Understand the planning fallacy
We often think 8 hours of work time means we can schedule all 8 hours. However, most people have at best 2.5 hours of real productive time a day.
At work, most people spend:
- 15% of their time in meetings,
- 25-30% on email, chat, and video calls, and
- 40% multitasking and working sub-optimally.
This breakdown can help you understand the limitations you have to work within. The goal is to be realistic about what you can do with the time you do have.
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