Time Sense Challenge – Day 4
5-Day CHALLENGE
Develop an Accurate Time Sense
Bonnie Mincu
Senior Certified ADHD Coach
DAY 4: Believe it! Adjust your predictions based on your REAL Column 7 numbers
At this point, if you’re able to see any patterns of how “off” your Colunn 7 number is from reality, begin deliberately multiplying your predictions times that number. That should get you to a much more accurate prediction.
People often don’t want to believe how off their Column 7 number is, so they multiply by less. That will get you a little closer, but it might not do it. There’s nothing wrong with being conservative, guessing something will take a little LONGER than it actually does.
Remember, once you start multiplying your first instinct predictions, you’ll probably start seeing a different kind of pattern in your Column 7 numbers than you did in the beginning. So you might want to draw a line across your Time Sense Tool to show where you started multiplying.
Each time you begin multiplying your instinctive estimate by a different number, it’s likely to change the kind of results you see. That’s why it’s easier to multiply by the full amount you see in Column 7 as soon as you see a real pattern.
And here’s some good news: The higher your number in Column 7, the better that is for you! It means that many of your difficulties in planning, lateness and time management can be attributed to your Time Sense… which you are now correcting.
Happy timing — you're getting close!
TIME SENSE INSTRUCTIONS – Click Here
TIME SENSE TOOL – Click Here
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