Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations, Lifehacker's weekly dip into the pool of stoic wisdom, and a guide to using its waters to reflect on and improve your life.

We spend a lot of energy looking for shortcuts to save time, and sure, those shortcuts add up. But when I look back, my biggest time regrets aren't spending too much time on Twitter or mismanaging my daily tasks. Those are bad habits, but there are bigger, more systematic time wasters that have really gotten in the way. Fixing these will free up a massive amount of time and energy.

If you carry around an iPhone as your smartphone of choice then the Apple Watch is hands-down the best option for a smartwatch, for the seamless integration if nothing else. But what about the rest of us? You've got more options than you might realise for a companion wearable, and we're going to get into the pros and cons of each.

Tomorrow morning, Daylight Saving comes to a close in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT. We explain when to reset your clocks (and which direction you need to go in!)

If all you can think about Monday morning is how quickly your weekend flew by, you might want to consider expanding your horizons a bit in the future. Turns out, the key to a fulfilling weekend that doesn't feel too short is to seek out "newness".

Calculating the value of your time can be useful for making money decisions, like how long it will take you to pay for that new gadget you want -- but there's a downside to it, too. Turns out, the old "time is money" adage can stress you out.

Your iPhone has a built in world clock, but it kind of sucks. Zones is not only a better alternative, it also packs in features Apple's option should have.

Mac: Your Mac has a world clock built into it, but it's relegated to the Notification Center and stuck in analogue for some reason. Clocker lets you jam that world clock into the menu bar, where's it's easily accessible.

With unlimited access to productivity doodads, apps and planners, knowing our priorities is supposed to be effortless. But what if everything you need to do that day -- finish an article, work on that presentation outline, work out, and so on -- all feel like a priority?

The most productive people seem to have it all figured it out. They have a to-do list and just rock at it, right? Well, it's a bit more than that. They make sure that what they do isn't just "busy work", but focused, daily work that steers them toward truly important stuff they want to get done. Here's how you can too.

If you knew how many hours you'd have to work to buy that new TV, or a new car, how would that affect your decision to buy it? This calculator can help you find out.

Working from home blurs a lot of lines between your productivity and relaxation. To help keep yourself on track, create a time clock for yourself so you can punch out at the end of the day.

We all have that one friend who arrives half an hour late to a group dinner or a colleague who can never manage to turn up to meetings on time. Maybe you are the one who is chronically late to everything. Here are a few ways you can battle chronic lateness. Use them for yourself or forward them onto your tardy friends.

Chrome: There are many time-tracking applications out there, but TimeYourWeb might be one of the simplest we've ever seen. It's a free Chrome extension with no login required, and it comes with some of the handiest charts around.

When you're faced with a choice, how much time do you spend making sure it's perfectly optimal? If that decision is going to significantly affect your happiness, take your time. If you're picking your tie in the morning, though, maybe don't stress about it.

Trying to find the time to work on passion projects is always difficult. In the above quote, Shawn Blanc suggests that one step to doing so is to alter your outlook a little.

If you're working two or three jobs and constantly busy, saving money isn't always easy. Sometimes you need to spend time to reduce your expenses. If you have to choose, focus your time on the biggest gains for your time.

Should you head out the door for a 30-minute run or a 5K? If you train for a marathon, are you working up to racing for 42km or for a certain number of hours? You can plan your workouts by time or distance, but each has its advantages. Here's how to decide.

If you could deliver even better work than you promised a client, wouldn't it make sense to do so? While it's tempting to deliver even better than you agreed on to impress someone, there can be a downside to going above and beyond.