LET’S MAKE More Time

One of the first building blocks to the working week is how we will spend our time. However, shockingly little attention is paid to designing our schedules. When are you most productive? Do you lose time responding to notifications you know could wait? Are you being crushed by the demands of your calendar? It’s time to kick off your new year in style and start by designing your week and reclaiming lost hours.

Hard to create but invaluable once established, setting up these time boundaries can help us make the best of our time. Every time-journey starts with a single second and they’re all too precious to let them slide away.

1. Self Audit

Take a snapshot into your life - look at your calendar for the next two weeks and reflect on the findings. Think about; how you spend your time, the structure of your days and how much time is dedicated to each project. Do you have days where you know you are more productive?

2. The Cost of Distractions

Turn off email notifications and dedicate blocks of time to check and respond to them in the day. Aside from the allocated time - keep them closed. Create ‘deep work zones’ in your schedule to maximise productivity and in this time, you’ve guessed it, turn off your notifications.

3. Test, Tweak, Repeat

Don’t try to design your whole month. Start with planning one day each week and see how it works. It will be an adjustment and it may require modifications but that’s OK. Making a handful of changes will allow you to gradually see what works and what doesn’t.