August 16th - Time how long things take
Aug 16, 2025
Do you schedule time for projects and it never seems to be long enough?
Are you trying so hard to get on task with your time management but as soon as something takes longer than you expect, or an event runs late, the day just gets thrown farther and farther off?
Human beings are, on average, terrible at estimating how long things take. We often misjudge how long common tasks will take, even if we’ve done them many times. This can easily throw of your entire schedule, despite your best efforts.
Lucky for you, there’s an easy solution.
Before you start a chore, assignment, commute, or study session, start a stopwatch or write down the time. When you’re done, mark the time again and record how long it took. Keep track of this for future reference.
It won’t always take the same amount of time for a project. Even a simple chore can vary in the time it takes. But after a while, you’ll get a better idea of how much time to schedule and you’ll run long less often.
Take control of your time this term:
August 16th - Time how long things take