The Simple Truth About Free Time

Everyone has that one friend who's terrible with money. (If you're scratching your head wondering who it is, surprise! It's probably you.)

These folks are like human sieves when it comes to cash. Give them any amount, and it'll slip through their fingers in no time. It's as if they have a hole in their wallet – you can fill it up, but before you know it, it's empty again.

It's easy to see this problem in others. But when we switch from money to time, most of us are just as wasteful as our friends buying fancy drinks at the club when they can barely pay rent.

Here's the kicker: if I could wave a magic wand and give you an extra hour every day for the rest of your life, I bet you'd still end up complaining about not having enough time.

The book "4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" argues that we're all sold a fantasy. We think if we could just get our to-do lists under control, we'd finally live the lives we want.

The truth is, there are too many things we want to do in life, but we'll…