How to Get the Most Out of Your Calendar
Mastering your calendar is an art. It's about transforming a simple scheduling tool into a productivity powerhouse. Let's delve into strategies that can help you maximize your calendar's potential and bring order to your chaotic days.
These Two Questions Will Completely Change the Way You Use Your Calendar
Success is measured by whether you did what you planned to do.
- Keeping a timeboxed schedule is the only way to know if you’re distracted. If you’re not spending your time doing what you’d planned, you’re off track.
Question 1 (Reflect): “When in my schedule did I do what I said I would do and when did I get distracted?”
Use your Distraction Tracker to note when and why you became distracted
- If an internal trigger distracted you, what strategies will you use to cope next time it arises?
Are there changes I can make to my calendar that will give me the time I need to better live out my values?”
When our lives change, our schedules can too
- Timeboxing enables us to think of each week as a mini-experiment
- The goal is to figure out where your schedule didn’t work out in the prior week so you can make it easier to follow the next time around
- By turning our values into time, we make sure we have time for traction