Living in SF has put me into a 15-minute lifestyle. My job requires that I account for every 15 minutes of my day. I turn in a stats sheet at the end of each day that breaks down my day into units or 15-minute chunks. When I see a patient for 45 minutes, I bill 3 units. When I’m writing my therapy notes, it takes me about 1 unit. By the end of the day, I need to have a total of 28 units accounted for (my lunch hour is not included).

I guess the rest of my work day seems to work around the same concept. With having to take two trains and a shuttle to work everyday, it’s more important than ever for me to do things in a timely manner. I think I’ve got it down to a science now.

Here’s an example of a typical morning:
6:45 am Alarm goes off…push “snooze” button.
6:55 am Coffeemaker turns on.
7:00 am Alarm goes off again…push “off” button.
7:15 am Finally get out of bed, brush teeth, get dressed, etc.
7:30 am Walk the dog and bump into Victor and Susie on their way to Muni.
7:45 am Prepare my coffee and Pop Tart and gather my belongings.
7:50 am Out the door, cross the street, race the Muni to the corner.
8:06 am Catch BART, listen to a Kevin & Bean Podcast and finish two Sudoku puzzles.
8:21 am Run down the stairs to catch the hospital shuttle.
8:30 am Walk through the hospital doors and prepare for another crazy day.

I’ve been doing this regularly for about a month now and it’s becoming very predictable…with the exception of the various characters I meet on the trains, of course. My afternoons are a little less predictable but I think I should have that down in no time.