{"id":3709,"date":"2016-10-15T17:09:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T00:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/?p=3709"},"modified":"2016-10-18T08:31:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T15:31:55","slug":"many-hours-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/many-hours-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Only So Many Hours in the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to simplify my life and establish more balance, I&#8217;ve decided to write down everything that I spend a significant amount of time doing.<\/p>\n<p>This started with just a list of hobbies, to help me narrow-down and prioritize my &#8220;free time&#8221; \u00a0[free-time is almost not a word in my vocabulary \ud83d\ude41 hence this post ] .<\/p>\n<p>Then I realized there are many other non-hobby things that I focus my attention on, and found it interesting and helpful to list them as well.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Things That consume my time<\/h4>\n<p><em>Note: these lists are in <strong>no particular order<\/strong>, and I don&#8217;t use any time tracking\/management software, I just sat down and\u00a0<\/em><i>barnstormed.<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Hobbies:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>photography (<a href=\"http:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/365\/\">photo a day<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/photography\/\">photography<\/a> (general, photo editing)<\/li>\n<li>biking (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DAv_suspLag\">flatland<\/a> \/ bmx)<\/li>\n<li>biking (mountain)<\/li>\n<li>gym \/ working out<\/li>\n<li>jogging \/\u00a0hiking<\/li>\n<li>rock climbing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BKPYjJrhgn3\/?taken-by=mcclanahoochie\">slack-lining<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/?s=android\">android<\/a> app projects<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/?s=arduino\">arduino<\/a> \/ electronics projects<\/li>\n<li>programming projects (misc)<\/li>\n<li>playing guitar<\/li>\n<li>listening \/ discovering \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/play.spotify.com\/user\/mcclanahoochie\/playlist\/7HAtIJEdPLCZjdZNcWpwpL\">enjoying<\/a> music<\/li>\n<li>blogging \/ website maintenance<\/li>\n<li>learning new things<\/li>\n<li>keeping up to date with news \/ interests<\/li>\n<li>hanging with friends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Work:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>work<\/li>\n<li>commuting<\/li>\n<li>keeping job skills updated<\/li>\n<li>programming practice \/ review for interviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Other:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>church (Sunday service)<\/li>\n<li>church (<a href=\"http:\/\/southbaychurch.org\">volunteering<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>church (leading \/ attending life-groups)<\/li>\n<li>misc adult-ing (home chores, errands, hygiene)<\/li>\n<li>traffic \/ drivng<\/li>\n<li>email \/ messaging<\/li>\n<li>waiting in line<\/li>\n<li>my phone<\/li>\n<li>sleep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m hoping that writing this post will help me <em>be more aware<\/em> about how I&#8217;m spending my precious time, and <em>re-focus my attention<\/em> to a more fulfilling life.<\/p>\n<p>How do you spend your time, and how do maintain work-life balance?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to simplify my life and establish more balance, I&#8217;ve decided to write down everything that I spend a significant amount of time doing. This started with just a list of hobbies, to help me narrow-down and prioritize my &#8220;free time&#8221; \u00a0[free-time is almost not a word in my vocabulary \ud83d\ude41 hence this &#8230; <a title=\"Only So Many Hours in the Day\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/many-hours-day\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Only So Many Hours in the Day\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[398,397,46,396,232],"class_list":["post-3709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-hobbies","tag-hobby","tag-life","tag-time","tag-work"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pZdXI-XP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2144,"url":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/new-camera-nikon-d7000\/","url_meta":{"origin":3709,"position":0},"title":"New Camera: Nikon D7000","author":"mcclanahoochie","date":"April 8, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"It's official: I'm really into photography as a hobby right now :), proven with my recent purchase... I just upgraded my\u00a0old camera, to a Nikon D7000, and WOW, what an upgrade! Now I finally have auto exposure bracketing (for much easier HDR images)! Even though \u00a0this camera makes HDR really\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"camera\"","block_context":{"text":"camera","link":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/tag\/camera\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/2012-04-05_18-02-12_891-e1333803287432-1024x607.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/2012-04-05_18-02-12_891-e1333803287432-1024x607.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/2012-04-05_18-02-12_891-e1333803287432-1024x607.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2299,"url":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/365-photo-project-halfway-checkpoint\/","url_meta":{"origin":3709,"position":1},"title":"365 Photo Project: Halfway Checkpoint","author":"mcclanahoochie","date":"July 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"At the beginning of this year, I decided (at the last minute!) to embark on a \"take a photo every day\" journey. I had never done anything like it before, and thought it would be a fun way to learn and practice photography (i'm still a n00b). At first, to\u00a0ensure\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"365\"","block_context":{"text":"365","link":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/tag\/365\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5284\/5303072365_9ed013224e_m.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2035,"url":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/first-365-photo-project-2012\/","url_meta":{"origin":3709,"position":2},"title":"First 365 Photo Project (2012)","author":"mcclanahoochie","date":"January 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Goal: Remember\u00a0to take a new photo each day for one year... Rules: Every photo must be taken on a different day of the year in 2012. Sounds simple enough, right? I\u00a0hope that I make it!... --> *2012 - 365 Project Photos* <-- Update 07\/01\/2012: \u00a0Halfway checkpoint Update 12\/31\/2012: \u00a0Complete! \u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"365\"","block_context":{"text":"365","link":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/tag\/365\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2012-calendar-template-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":30,"url":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/goodbye-facebook\/","url_meta":{"origin":3709,"position":3},"title":"Goodbye, Facebook","author":"mcclanahoochie","date":"June 30, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"So I decided it was time to leave Facebook, and deactivated my account. I never really used it much anyway. Aside from all the recent privacy issues, Facebook just seemed too much of a time sink, plus was getting filled with more \"friends\" (acquaintances) and\u00a0crap every day. To me, there\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"facebook\"","block_context":{"text":"facebook","link":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/tag\/facebook\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/facebook_devil1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2620,"url":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/365-photo-project-2012-complete\/","url_meta":{"origin":3709,"position":4},"title":"365 Photo Project (2012): Complete!","author":"mcclanahoochie","date":"December 31, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, the time has now come... my first 365\u00a0photo project is now complete! While it started as a way for me to practice taking better pictures, it soon turned into simply a photo journal, documenting each day. I have since grown to love always thinking about how to capture\/represent each\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"365\"","block_context":{"text":"365","link":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/tag\/365\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclanahoochie.com\/365\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20120101_170320.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclanahoochie.com\/365\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20120101_170320.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclanahoochie.com\/365\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20120101_170320.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclanahoochie.com\/365\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20120101_170320.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclanahoochie.com\/365\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20120101_170320.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1992,"url":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/using-topaz-adjust-and-digikam-in-linux\/","url_meta":{"origin":3709,"position":5},"title":"Using Topaz Adjust with digiKam in Linux","author":"mcclanahoochie","date":"December 29, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"TL;DR; I just found my new photography workflow: digiKam\u00a0for photo management, organization, and simple batch editing, Topaz Adjust 5\u00a0for image enhancement, GIMP\u00a0for ultra-fine tuning ... and the best part is that all this is in Linux (Ubuntu 11.04 to be exact) - making this a great birthday present to myself\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"digikam\"","block_context":{"text":"digikam","link":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/tag\/digikam\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ubuntu-logo-150x150.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3709\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}