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15 Time Wasters Highly Successful People Avoid

Updated 6/19/2020
15 Time Wasters Highly Successful People Avoid
You get 1,440 minutes in a day. Make them count.

What’s one thing all people have in common? 24 hours in a day. And what’s one thing all successful people have in common? 24 hours in a day spent wisely.

We know that sometimes, the temptation to do nothing and waste time is just too strong. But, regardless of how much our brains are biologically inclined to procrastinate, there’s no denying that certain people in the world are extremely efficient with every minute of their lives.

So, how exactly do we maximize the 86,400 seconds we are given daily? Apart from living and breathing productivity hacks, it’s also important to identify the time wasters in our lives and cast them out.

Time can either be your best friend or your worst enemy. With this infographic, it might just become more of the former and less of the latter.


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A board member of Columbia Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs, Kat is either hosting inspiring founders or trekking across cities (Silicon Valley and London, anyone?) to discover the hottest startups. And, when she’s not putting together large-group gatherings for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Kat is planning food excursions to discover the best Taiwanese beef noodle soup in NYC. The only thing she loves almost as much as crafting content as an Editorial Intern at The Muse is studying content as an English Major at Columbia University. Say hi on Twitter @katxmoon.
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