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Episode 206: Scheduling time for our systems

Scheduling time for our systems - episode 206

“Know how you spend your time.” This episode I talk about making sure to schedule time to implement your systems that you want to put in place for the new year. I first begin with a tip to find a word or phrase for the year that sums up what your direction is for the year. And then I share how I am not doing so well with my decluttering and I realize that is because I am not setting aside time. I mention how I have a few systems in place, like my morning routine and our dinners and how once they get put in place they make life easier. Lastly, I discuss a few ideas about planning and different ways you can think about scheduling and planning your day.

Show Notes: Hi Friends! I hope you enjoyed listening to this episode. Below are all the references.

This that I have learned this week: Tip for the week for your systems or goals. One fun tip I liked was to find a word that is a theme for you for your goal. So for instance I thought of a few ideas for me - Finding my favorites or Lightening the Load.

Planning is imprtant and was reminded about planning for roles instead of just tasks, from 7 Habits of Highly Effective in place.

Then I was reminded about how I do have systems in place. My morning systems of gratitude journaling, scriptures study and working out. I have a system for dinners for each night of the week.

But I do need to begin to set aside time in my calendar to declutter. It is not just going to happen. And I looked at alot of things of time managment ideas and I mentioned a few that I liked.
First the idea of time blocking. You have this block of time set aside for a certain thing. The other idea I liked was the focused time. You set aside a larger block of time and try to turn off all distractions to you just focus on that one task.

The main thing is that I need to make sure I set aside time for my goal. Below are some of the articles I used for this episode and a few extra that I didn't mention but had some good time management tips.

5 Reasons You Should Time-Block for Your Goals & ObjectivesIn this blog post, we’ll discuss five reasons you should be time-blocking to achieve your goals. Read more.

Time Management: 10 Strategies for Better Time ManagementLearn 10 strategies for better time management, including knowing how to spend your time, setting priorities, using planning tools, getting organized, scheduling, delegating, and avoiding procrastinating, wasting time, and multitasking.

How to make time for you personal goals by Leo Babauta

How I Set Aside Two Days Each Week To Work On Just One ThingYou already know about time "batching," but when those batch periods slide all over your schedule, they aren't much good to you.

How Timeboxing Works and Why It Will Make You More ProductiveIn a recent survey of 100 productivity hacks, timeboxing — migrating to-do lists into calendars — was ranked the most useful. Timeboxing can give you a much greater sense of control over your workday. You decide what to do and when to do it, block out all distractions for that timeboxed period, and get it done. The benefits of calendarized timeboxing are many, varied, and highly impactful. The practice improves how we feel (control), how much we achieve as individuals (personal productivity), and how much we achieve in the teams we work in (enhanced collaboration). This may be the single most important skill or practice you can possibly develop as a modern professional, as it buys you so much time to accomplish anything else. It’s also straightforwardly applied and at no cost. Box some time to implement a version of this that works for you.