A software developer in Honolulu once tracked his time for three weeks and made a startling discovery: he was spending roughly 15 hours per week on food. Not enjoying food. Not cooking meals he loved. Just managing the logistics of eating: driving to the shop after work in traffic, waiting in queues, realising mid-cook that he was missing an ingredient, doing dishes. Those 15 hours fell in exactly the window he wanted to use for his band and exercise. He had no idea they were going there. Once he saw the problem, he could fix it. He started batch-cooking once a week, ordered groceries online, and simplified his meals. He recovered more than 10 hours a week. Hours he could now spend on things that actually mattered to him. The principle here is not about money or privilege. It is about honesty. If a task you regularly do is not a core competency for you, if someone else could do it just as well, if it is not bringing you joy or building anything you care about, then spending significant time on it is a choice you are making. Sometimes that choice is necessary. Often it is not. Outsourcing, batching, ignoring, or eliminating tasks that are not your highest use is not laziness. It is strategy.