Do the Math:

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

Just did the math:

November: 721 hours
Sleep: 240 hours
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Leaving: 481 hours

So:

November: 481 hours
Eating/Hygiene: 45 hours
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Leaving: 436 hours

So:

November: 436 hours
Work/School: 160 hours
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Leaving: 276 hours

So:

November: 276 hours
Life: 36 hours
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Leaving: 240 hours

So:

November: 240 hours

What are you going to do with those 240 hours? That's 8 hours* a day. You can use those to figure out how he met his mother, to play on the computer, obsess over your glitch, or farmville.

Or:

You could write a novel.

I choose plan B. How about you?

*On average. Again, it's different for everyone, but still it's jarring just how much time we really DO have when you break it down.

Comments

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

I got more like 220 hours for work/communting (22 days x 9 hours a day). Canadian, so no Thanksgiving :(

That puts me at 180 hours, or 278 words per hour.

[writingvixen.livejournal.com]

I did an average of a 40 hour work week for 4 weeks. So there might be some approximations that aren't perfect, but still 278 words per hour! You can do this thing! I don't even know how many words this has, but I'm sure it's closer to 50 and I'm not even spending a minute on it :D You'll get 'er done! Actually 64! Whoo! (Now 67)

[meketserqet.livejournal.com]

ugh, i feel you on the commuting, i'm at about 10.5 - 11 hours a day with my commuting tacked on.

at least theres one stat holiday to break the month up a little (yay Canada!).

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

You must be not in Ontario. We don't get Remembrance Day, we're just supposed to be all maudlin and thoughtful about the past generations sacrifice on our own time. :)

[meketserqet.livejournal.com]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? seriously? no, i'm in BC, we're encouraged to go to one of the provincial celebrations and stuff... though most of us just sleep in. *shame*

[luxurious.livejournal.com]

Ontario doesn't get Remembrance Day?? Boooooo!!!! I'm in Alberta, so like meketserqet we're encouraged to go to provincial celebrations, too (even if it is snowing and below zero like it is now). Do you guys get Daylight Savings Time? Ours is this Sunday. An hour is something I 'spose! :)

[meketserqet.livejournal.com]

eeek DST! holy wow, totally forgot about that. thanks for the reminder!