90 Days of ILP

[Post for yest.] As part of my fanatical new devotion to "finding the lost inches" of my life (to misquote Al Pacino's famous "minutes" speech from Any Given Sunday), I've begun keeping a "time log" in a small memo notebook I keep in my back pocket. While it would hardly be possible to keep track of everything I do on any given day -- taking a shit, brushing my teeth, walking to the bus stop, putting on pants -- I've at least set the intention of tracking all major activities in the hopes of at least growing more efficient and responsible with my work. To demonstrate, here's my time log for today (uh, not counting the moments spent on this post itself). You'll note the pathetically "bohemian" nature of this schedule right away, and will provide me all leeway due in kind. Also note: while this doesn't include much in the line of ILP practices, that's ok. I'm working on it.

Wake up: 11:00am
Bus to work: 11:30-11:40am
Email: 11:42-:12:00pm
Lunch with Sounds True marketing team: 12:00-1:20pm
Miscellaneous office work: 1:20-4:53pm
Bus home: 4:56-5:02
Play with band: 5:15-6:15pm
Freelance project: 7-8:20pm
Play more music: 8:20-9:00pm
Call significant other: 9:10-9:20pm
Shopping: 10:00-10:45pm
Cooking: 10:40-10:55pm
Freelance project: 10:55-11:15pm
Eat: 11:15-11:37pm
Freelance project: 11:46-12:46am
Body module: 12:46-12:52am
Write record review: 12:52-1:16am
More music: 1:16-1:40am
I-I marketing work: 1:42-3:05am
Write this blog post: 3:05-3:20am
Eat and watch TV: 3:25am-4am
Bed: 4:05am


Now, of course, just doing this sort of activity adds a bit to my time every day, but that's ok: the amount of self-awareness and impatient with mediocrity it has created in my awareness is far more useful than what I had before. Try it fo' yo'self and see!!!!