Time to Triage Your Calendar
Focus on This
Michael Hyatt
4.6 • 627 Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
The holiday season is here, and with it comes packed schedules and mounting demands. In this solo episode, host Marissa Hyatt shares her four-step framework for performing a calendar triage that clears your schedule, reduces stress, and makes space for what matters most.
Key Takeaways
- Cut the Inessential: Say goodbye to unnecessary meetings and obligations.
- Defer When Possible: Push non-urgent tasks into the new year.
- Batching is Your Friend: Group similar tasks together for peak productivity.
- Protect Self-Care: Prioritize sleep, exercise, and downtime to stay healthy and energized.
Resources
- Ideal Week Template: fullfocus.co/idealweek
Watch on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/x4VmPXBWM_M
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Well, I can't believe that we're only a couple weeks away from Christmas and New Year's. |
| 0:06.7 | It is just wild to me how fast this year has gone by. And if your calendar looks anything like |
| 0:13.0 | mine, it is time for a triage. It's time to really get in there with a scalpel, some gloves, |
| 0:19.7 | and figure out what we need to cut, |
| 0:22.4 | how we can rearrange things for better productivity, better rejuvenation, and just overall |
| 0:27.9 | success in the busiest time of the year. |
| 0:35.8 | Welcome to another episode of Focus on This. This is the most productive podcast on the internet |
| 0:42.5 | so you can banish distractions, get the right stuff done, and finally start loving Mondays. |
| 0:48.3 | I'm your host, Marissa Hyatt. Now, you may be noticing that it's just me today and Ken is |
| 0:54.0 | unfortunately unavailable to record. And so, you may be noticing that it's just me today, and Ken is unfortunately unavailable to |
| 0:56.5 | record, and so maybe he needs to triage his calendar a little more than he has. No, but seriously, |
| 1:03.7 | he is busy and off chatting with people about our double win coaching program. And so it is just |
| 1:10.1 | me today doing a solo episode with you guys. |
| 1:13.7 | Now, every time we have done any kind of episode on focus on this about calendar management, |
| 1:20.8 | time blocking, how to be more productive and efficient with the time that we have, |
| 1:26.0 | we get so much great feedback from you guys, |
| 1:28.6 | sharing that this is so practical and helpful for making sure that you're making the most of our |
| 1:34.6 | time because the truth is, our time is limited, right? We only have a certain number of hours |
| 1:40.7 | in every day, and we want to be mindful of how we're spending our time. Now, it's a busy |
| 1:47.2 | time of year. It's the holidays. People are cramming in things onto our calendars, whether it's at work |
| 1:53.8 | and we're trying to cram in all those last minute meetings, get everything done that we need |
| 1:57.9 | to get done before the holidays, or whether it's your personal life |
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