Student Life Calculator, continued . . .

Let's take a look at these "other things" in your life. Make a list. Let's take the necessary ones first.

• How much time does it take you to get up in the morning (showering, dressing)?
• How much time do you spend eating breakfast? Lunch? Dinner?
• How much time do you spend on housework, grocery shopping, laundry, child care?
• How much time do you spend in the car or bus each day, going to and from work and school?

How much time do you spend on everything else?

• How much time do you spend exercising or playing sports?
• How much time do you spend watching TV? Playing video games? Surfing the web?
• How much time do you spend on hobbies? Entertainment?
• How much time do you spend in religious activities? Volunteering?

The time for these activities adds up! Let's figure a conservative 5 hours a day for the necessary activities. (Your mileage may vary.) Now let's calculate again!

Remember: the amount of time you have left to do "everything else" in your life includes everything else: going to church, attending the kids' soccer games, watching a movie, reading a book, going out on a date.

If the number in the last line is red, you've run out of time!

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