Mr. Smart sounded like a very smart man! I love the 3 "8's" idea! I really like challenging myself to look at my time in 3 buckets and trying to figure out where I can take time from one to fill the other. For me, it's about trying to determine how to improve my efficiencies at work so I don't have to work beyond 8-9 hours. Delegation to team members, outsourcing to other vendors, and removing low value work are a few that quickly come to mind.