The Time Audit: Where Your 40 Hours Actually Go (TPS636)

In this diagnostic episode, we walk through a Time Audit so listeners can see where their 40 hours actually go and create a measurable before and after. We connect the audit to our broader productivity philosophy, show how data and numbers can reveal hidden patterns, and explain why the best improvements are the ones you can actually implement right away.

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Cheat Sheet

• 🧰 Top 3 Productivity Resources [2:02]
• ⏱️ Why tracking every minute backfires (and what works instead) [5:50]
• 📅 The time audit you can run with just last week’s calendar [9:13]
• 🔁 The “we’ve always done it” tasks quietly eating your week [11:40]
• 🤖 Turning an hour-long weekly chore into a two-minute AI skill [13:51]
• 📈 The break-even math that makes automation a no-brainer [24:16]
• 🔍 Letting AI play neutral third party on how you spent your week [28:45]
• 🗓️ How often Thanh and Brooks actually audit their own time [31:44]
• ✅ The one thing to eliminate or automate this week [36:31]

Links

• DripDrop (promo code TPS for 20% off your first order)
• Upwork
• 25X Productivity Coaching
• TEA: The 3 Pillars of Productivity
• Timing
• Toggl Track
• 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think
• TPS 37: Productive Weeks w/ Laura Vanderkam
• Hazel
• Getting Things Done by David Allen
• 4-Day AI Sprint

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