Does your calendar look like a modern art piece, with every little thing assigned a different color?
Does that humongous project you’re facing loom over the entire month? And maybe into the next month?
Does seeing this every day bring on any feelings of stress, anxiety, or overwhelm?
If so, Time Blocking can help.
Time Blocking involves assigning tasks to various time blocks, then committing to doing the work during that time.
By assigning blocks of time to everything, you begin to see more “forest” and fewer “trees.”
Your calendar suddenly becomes your friend, helping you organize your work in a way that feels realistic, instead of causing your eyes to glaze over.
Time blocking can be used for tasks of any size. You can:
Group smaller tasks into the same block of time, OR
Divide larger tasks between multiple blocks.
Time blocking is typically a time-rigid method: you want to commit to the schedule you’ve made.
Even so, you can still shift blocks around or cha…