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- Increases your productivity<\/strong> by optimizing your schedule and prioritizing tasks<\/li>\n
- Reduces your stress<\/strong> by removing strain on your brain computational power<\/li>\n
- Increases your effectiveness<\/strong> by blocking in self-developmental tasks and weekly priorities<\/li>\n
- Increases your health and wellness<\/strong> my adding repeating workouts and blocking in time for recharging tasks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Quick Tips:<\/h3>\n
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- Color code the calendar<\/strong> so you can visually see trends occurring (and it makes data analysis more clear)<\/li>\n
- Block in repeating workouts<\/strong>, meditation, reading or any task that gets put on the back burner from more urgent items<\/li>\n
- Block in time to work out your high priority goals<\/strong>, I typically call this time “Weekly Focus” then I map out what I will be focusing on each week at the top of my calendar. Typically, these weekly focuses help move me towards my yearly goals.<\/li>\n
- Avoid multitasking or switching tasks often<\/strong>. Instead batch all similar items together. Example: Block all your maintenance items (haircut, bank run, grocery shopping, etc on Sunday, or whatever day works for you).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Example:<\/h3>\n
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Important Notes:<\/h3>\n
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- It’s okay to act sporadically!<\/strong> – Sometimes I go into the day thinking I’ll focus my time on a certain tasks and realize I need to fight a fire. This is okay! But remember that you have the choice on how you want to spend your time. Don’t be a slave to your calendar, instead have it be your tool for developing a highly productive lifestyle.<\/li>\n
- Remember one of the goals is not to overwhelm yourself with items to-do.<\/strong> The goal here should be to make sure you block in time for items you care about and then defend that time when other priorities come knocking<\/li>\n
- Don’t make time commitments without looking at your calendar.<\/strong> If someone want’s to grab coffee together just say you’ll get back to them later tonight when your back in your home office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Case Study:<\/h3>\n
After you try this out for a month or two, consider exporting your results using a free calendar to CSV tool online then organize your data into a pie chart. Here’s what my data looked like from January 2017 to June 2017:<\/p>\n
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- Remember one of the goals is not to overwhelm yourself with items to-do.<\/strong> The goal here should be to make sure you block in time for items you care about and then defend that time when other priorities come knocking<\/li>\n
- Block in repeating workouts<\/strong>, meditation, reading or any task that gets put on the back burner from more urgent items<\/li>\n
- Reduces your stress<\/strong> by removing strain on your brain computational power<\/li>\n