Hey there

Psst...

Let me tell you about two people.

Same morning.

Same work: Email. Offers. Conversations. Clients.

One finished at 6pm.

The other at 10:30am.

7.5 hour gap.

Not because one worked less.

Because one eliminated the waste the other couldn't see.

Sound familiar?

#sipscoffee

Here's where those 7.5 hours went:

Waste #1: The blank page

Person A sits down.

Stares.

"What do I write?"

45 minutes later: email done.

Person B opens template bank.

Picks structure.

Fills specifics.

8 minutes: done.

37 minutes back.

Waste #2: Creating everything twice

Person A writes email.

Then creates separate content for X, LinkedIn, Instagram.

Hour gone.

Person B takes yesterday's email.

Extracts 5 pieces in 10 minutes.

50 minutes back.

Waste #3: Repeating yourself

Person A types same explanation four times daily.

30 minutes gone.

Person B recorded one video.

Sends link each time.

15 seconds.

27 minutes back.

Waste #4: Constant deciding

Person A finishes task.

"What's next?"

Thinks about it.

2 minutes.

50 times per day.

100 minutes deciding.

Person B follows same schedule daily.

7:00 Email.

7:30 Content.

8:00 Conversations.

9:00 Delivery.

Zero decisions.

45 minutes back.

Waste #5: Every ping

Person A checks every notification.

Text. Whasapp. Telegram, Email. DM.

Every interruption needs 7 minutes to refocus.

10 interruptions plus response time equals 90 minutes.

Person B sets phone to airplane mode 7am-10:30am.

Zero interruptions.

90 minutes back.

The math:

37 + 50 + 27 + 45 + 90 = 249 minutes

Over 4 hours.

Daily.

Same work.

One takes 8 hours.

Other takes under 4.

The difference:

One sees the waste.

The other doesn't.

And get this:

Those 5 wastes?

Just the start.

There are 22 more.

Voice-to-text for emails.

Text shortcuts that type full responses.

Automation that handles onboarding.

Delegation that reclaims 20 hours monthly.

Each saves another 10-60 minutes daily.

Stack them?

That's 8 hours to 3.

Not by working less.

By working without waste.

And here's the part that matters:

The 8-hour person struggles.

The 3-hour person thrives.

Same work.

Different results.

Because those 3 hours are sharp.

Not 8 hours scattered and drained.

Quality beats quantity.

Every time.

So my question:

Which waste is draining you most?

The blank page?

The content recreation?

The repeated answers?

The constant decisions?

The notification spiral?

Once you name it, you can fix it.

Once you fix it?

You reclaim hours.

Daily.

For months.

Years.

That compounds.

The first step?

Get out of your own way.

CTM

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