10 Things You Could Do with an Extra Hour Per Day
Have you ever stopped to think about how you could spend an extra hour a day if you had one? I surely have, quite often actually…and here are some of my suggestions.
1. Write the novel you've always wanted to write
At the normal average of writing 500 words per hour, you could finish and proof a typical 80,000-word novel in 6 months. See you on the bestseller's list…
2. Participate in a daily exercise program
Even just walking an hour a day, burning the minimum 300 calories, you could lose 30 pounds in a year. Or not gain 30 pounds…
3. Play with your children
If you spent an average of 60 minutes a day interacting with your children each day, you would add an impressive 365 hours a year to your parenting journey. That's quality and quantity time…
4. Read that stack of books sitting on your shelf
If you read an hour per day, you could finish nearly 50 books in one year. That's amazing…
5. Work an extra hour a day
I don't recommend this, but if you in need extra money or are working toward some large career goal, you could earn an additional $5,000-$15,000 in a year, depending on your hourly rate. That's not chump change…
6. Learn a new skill
In an hour a day, you could learn to play an instrument, a new sport, or a new hobby in less than a year.
7. Make a Difference
Volunteering in America data shows that the average person who volunteers their time gives around 52 hours a year. Even more interesting, the average value of one volunteer hour to an organization is $21.36. That means that by volunteering an hour per day, you could effectively donate nearly $8,000 worth of volunteer time. That's really making a difference…
8. Find inner peace
If you used your extra hour to meditate, journal or do yoga, you would be giving yourself the gift of literally 15 days per year dedicated to peace, calm, and inspiration. As an added bonus, lowering stress and cultivating a positive attitude can lengthen your life span as much as 9 years. If that's not incentive to meditate, I don't know what is…
9. Laugh and have some fun
Laughter raises serotonin and dopamine levels, which increase happiness, and decreases stress levels. It also makes you more enjoyable to be around, which may improve the relationships in your life. Moreover, if you are going to live longer, you may as well have fun while you're doing it…
10. Spend time really connecting with the people in your life
Think about all of the relationships you could improve if you invested only an extra hour per day. You could have a more active love life, strengthen your marriage, call your mother, make new friends, or participate in a club or organization that interests you. Aren't relationships what life is ultimately about anyway?
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