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One of the great things about time blocking is that it can be dead simple to start. All you really need is a piece of paper and a pen. However, there are a few simple and free tools you can use to make it that much easier.
Any calendar app will do (bonus points if you can share with teammates). However, if you want to use Google Calendar, we've put together this list of power features and best practices to make the most of it.
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The first question you need to answer is: Why do you want to use time blocking?
Is it because you want more time for focused work ? Or to reduce your
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Again, how Brad blocked out his time was based on his priority of spending time with his family. As Brad told us :
"Before having a baby, my wife and I would both work well into the evening hours, largely because we cou...
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The human brain needs guardrails at work. Otherwise, we fall into what's known as Parkinson's Law:
"Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion"
By scheduling every minute of your day you not only gua...
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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 Abby Lawson writes in
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As Deep Work author Cal Newport writes :
"Sometimes people ask why I bother with such a detaile...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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It helps to know how often youβre succeeding (or not). Use whatever works for you: pen and paper of habit tracking apps.
A simple way to keep track of your progress is to mark each day you complete your habit on a calendar.
The idea is simple: You keep a record of all the behaviors you want to establish or abandon and, at the end of each day, you mark which ones you succeeded with. This record can be a single piece of paper, a journal, a calendar, or a digital tool, like an app.
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