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time-blocking

concept · in 13 sources (2020–2021)

Putting tasks as blocks in the calendar, from appointments only to the whole ideal week.

Sources by year: 2020: 1 · 2021: 12

Also known as: if it's not in the calendar it doesn't get done, calendar blocking

Also named in the threads: Ali's first book, which a publisher asked him to write (2020)

Questions

Often together

What comes up in the same parts of the videos; the number is how many parts.

daily highlight (4) · deep work (concept) (2)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2021

  • 2021-01-03 · The Most PRODUCTIVE Thing I Do Each Year — recommendation: Ali: One of Ali's favourite ways to stack the deck is time blocking: a recurring calendar event, such as 15 minutes of art practice at 11.45 a.m., makes space for the practice and reminds him to do it. — 00:17:06
  • 2021-01-06 · My PRODUCTIVE Bucket List (2021) — Ali takes a lot of phone calls these days, and unless he actively blocks out time in his calendar for something, it basically never happens. — 00:03:10
    • Taking action right now, which Ali calls the most useful part of the exercise, he has committed with his writing coach and, while preparing the video, time-blocked three hours of writing every day until 15 February. — 00:05:57
  • 2021-03-24 · My Toxic Relationship With Productivity — recommendation: Ali: Because book writing and YouTube are creative work, Ali has realised he needs a lot of time blocked out to make a video or write. (hedged) — 00:12:09
  • 2021-04-18 · How I Manage My Time - 10 Time Management Tips — recommendation: Ali calls combining the daily highlight with a time block in the calendar incredibly useful: the one important thing always gets done because it is on the schedule by default, and he moves it if something comes up. — 00:04:39
  • 2021-05-05 · How I Organize My Life - The "LAZI" Productivity System — Ali thinks most productivity systems of effective people boil down to using a calendar properly; if you struggle with productivity and do not use a calendar, you are probably doing it wrong. — 00:00:29
  • 2021-07-11 · How I ONLY Work 4 Hours a Day - How to Stay Focused — Ali: Rereading the Shortform summary of Deep Work, Ali realised his three-hour morning block is probably not enough, so he is now trying to block out all of Tuesday and all of Friday just for deep work. (hedged) — 00:06:51
  • 2021-07-28 · How I Created a $3 Million Business Part Time — recommendation: Ali: Whatever stage you are at, Ali says, it is incredibly powerful to time-block a few hours a few times a week to make progress on your most important project. — 00:15:27
  • 2021-08-11 · How I Work for 15 hours and Not Get Bored — recommendation: Ali completely agrees with Nir Eyal that you should time-block what you actually want to do earlier in the day, so you have a default action and are less likely to pick up the phone. — 00:06:53
    • The first thing Ali does each morning is set his daily highlight, the one thing he wants to get done that day, and put exactly when he will do it in his calendar, so he knows what to do and is less likely to get distracted. — 00:06:53
  • 2021-09-08 · The Best Productivity Hacks of All Time — recommendation: Ali rates time blocking, blocking out time for a task or project in the calendar, A: an absolutely essential tip. — 00:03:52
  • 2021-10-29 · 8 Lessons I Learned From Elon Musk — recommendation: Ali: Five-minute chunks are not enough time for Ali, but he stands by scheduling the day and running it from the calendar, deciding in the morning what to do with the time so as not to spend the day wondering what to do next. — 00:08:56
  • …and 15 statements more in 2021 — all statements of 2021

Also named in: 6 Time Management Tips in Under 60 Seconds #Shorts

2020