Sadly there are only 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and not even a Tech Smart Boss can do anything about that. But guess what, that is plenty of time. The key is to work smarter, not harder, so there's no excuse for not having time to get stuff done.
One method that I use is called Time Blocking and it can help you clear out all the distractions and get to what needs to be done, but it takes some process, some discipline, and some tech.
In this episode, I explain the concept of time blocking and how to implement it for yourself as well as your team.
Topics Discussed (Time Stamped)
02:59 What time blocking is
03:09 Why time blocking is important
04:38 What basically time blocking is
05:56 Everybody in the organization has to keep the calendar up-to-date
08:09 Segmenting time for creative time
11:51 Personal time
13:48 Scheduling in your goals and your big activities in your task list
16:40 Putting the due date
21:01 What the results are
Quotes
09:02 "Anything that's creative is hard to switch gears."
Resources Mentioned
- Episode 134 Show Notes - https://www.techsmartboss.com/blog/podcast-episode134/
- Calendly - https://calendly.com/
- Cogsworth - https://get.cogsworth.com
- G Suite - https://gsuite.google.com/
- Office 365 - https://www.office365.com/
- Helpcrunch - https://helpcrunch.com/
- Intercom - https://www.intercom.com/
- Hubspot Sales - https://www.hubspot.com/products/sales
- Gist - https://getgist.com/
- CompanyHub - https://companyhub.com/
- Plutio - https://www.plutio.com
- Tick Tick - https://ticktick.com
- GetPlan - https://getplan.co/
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692
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Thanks!
Thanks for listening and checking out the show notes, any feedback, comments, or questions, send me an email at david@techsmartboss.com