One Sanity Saving Tip To Manage Your Time Like A Pro

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"5955">It’s mindblowing in its simplicity:</p><p id="2b09"><b>Block out one whole day a week in your calendar and refuse to schedule meetings on that day.</b></p><p id="94d7">I block out Fridays, and even though I can’t avoid all meetings, I have a significant amount of time to actually do some work.</p><p id="0f08">For this to work, you need to be brutal about your boundaries.</p><ul><li>Ask for reschedules if (when) someone schedules a meeting without looking at your calendar for availability.</li><li>Decline meetings that are not absolutely necessary.</li><li>And don’t be tempted to schedule meetings for that day yourself!</li></ul><p id="b11e">Shoutout to <a href="undefined">Amy

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The meetings get so overwhelming!

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Do you have a ton of meetings to attend? It feels like all I do, day in and day out, is attend meetings.

Unfortunately, most of them are necessary. And a lot of them I host.

But I feel so exhausted at the end of the day. Meetings are incredibly emotionally draining.

If this sounds familiar, I have a hack for you.

It’s mindblowing in its simplicity:

Block out one whole day a week in your calendar and refuse to schedule meetings on that day.

I block out Fridays, and even though I can’t avoid all meetings, I have a significant amount of time to actually do some work.

For this to work, you need to be brutal about your boundaries.

Ask for reschedules if (when) someone schedules a meeting without looking at your calendar for availability.

Decline meetings that are not absolutely necessary.

And don’t be tempted to schedule meetings for that day yourself!

Shoutout to Amy Colleen and her great article on respecting her son’s privacy — I can relate 100%!