The end of the first day of experiment with time - useful app for time tracking, and my full story

Hi, guys!

This morning I created a post about new time management practice I currently try on my own skin. It's goal is to find out how much time everything you do actually takes, and with help of this information create a more productive planning.

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So, all day long I was writing down everything I did, and also wrote the time it took. For example "washing floor - 4 minutes". I thought it takes 15, but actually it only takes 4. Reading appeared to be three hours today, while I thought that I just read for an hour or two. So, I made a few discoveries:)

When my hubby came home and I told him about my experiment, and complained that it's quite hard to write everything down all the time he said "Why don't you use aTimeLogger app?". There you can create a list of all your activities, and then just tap "start" and "stop", it will track time for you.

So, I downloaded the app and you know, now I can recommend it to you. It really is super useful if you, like me, need to track your activities for some reason.

Actually my reasons are quite simple. I need to know my limits. I need to know how many hours of work fit into my day without damaging me, lets say it this way. Here I can tell a story: 

Once I made a big project, I had to make a lot of illustrations in a very limited period of time. So I worked 24/7, thinking "I'll finish it - and then everything will be OK. I just need to finish it, and then  will be back to normal life immediately".  I was super wrong.

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Did I finish the project on time? Of course I did, I used to be really responsible when it comes to my work. But after I did so everything didn't turn out "OK". I broke my sleep, and I no longer could fall asleep for more then 40 minutes. Food became disgusting for me, so I hardly ate a bit during all day, and I started loosing weight in an unhealthy way. My psychological condition was horrible, I had anxiety attacks all the time.

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What has happened? I just burned out and used all force limits my mind and body had. So it took much longer to recharge then if I was working in highly productive, but still healthy regime.

So, that's why now I'm tracking my time to find out what I ACTUALLY can do, and what I, unfortunately, can't. Soon I plan to go for study, and I really need this info to form my schedule. Plus I need to take my bipolar disorder into account - and it makes everything even more difficult. Tomorrow I will go on with the experiment:)