When scheduling out tasks, it's important to block... - Deepstash
Persuasive storytelling

Learn more about remotework with this collection

How to use storytelling to influence and persuade

How to create a compelling narrative

How to structure your story for maximum impact

Persuasive storytelling

Discover 49 similar ideas in

It takes just

7 mins to read

When scheduling out tasks, it's important to block out both proactive blocks and reactive blocks. Proactive blocks are when you focus on important tasks that you must get done. This is when you make progress on important projects, draft important documents, or sketch out a prototype for your next great product. Reactive blocks are when you allow time for requests and interruptions, such as email and impromptu meetings.

436

353 reads

MORE IDEAS ON THIS

By focusing obsessively on your most important tasks, every day is productive. You never have a day where you waste time on meaningless tasks. Productivity expert James Clear puts it this way :

If you do the most important thing first ea...

431

344 reads

Creating your most productive schedule might mean creating hybrids of some of these methods. The MIT method works well with the Time Blocking Method. Three Pomodoro sessions fit neatly inside a 90-minute work session. And the Polyphasic Method...well, you might be on your own there.

435

351 reads

This is a somewhat bizarre scheduling method that only works for a few select people, but if it works for you, you'll achieve uncommon amounts of productivity in a single day.

Most people are monophasic sleepers, mea...

434

347 reads

By focusing obsessively on your most important tasks, every day is productive. You never have a day where you waste time on meaningless tasks. Productivity expert James Clear puts it this way :

If you do the most important thing first ea...

432

345 reads

However, as Klipp noted above, it's possible to accomplish a significant amount in only a few sessions.

Recommended Pomodoro apps :

The human body operates on cycles called "

434

350 reads

This is the core topic of Gary Keller and Jay Papasan's book The ONE Thing : "What's the ONE Thing you can do this week such that by doing it everything else would be easier or unnecessary?" ...

431

346 reads

Related collections

More like this

The Time Blocking Method

It involves planning out your day in advance and dedicating specific hours to accomplish specific tasks. 

It’s important to block out both proactive blocks (when you focus on important tasks) and reactive blocks (when you allow time for requests and interruptions).

Account for your hours: The Time Blocking method

The Time Blocking productivity method compels you to plan your day hour by hour, and prevent multitasking by batching similar tasks together.

  • Make a to-do list for the day.
  • Categorize hour tasks together in similar blocks.
  • Esti...

Advantages of using a WD system

  • A WD (Weekly/Daily) system manages your energy. You will get a maximum of work done while leaving yourself time to relax.
  • A WD system stops procrastination because your big projects become bite-sized tasks.
  • A WD system makes you proactive. With a bigger picture in mind, i...

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving & library

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Personalized recommendations

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates