094: Using Routines to Limit Distractions and Promote Productivity

The Intentional Advantage

Tanya Dalton

Productivity, 790708, Tanyadalton, Inkwellpress, Management, Education, Self-improvement, Business

4.6 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Time blocking and routines are two solid ways to focus on doing things that really matter the most to us. We all function in many different roles and if we don’t intentionally plan our time, we can find ourselves feeling overwhelmed and overstressed. Today, we're going to be talking about creating routines and utilizing time blocking to help move you closer to achieving your goals and your dreams.

What’s In This Episode:

Cultivating and creating intentional habits so you can focus on what’s most important
Using time blocking to organize your day instead of just organizing our tasks
Overcoming the planning fallacy
Adding structure to your life with routines

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Season 8 of Productivity Paradox with Tanya Dalton, a podcast focused on using productivity not just to do more, but to achieve what's most important to you.
0:11.9	Join Tanya this season as she focuses on planning for success using proven productivity strategies.
0:17.7	To get her free checklist, five minutes to peak productivity, simply go to
0:21.8	inkwellpress.com slash podcast. And now here's your host, Tanya Dalton.
0:28.4	Hello, hello, everyone. Welcome to Productivity Paradox. I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, and this is
0:34.3	episode 94. Today we're going to be talking about time blocking and using end-of-the-day
0:40.3	routines to be more productive. And I want you to make sure to stay all the way to the end because I've got a
0:45.8	great giveaway that I'll be sharing details about at the very end of the show. Now, as you know,
0:51.9	the focus for season eight is all about planning for success.
0:55.6	Planning systems are what makes it possible to function in all the many roles we play.
1:01.2	And I've talked in the past about systems and automations and the ways that we can really take the thinking out of it,
1:07.5	which opens up and frees our brain to really spend time to focus on what's really
1:12.6	most important. Productivity isn't about doing more. It's about doing what matters most.
1:19.1	Time blocking and routines are two really solid ways to focus on doing things that really matter
1:25.3	the most to us. Researchers at Duke University have found that 40 to 45% of our daily actions are actually
1:33.3	habits. And I know you've probably heard me give that study in the past because it's one of my
1:38.0	favorites. I love this idea that we can use habits to our own benefit. We can really cultivate and create intentional habits
1:47.5	so we can focus on what's most important. Think about habits you already have, like putting your
1:53.5	keys in the same place when you come home or brushing your teeth before you go to bed. These are
1:58.2	things that become automatic, and they help provide a sense of
2:01.5	stability and keep us from just thoughtlessly stumbling through our day. And I think that's a
2:06.5	really bad feeling, this idea of thoughtlessly stumbling through our day. It's that idea of getting
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