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What's your morning routine ? How will you disconnect from work and make time for friends, family, and hobbies? These tasks are just as, if not more important than what you do during the day.
Here are a few examples of what this might look like.
If you want to make time for meaningful work , you can try this method from founder and academic Kevin Taylor . Each morning, Kevin has a recurring 2-hour block set aside for writing.
At the other end of the day, your schedule might look something like this example from Atomic Design author Brad Frost. At the end of each day, Brad schedules a "wind down" period followed by family time, an evening routine, and then personal time.
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Time blocking is all about focus. To stay on task during each block, I like to use a simple Pomodoro timer (Right now I use Be Focused ). Having your remaining time visible can be a huge motivator and also help ...
Want to see some real-world examples of schedules designed for focus? Check out our guide to setting up a work scheduled designed for sustained attention .
Again, how Brad blocked out his time was based on his priority of spending time with his family. As Brad told us :
Potential issues aside, time-blocking is still a powerful time management strategy . Especially when you see it as a framework for thinking about your day rather than a set of laws you can't break.
As Deep Work author Cal Newport writes :
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