Steveer Robbins here. Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Today's topic is how to use spare time when it happens. David from Boston called in with a great question.

Hi, Steven. Once in a long while, I'll have a brief interlude in my workload, and I'll often aspire to use the time to get ahead and make things easier on myself in the future.

I'll somewhat randomly organize emails, or I'll comb through my work materials, and I'll

make work for myself.

But ultimately, I suspect I'm working more and doing less.

My question, how do you plan to make the most of your downtime?

Do you have any quick and dirty tips for how to prioritize and really make an impact that your future self can enjoy? Thanks

for all the great tips in your podcast. Free time? Free time? You have free time? Quick! Sell it to the

highest bidder. Bottle it. Save it. That's a rare, precious commodity. Last time I had free time,

I watched all seven seasons

of Buffy the Vampire Slayer straight through. It was heaven. My quick and dirty tip,

use your free time to improve how you do things in your life and choose those things to

include a healthy mix of play, self-care, and work-related tasks.

When we have downtime, there are lots of things we can do with it.

I'll plan to watch socially relevant, intelligent coverage of world crises,

scientific trends, and political debate.

That's the plan.

What I'll actually do is fly on the couch and read trashy science fiction, watch reality TV shows, and wish they

may clothes for men that look as good as the clothes for Heidi Klum. But you asked how to make an

impact with your spare time. Ah, the best way to make an impact with free time is to spend it

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