Digital Calendars are way more powerful than the paper calendars we humans used for hundreds of years. The problem is, that most of us are still using them as if they are just paper calendars … and they are so much more than that.…
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The Plan vs. The Day
One of my big takeaways from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work was the concept of tracking time blocks. I’ve written (and talked) a lot about how to use hyper-scheduling to get your most crucial work moving forward. It’s pretty easy to visualize how hyper-scheduling…
Continue reading →Hyper-Scheduling Technology
Yesterday I wrote about the task management and your calendar. Today, I’d like to share some of the technology behind how I go about blocking these schedules. Creating calendar items can be tedious. Using a tool like Fantastical makes a big difference, but when…
Continue reading →The Relationship Between Task Lists and Calendars
I’ve written about hyper-scheduling and using my calendar to keep myself in check when planning tasks. Those posts often get questions from readers about the exact relationship between my calendar and my task list. If you keep both a calendar and a task list,…
Continue reading →Time Estimates and Self Delusion
A few weeks ago, I re-opened the Pandora’s box of hyper-scheduling, and the email started pouring in. One common problem I heard from folks implementing their own hyper-schedules went something like this. “Dear Dave, I tried your nerdy block schedule thing, but it was…
Continue reading →Hyper-Scheduling Feedback
I’ve had a lot of feedback about my prior posts about the hyper-scheduling experiment and implementation details. Here are the prior links: The Hyper-Scheduling Experiment Hyper-Scheduling Mechanics This whole thing has turned into a short series here at MacSparky.com. There may be another post…
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Last week I wrote about my anal-retentive hyper-scheduling method and got a lot of surprisingly positive feedback. One of the most popular questions was how exactly do I implement it. It’s not that difficult. The night before, I take a look at my appointments…
Continue reading →The Hyper-Scheduling Experiment
For the last month, I have been conducting an experiment with more deliberate scheduling of my time. For lack of a better word, I have been calling it hyper-scheduling. Historically, I have kept two things in my calendar: 1.) appointments and 2.) big rock-style…
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