THE 168-HOUR LAB

A little less rush. A little more room.

Lay out a week, then make room for one small thing you want to do.

01 / MAP YOUR WEEK

Where does your time go?

These are examples, not recommendations. Enter hours per week and avoid counting simultaneous activities twice.

Sleephours

Work / studyhours

Commuting / travelhours

Care / choreshours

Meals / daily needshours

02 / MAKE ONE SMALL SPACE

What would you like to make room for?

Minutes per sessionSessions per weekNumber of weeks

20hours

60 small starts · 12 weeks

Needs 1.7 hours per week. Fits the current unallocated time; it has not been deducted automatically.

Counts time invested, not skill, health or learning outcomes.

Start with an ordinary recent week. Multiply nightly sleep by seven and round-trip travel time by travel days.
Count each hour once. Learning during a commute can belong to the main activity rather than both categories.
Leave a buffer before trying a small project. No unallocated time is not a failure; this map helps reveal constraints.