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Do you find time blocking helpful for getting your tasks done?
What are your thoughts and experiences with this productivity technique?
Does it really help you smash through your to-do list?
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David Popescu
Time blocking for resolving "static" tasks, like completing assignemtns, meetings, building documentation, etc. is great.
But for anything that requieres intense problem solving skills, it usually ends up taking way more time than initially thought, which will have a huge effect on all the other tasks aswell.
Soo.., maybe both?
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@shownotes Oh this is an interesting perspective! I wonder how much of this is your high entrepreneurial motivational? And if others who are differently motivated would feel about this?
I do love that you're learning into what we at Marlee would call your "internal reference" to intuitively know the priority and workflow needed. Love that. And so very needed for a founder!
Absolutely! I find it so helpful to have a fixed time slot for a task because then I don't feel so overwhelmed when my to-do list is very long.
I personally find time blocking unhelpful, especially because my day is often filled with many spontaneous and urgent tasks, which is common in work that requires a lot of creativity. Instead, I prefer using tools like to-do lists, which offer more flexibility in organizing my day. For example, I find the four-quadrant to-do list very effective, categorizing tasks into important and urgent, important but not urgent, not important but urgent, and not important and not urgent. This method allows for better prioritization and adaptability throughout the day.
@rupal_saini That's the trick. The tasks are generally small effort than the time given. This way, the friction is less for me to get started as i don't have to rush it :)
Absolutely. I run a personal planner business and I am most productive when I follow and use my planners. Time blocking is my favorite method and the one that I have found most effective.
@rupal_saini It's a combination of focus and organization. Make sure each block is a distraction free block. Put your phone in DND, close the door, etc to eliminate distractions. You're more productive in that time now. Plus, you have a schedule of what is getting done and when. I have learned that success is about consistency. It's better to accomplish a little bit each day than to have days you crush a bunch of tasks and days you do hardly anything. Slow and steady wins the race and time blocking helps you stay consistant.
@jade_grimwood It's called Boss Personal Planner and I have all kinds of planners. Originally started as physical paper planners but it's evolved into mostly digital planners. https://bosspersonalplanner.com/
@rmarlow Is that what you're launching soon on PH? Or something new? We launched Marlee today (our first launch) and it's a wild ride!
I find this question (and the answers!) so intriguing! I personally use this in combination with a technique of prioritisation - so that I can also be super intentional about what I focus on.
What do you do @rupal_saini ?