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from your day by counting the seconds by Mr. Money Mustash of Mr. Money Mustash.com.

And I'm Justa Malik.

I'm going to jump right into today's post as we optimize your life.

Get more from your day by Counting the Seconds by Mr. Money Mustash of Mr. Money Mustash.com.

I've only got 59 minutes left to finish this article for you,

but I'm glad to have this time limitation because it will keep me from going into my usual

random side tracks and wasteful web surfing that can easily end up burning half a day

and leaving me with a stiff neck and a guilty sense of laziness.

Like everyone, except the most glossy and accomplished self-help guru,

I still struggle occasionally with trying to get the most out of my day.

I have some days where I absolutely kick-h-hast and get many useful things done,

but still too many days where I bumble around and make excuses for why I'm not doing what I should be doing. Yeah, yeah, I know I'm supposed to call to make that change to the house insurance policy, but I'm not in the mood to deal with telephone people right now. I think I'll just check my email instead or clean the kitchen or, oh, what's this flyer that just came in the mail? I think I'll dream about bike parts instead.

This tendency is even more powerful for those of us who are in an office, supposed to be getting work done on a computer. There's an important but boring or daunting task open in the foreground,

but there are also several other tabs open in your web browser. I can see that one of them is

Mr. Money Mustache. Another one is the news website,

another is Gmail, and then there is that YouTube video a friend forwarded to you that you'll sneak in

when nobody is peeking into your cube. And oh, an email from your friend just came in. Let's read that

one first, and by the time you reply, it will be just about lunchtime, perfect. Is it any wonder that we have productive

and non-productive days and that about 80% of the actual money-earning results in brain-intensive

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