How Productive Can I Be?

I’m entering into a week of experimentation. I’m experimenting with myself to see how productive I can be.

Just yesterday, I preached a message on how we can actually find fulfillment in our pains and struggles, and I was thinking that something uncomfortable for me is the bearing down into a routine of productivity. Along those lines, I’ve also been thinking a lot lately about how much I’m really capable of and whether or not I’m really capable of more than I usually accomplish in a week.

Therefore, I’m embarking on a contest with myself to see just how productive I can be for only one week. (I like short sprints better than long races, so I’m telling myself that it will just be for this one week.)

My plan is simple. I intend to write one blog post every day detailing what I did that day according to a few key productivity markers. I’ve chosen these “markers” to be the measurables by which I can attempt to see daily improvement. However, these are in rough form right now, so I’m sure they will change over the course of this week or any other week I do this experiment.

Productivity Markers:

Personal

• How much time have I spent in prayer?
• How much time have I spent reading the Bible?
• How much time have I spent reading other books?

Family

• How much time have I spent with my kids?
• How much time have I spent with my wife?

Mission

• How many people have I had direct, personal contact with?
• How many people have I had a spiritual conversation with?
• How much time have I invested in strategic planning for the church?

Routine

• How much time have I invested in managing home details — and what did I accomplish?
• How much time have I invested in managing church details — and what do I have to show for it?

Suggestions? What are some of your suggestions for how I should be measuring my productivity?