Productivity gurus like to say we all have the same 24 hours a day, so we should all be able to achieve the same things. But can we really? How do you spend your time? Are there things on this list* you don’t do because someone does them for you? Because they aren’t required of someone with your set of privileges? What does that say about the “24 hours a day we all supposedly have?”
- visible professional contributions
- invisible professional contributions
- preparing food for yourself
- preparing food for others
- maintaining a residence
- cleaning up after yourself
- cleaning up after others
- purchasing consumables for yourself
- purchasing consumables for others
- caring for an animal
- caring for a child
- caring for another adult
- figuring out which bills can be paid and what has to wait
- managing a chronic health condition
- explaining to law enforcement why you are walking in your neighborhood
- practicing what you will say or do to keep others calm so they won’t hurt or kill you
- justifying the legitimacy of your needs
- learning something new
- keeping your body healthy
- keeping your mind healthy
- maintaining your social connections
- introspection
- making space for you to rest
- making space for others to rest
*this is very much a list of things this particular white lady can see. I’m sure there is work that my privilege makes invisible to me. If you can see things I missed, let me know and I’ll happily add them to the list.
Mo's Musings 
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