…if I could only find the time! Among other things I would,
- Research and then write meaningful, useful, well thought out articles/posts based on hard data and references
- Redo my home page
- Improve my site’s semantics
- Improve my site’s CSS
- Simplify my site’s design
- Write a book on Web Standards
- Write a novel in the techno-thriller genre (some of my writing)
- Code a few web apps kicking around in my head
- Develop a few microformats kicking around in my head
- Write a bunch of JavaScripts kicking around in my head
- Invent the next big thing on the web ;-)
What would you do? Or do you have the time, in which case what are you doing?★
I used to say the same thing. If I only had time, I could do so many cool things…
But then I realized that when I say “if I only had time” I don’t mean having free time. When I have free time, I usually waste it away on mindless fun activities (TV, games, etc..).
No, when we say “if I only had time” I mean, “if I didn’t work, had absolutely nothing to do all day, and if I was dying out of boredom, I would possibly would do these things” Most likely though, I would simply waste more time like usual :P
Ah…where did the time go? That’s really the question.
I found some time, so I started a new business.
Seems to me you want to do a lot of stuff – best bet is to prioritize as much as you can and just tackle it. There’s no time like the present, no matter how busy we are. I might not start with #11 on your list *chuckle* … #8 sounds interesting, and who knows, it could turn into #11.
Best of luck to you!
Luke: You’re right, I do tend to sit in front of the TV at the end of the day, but that’s usually at around 9PM when I sit down for supper. Things at home are kind of busy right now so my free time in the evening only starts at around 9:30-10PM. By then I’m usually exhausted. :-) But you’re right, I need to make better use of the time that I have. I think I’ll put together a list and post it online so that people can keep me accountable and I can power through some of those things.
Ben: Heh, I wish #8 became #11, but I’d have to get around to doing it first. Like I just told Luke, I think I’m going to try and push myself through the process, little by little.
Ara — all you can do is push forward little by little. Rome wasn’t built in a day (or so they keep telling me, although I keep wondering who “they” is…but anyway…)
If you make small, incremental steps forward, through a prioritized list of objectives, one day you’ll wake up and realize how far along in the process you really are.
Good luck.