There are a variety of things that I’m asked daily, and one of them is: “How do you do it all?”
What is really being asked is “How do you live this full life well?”.
And, while I don’t do it all, I DO do a whole lot with intentionality, which I address in this “Do it All Series”.
Here are two ways that I view, and manage, my time.
1️⃣ Time is Blocked
The way that my time is allocated is in “blocks”.
Some examples:
A) Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-4 are school hours.
This isn’t shifted around; it is static.
On Fridays, I also have a 3 hour block of time that is for school (Family Studies Day) but it can be moved around and inserted into the day anywhere.
B) I clean my entire house on Mondays, and this requires a 2-4 hour chunk of time, moved around the day as needed.
One Monday each month, I record a workshop, so I know that I have about 3 hours to clean.
One Monday each month, I host book club from 10-4 and I cook brunch for that at 9 am. This means that I have to clean beforehand, and I can only spend about 2 hours.
Two Mondays each month, we go to the library and I can come home from that and spend 4 hours cleaning.
The time isn’t something I’m grasping for or randomly picking pieces of to try to cram together…
The time (all of it) is specifically blocked off and can be moved as an entire block to fit my life.
2️⃣ Time is Budgeted
By blocking my time, I can budget it.
It seems obvious to say “we only have 24 hours in a day”, but yet, somehow we come to subconsciously believe otherwise.
Just like I can only spend the money I actually have at the store, I can only spend on my life the time I have remaining based upon what I’ve budgeted and what I’ve spent.
By blocking my time, I can then budget it well.
If something impacts a block of time, I know that I have to move on to the next block and then “drag or drop” whatever tasks remain in the current one.
I know what time I can “borrow” from a block because it’s been allocated intentionally.
And, when “extra” time remains in a block, I can intentionally choose how to use it.
What is really being asked is “How do you live this full life well?”.
And, while I don’t do it all, I DO do a whole lot with intentionality, which I address in this “Do it All Series”.
Here are two ways that I view, and manage, my time.
1️⃣ Time is Blocked
The way that my time is allocated is in “blocks”.
Some examples:
A) Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-4 are school hours.
This isn’t shifted around; it is static.
On Fridays, I also have a 3 hour block of time that is for school (Family Studies Day) but it can be moved around and inserted into the day anywhere.
B) I clean my entire house on Mondays, and this requires a 2-4 hour chunk of time, moved around the day as needed.
One Monday each month, I record a workshop, so I know that I have about 3 hours to clean.
One Monday each month, I host book club from 10-4 and I cook brunch for that at 9 am. This means that I have to clean beforehand, and I can only spend about 2 hours.
Two Mondays each month, we go to the library and I can come home from that and spend 4 hours cleaning.
The time isn’t something I’m grasping for or randomly picking pieces of to try to cram together…
The time (all of it) is specifically blocked off and can be moved as an entire block to fit my life.
2️⃣ Time is Budgeted
By blocking my time, I can budget it.
It seems obvious to say “we only have 24 hours in a day”, but yet, somehow we come to subconsciously believe otherwise.
Just like I can only spend the money I actually have at the store, I can only spend on my life the time I have remaining based upon what I’ve budgeted and what I’ve spent.
By blocking my time, I can then budget it well.
If something impacts a block of time, I know that I have to move on to the next block and then “drag or drop” whatever tasks remain in the current one.
I know what time I can “borrow” from a block because it’s been allocated intentionally.
And, when “extra” time remains in a block, I can intentionally choose how to use it.
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