have left? Let's visualize it!
Why?
I am good at managing deadlines, projects, and businesses, but I am terrible at managing my own time. I would say I am programmatic in nature, fairly easy to build habits if I am interested. My studies in creative arts made me lean towards a free-spirit self. Since then, I have built a wide range of skills, from drawing CAD industrial drawings to manufacturing light fixtures, sculpture design to app product design, managing eCommerce businesses to managing SaaS product marketing. With the recent AI bloom, I think I have found my true calling. I am not inherently a creative person; during university, all I was thinking about was how to set up a formula to produce art in an efficient manner while ensuring each piece is unique and meaningful. I felt a bit late to build up my computer science knowledge as a foundation for future AI technologies. This realization made me reflect upon the time I have spent and the time I have left. Thus, I made this calculator to visualize my next milestones, the next big events in life, and the time I still have to enjoy working and learning.
How to improve?
Check out "How to Focus on What Matters Every Day" by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky. It's not your typical productivity book filled with hacks and shortcuts. Instead, it's more about rethinking how we approach our time and attention. The authors really emphasize the importance of focusing on what's truly meaningful in our lives rather than just trying to cram more tasks into our day. It's got some practical strategies and stories that really make you think about how you spend your time. If you're feeling overwhelmed or like you're constantly chasing productivity, give this one a read—it might just change your perspective and make life less stressful.
Key Insights in time management:
- Loss to Busyness and Distractions: Time is often squandered on busyness and distractions, hindering our ability to focus on meaningful endeavors.
- Productivity Alone isn't Enough: Merely increasing productivity leads to more busyness without addressing core priorities.
- Limitations of Willpower: Relying solely on willpower isn't sufficient to combat distractions effectively.
- Changing Default Settings: Overcoming busyness and distractions requires changing default behaviors and establishing barriers against time-wasting activities.
- Highlighting the Present: Emphasize the importance of being present by selecting a daily highlight—a significant activity or project.
- Energizing Mind and Body: Maintaining physical well-being is crucial for sustaining mental energy and focus.
- Reflective Practices: Regular reflection on tactics and strategies employed aids in refining one's approach to time management.
