Actions to be taken to stop wasting time

Stop wasting time online!

I’m sure that you are now able to identify all of your most dangerous time wasters, so that it’s time to take things to the next level. Grab a piece of paper and write each and every one of them down. Now take it and place it somewhere where it’s visible, preferably right next to your computer.

As a result, forgetting about the challenge will simply be impossible. 

What is the challenge? 
No, eliminating these websites from your daily routine right from the start is not a productive approach.

You don’t have to drop a certain habit because I said so or because someone else said so. You should only drop it if you are convinced that it is the best decision for you, you should only drop it after you understand how dangerous it can be.

As a result, after the 7 days challenge is over, you will most likely want to get rid of most time wasters altogether, because you understand just how useless they are and, most importantly, you understand that yes, you can live without them. 

But since, as previously stated, eliminating them altogether is not the most productive approach, here’s the attitude I’d recommend during these 7 days.

30 minutes, not a second more!

This 7 day challenge is meant to help you understand that yes, you can live without certain time wasters. On a subconscious level, you are most likely well aware of the fact that the websites in question are important time wasters but, after experiencing everything first-hand, you will be able to finally take action.

After these 7 days are over, you should divide the websites you have written down on that piece of paper into two categories: time wasters and potential time waster.

 A time waster is a website which does not deserve your attention and never will, while a potential time waster is a website which can provide value, as long as you don’t spend more time than necessary on it.

During this challenge, you should make a commitment to yourself: never spend more than 30 minutes per day on the websites you have written down on the piece of paper in question and I’m talking about the grand total here.

And, you've guessed it: since you only have 30 minutes per day at your disposal, you will have to use them wisely. You will understand that you are better off spending less time on YouTube and more time on Digg and on the forum, and that definitely means that you’re making progress.

You will no longer waste time on useless information and will, instead, only stick with what is worth your time, and will gradually eliminate time wasters from your daily surfing routine.

I've completed the challenge, now what?

First of all, congratulations are in order ! Now that you have successfully completed the 7 day challenge, you are automatically a winner as far as self-confidence is concerned. You've made a promise to yourself and have kept it, you definitely deserve credit for that.

As far as the change you've implemented is concerned (in this case, not wasting time online), you basically have an important decision to make: if you are satisfied with the results, you can move on to a 21-day challenge (and, later on, 63-day challenges), as described here and if not, you can simply drop the challenge, knowing that you have tried your best but that things are simply not working out with this one.

If you choose to continue an move on to the 21-day challenge, you will most likely want to modify your initial list and remove the websites you have chosen to no longer follow (YouTube, for example). This way, you will gradually end up only spending time on potential timewasters and making the most out of each minute (in other words, you won’t let potential timewasters turn into timewasters and will, instead, maximize results and only spend time on them as long as it is worth it and as long as they provide value), this is definitely a challenge which can and will change your lifestyle for the better.

When to start? Now! Not on Monday, not next month but now. Grab a piece of paper, identify timewasters and get started right away. If you do your job right, you will definitely be congratulating yourself for your decision down the road. Are you up for the challenge?