Value Farming Worksheet
Where Does Your Time Actually Go?
Purpose
This worksheet helps you audit your current time and energy allocation, identify mismatches between where resources go and where they should go, and design routing rules that protect what matters.
Complete this honestly. The goal is clarity, not judgment.
Part 1: Current State Audit
Time Allocation (Last 7 Days)
Estimate hours spent in each category:
| Category | Hours | % of Waking Time |
|---|---|---|
| Work (primary employment) | _____ | _____% |
| Work (side projects/business) | _____ | _____% |
| Institutional compliance (appointments, paperwork, bureaucracy) | _____ | _____% |
| Skill development (learning, practice, training) | _____ | _____% |
| Health (exercise, medical, recovery) | _____ | _____% |
| Relationships (family, friends, community) | _____ | _____% |
| Rest (actual rest, not distraction) | _____ | _____% |
| Reactive time (unplanned interruptions, emergencies) | _____ | _____% |
| Low-value consumption (scrolling, passive entertainment) | _____ | _____% |
Total waking hours (approx 112/week): _____
Energy Allocation
Not all hours are equal. Rate each category by energy drain:
| Category | Energy Impact |
|---|---|
| Work (primary) | Energizing / Neutral / Draining |
| Work (side) | Energizing / Neutral / Draining |
| Institutional compliance | Energizing / Neutral / Draining |
| Skill development | Energizing / Neutral / Draining |
| Health | Energizing / Neutral / Draining |
| Relationships | Energizing / Neutral / Draining |
| Rest | Energizing / Neutral / Draining |
Observation: Which draining activities consume the most time?
Part 2: Value Assessment
What Compounds?
List activities where effort today creates returns tomorrow:
What Depletes?
List activities that consume without returning:
What’s Mandatory But Not Valuable?
List obligations that must be completed but don’t compound:
Part 3: Ideal State Design
If You Had Full Control
How would you allocate your 112 waking hours?
| Category | Ideal Hours | Current Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Work (primary) | _____ | _____ |
| Work (side/business) | _____ | _____ |
| Institutional compliance | _____ | _____ |
| Skill development | _____ | _____ |
| Health | _____ | _____ |
| Relationships | _____ | _____ |
| Rest | _____ | _____ |
| Buffer (unallocated) | _____ | _____ |
Biggest gap: _________________________________________________
Part 4: Routing Rules
Protect List
Three things that get time no matter what:
Compress List
Three things to complete as fast as possible (front-load, then done):
Eliminate List
Three things to stop doing entirely:
Delegate/Automate List
Three things someone or something else should handle:
Part 5: Implementation
This Week’s Experiment
One thing I’ll protect: ________________________________________
How I’ll protect it: ___________________________________________
One thing I’ll compress: _______________________________________
How I’ll compress it: __________________________________________
One thing I’ll eliminate: ______________________________________
How I’ll eliminate it: _________________________________________
Check-In Questions (Weekly)
- Did the protected thing actually get protected?
- Did the compressed thing get completed faster?
- Did eliminating the eliminated thing free bandwidth?
- What routing rule needs adjustment?
Part 6: Stability Score Snapshot
Rate each component (1-10):
| Component | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Obligation Completion | ___/10 | |
| Documentation Currency | ___/10 | |
| Next-Step Clarity | ___/10 | |
| Buffer Zone | ___/10 |
Total Stability Score: ___/40
- 32+ (80%): Green - maintain course
- 24-31 (60-79%): Yellow - identify weak point
- <24 (<60%): Red - intervene now
Weakest component: ____________________________________________
One action to improve it: ______________________________________
Summary
Current reality:
Most time goes to: ________________________________________________
Least time goes to: _______________________________________________
Desired reality:
Most time should go to: ___________________________________________
Least time should go to: __________________________________________
The gap:
Biggest mismatch: _________________________________________________
Root cause: _______________________________________________________
First fix: ________________________________________________________
Complete this worksheet monthly. Track changes over time.
Value Farming Worksheet v1.0 | CYW Framework | Timothy Wheels