Use your calendar to organize your life
Instructions
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Define your values.
List down the things that matter to you. This could be family time, focused work, time for your hobbies, relaxation, and so on. -
Reflect on your life domains.
Think about how much time you need in a day or a week to make sure you live by your values for yourself, your work, and your relationships. -
Create 30-minute or 1-hour timeboxes in your calendar.
Assign activities that are aligned with your values in each of these timeboxes. -
Honor your schedule.
Distraction starts if you’re not spending your time doing what you had planned. -
Schedule a 15-minute time on your schedule every week to reflect and refine your calendar.
Ask yourself these two questions:- “When in my schedule did I do what I said I would do and when did I get distracted?” and
- “Are there changes I can make to my calendar that will give me the time I need to better live out my values?”