4 Simple Time Blocking Tips: How To Start Time Blocking The Easy Way
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- Time blocking tips & hacks for entrepreneurs: Time blocking increases productivity allowing you to get more out of your day! Do you want more time in the day?
You can’t make time, however you can make the time you have work in for you instead of against you. Time blocking is the best way to take control of your day instead of it, controlling you.
Learn how to time block your schedule and completely up your productivity with these 4 time blocking tips and productivity hacks to get more done. In this video you will learn exactly how to time block your schedule and what time blocking is.
You know it's important to create a time management plan, or daily schedule, but it can be really hard to commit to one. After all there is no way to control every aspect of your day. There are times when things just don’t go according to plan or worse, it feels like the entire world is just out to mess up your schedule.
I challenge you to put these time blocking tips to the test over the next 7 days just to see how your productivity increases. These 4 simple time blocking tips will help you get started with time blocking the right way, and insure that you begin to build a healthy long term habit.
Understanding these principles is critical as Time blocking is one of the most powerful approaches to plan your time. I just gave a talk on this topic- contact me if you'd like more info on how to time block effectively: • Best Time To Post To I...
Time management strategies are often developed for those working in a 9 to 5 environment. Time blocking works with any job, business or schedule which makes it the most powerful time management system out there. If you've read The ONE Thing or follow my channel, you already know I’m a big proponent of time blocking.
Time blocking is not something you can just start doing overnight. It really takes time to get the hang of it and the image above shows my plan for a random Wednesday earlier this month. In the video I show you one of my time blocked weeks so you know exactly how easy it can be.
If you find that you need to start tracking your time, Toggl's time blocking app will let you dedicate a certain number of hours to just one task with its intuitive time tracking interface and integrated Pomodoro timer. Or you can go the free route and just use a simple spread sheet with a timer.
Watch now to learn the latest time blocking tips to get your scheduling and business under control!
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Smart tip to just start with 1 day a week. And the buffer is SO CRUCIAL. I also teach my clients to remember to time block time to time block (LOL) every week, AND to check it every day.
That's a great addition, it' easy to try get excited and try the whole week on the first go. Buffer blocks always save my week, super cool your already helping clients with this! Thanks for the comment and support🙏
yepppppppppp me hahaa
i know Im randomly asking but does someone know of a trick to get back into an instagram account..?
I was stupid lost the password. I love any tips you can give me!
I've spent the past two days learning about time blocking and designing my calendar based on these techniques. Today is my last day of time block research and design then I will put it into effect at the weekend. I'm really excited to start it because it's giving me structure around writing my PhD thesis while allowing myself to be mindful of blocks of time I can use to develop my rest of the year goals (financial, career, study, hiking trips (!) etc.). Thank you for the motivation and tips - I feel supported in home-office now!
Wow, that's so cool! Humbled you've found the videos motivating. That's is a BIG task and I wish you the best in using time blocking to tackle it. Thanks so much for your comment and... You've got this 🔥🙌
I always encourage my employees to walk through the door in the morning and hit those immediate, essential tasks that need to be done every day for one hour. Then, with a dent made on the routine stuff, step away and take a 10-minute break. They review their tasks for the week, the day, and block out their remaining time around what they want to accomplish most. I find it's really effective!
If only more leaders where as forward thinking!
Great advice!
Really appreciate you breaking this down, I was overwhelmed by doing this for the whole week! Picking one day is perfect
Happy to hear it! It's a lot to try and do ALL at once... Easing into it really helped me in the beginning.
This was very helpful! Especially the 1 day a week and then go back and look at your daily activities, plus the buffer... thank you!
That buffer has saved me more times than I can count 😆.... Happy time blocking
Great idea to start out 1 day at a time!
Thank you for this video Jason! I found it extremely helpful.
Happy to hear you found the time blocking tips helpful! 🔥
Great doable info. Thanks 👑
Happy time blocking! Thanks for watching!
1. Start w/ 1 day a week ------ 1:46
2. Add a buffer block---- 2:30
3. Block around your natural energy waves ---- 3:40
4. Adjust your calendar each day ---- 4:37
🙌 Nice!
Great time blocking tips! I’ve been doing the Pomodoro technique for awhile but always go over by a lot. I’ll begin implementing this tips today! Thanks 👍🏾
Jason Whaling Yes! I started implementing them today. Got a ton done! I got some additional tips from your other video about mastering blocking. Will start off slow. And the ladder concept...sooo helpful! Subscribed!!!
This videos is so helpful! I've been unsuccessful at time-blocking quite a few times. Can't wait to see how this turns out! Thanks!!
You've got this! It's not easy to start, but once you get into the flow you won't want to go back!
Thanks Jason, looking forward to giving this a go.
Awesome!
Thank you for the vid! Simple is what I need - no fluff
Crush it with your time blocking!
Thank you , for the motivational planning tips.
Love this stuff, hope it helps with time blocking and getting more done🔥
BEAUTIFUL!!! loved it ,And learnt a lot
Happy time blocking!
Absolutely practical..and great tips.. Thank you .
Happy to help! Good luck staying productive!
Wow, thanks, these tips are amazing! I couldn't get my head around time.blocking and I think this was exactly what I was missing.
Nice! Happy time blocking. It's a great time management strategy 🚀
Thanks for this video. I was super overwhelmed today. LOL
Happens to all of us - hope this helped. You've got this!
100% helpful
Thanks ! 💙
Happy time blocking!
Great advice!
Thanks! Happy time blocking!
very helpful loved it, thank you :)
I like the one day a week idea. THANK YOU
Have to start somewhere! Thanks so much for watching!
I got lots of value from this video thank you!
Awesome to hear! Time blocking is such a powerful strategy to getting more done
"لا أحَد يعرف صعوبة أنكَ تحاول ولا تَستطيع." ❤
Thanks so much for watching!
I appreciate your presentations! Having scheduled work time to get your brain used to productive phases is a great way to fight distraction. What‘s also important is to schedule your study breaks to support memorization! I subscribed 👍
💯 Spot on! Thanks for watching and your support! Happy time blocking!
Thank you ✨
Happy time blocking 🚀
Nice vid, great content and very informative!
Good luck with your Time blocking! You've got this!
You encouraged Me, especially since you said read the comments.
So I’m gonna try today maybe you can hold Me accountable.
I’ve been looking into time blocking, but I luv how you broke everything down and mentioned that you Taylor it to your energy. Also allowing the buffer block.
glad to hear it was helpful! I hope you were able to put it to practice. Thanks for watching! 🔥
Thanks Bro I implemented but found it difficult but now it seems to be my type of stuff 😊
Nice! It is hard to get used too, but once I got the hang of it, I couldn't go back 👍
Simple and easy tips much appreciated! I will subscribe you have interesting content for me👍🏻
Thank you 🙏. Wish you the best with your time blocking 🔥
Great tips! I always recommend people intentionally block time to rest and recover as well, what I like to call “me time.” :)
Glad you agree🔥
Blocking timr for rest is an excellent addition 👍
Nice information. I'm really trying to do better with this.
Thank you 🙏
You can take a while to get into habit how time blocking... But it is well worth it🔥🔥📅
awesome, thanks
Time blocking for the win👍
So useful! I've been trying to use time blocking very unsuccessfully, mostly due to the responsive nature of my job (I work in a busy high school). I tried some of your techniques and they worked perfectly. I'll definitely be subscribing and watching more videos. Thanks!
I'm glad to hear that some of the techniques mentioned worked!! Wishing you all the best on your time blocking and thanks for the sub! Appreciate the support! 🔥
Best of luck for Future!!!👍
Thank you.... It's been over a year and I'm still time blocking 😁
thanks
Happy time blocking!
those r four, good reminders, because I get tired alot when I work sixteen hour days between two of my jobs, especially when I can only sleep maybe four hours cause of scheduled shifts early in the morning the very next day
That's a crazy schedule and not sustainable long term... Hope you are able to get those hours are down
@@JasonAWhaling , hey, I still have atleast one to two days off during the course of the week. This won't goon forever
Great idea to start with 1 day a week!
Ease into it and you won't want to go back. Thanks for watching
Hi! I have been using this method for about a year and it has really helped me be more productive. I want to help implement this with my whole operations team- any tips on how to help?
Moving it across your team is a tough one! My recommendation would be having a specified "quite time" for the entire team where members aren't expected to check email or respond to chats. That way everyone knows that they can focus on their individual tasks and not worry about missing something.
Great tips! Do you have a suggestion as to software or better yet an iOS app that we can use for time blocking? Maybe something that will notify me when it’s time to move on to the next block?
I just use Google calendar to keep it simple. I only know of an android one that would do that though (thetimeplanner.com/)
I just discovered time blocking in another video. I really like your tips on taking it a day first and considering energy levels to optimize this strategy. It brought understanding to it. Thank you and God bless you+
Awesome to hear it was helpful! Good luck developing your own time blocking strategy.🔥
How do you track the changes (from the planned to the actual), so you can tell over time how much better (or worse) you're getting at planning and at implementing your plans? Or, do you just keep the actual time expenditure log, rather than retaining any record of the plan?
Great question. I think the best thing to do would be to take a screenshot of your ideal schedule you've laid out for the week day - then adjust in real time as the day/week goes on. For me I set an 'ideal' for the month/quarter and then compare it to what actually happend
Any detailed advice everyone how to implement this for elementary teachers?
🤔 Most likely applying this to your after school hours since your schedule is pretty locked in during the day.... I won't pretend like I know what would work best though; I'm in a very different field.
Also random tack-on to tip 3 for those who menstruate (pill doesn't count pretty sure?), maybe pick up a copy of Period Queen or just in general plan time around your hormonal cycles since it won't just be daily fluctuations it'll be about 4 different monthly states. Don't overcommit to new projects when you have heaps of energy about a couple weeks after the last cycle too cuz you'll tank out in shark week and have way more on your plate! Drip is a tracker that also tracks energy levels and doesn't share your data so maybe could help.
Thank you for the additional tip!
I added a few things to my daily calendar but I never do them at the time I told myself I was gonna do it. For example, exercise at 9am never happens at 9am for me.
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Me too... I feel like a part of me resists a set schedule, as when I have that, it will be a job, and I chose to be in a career that allowed me to control my own schedule....
Few quotes that might get you moving, "If you need inspiration to do something then do it" and "desperation creates movement and clarity" ive been researching on why we have zero motivation to do things and heres what i came up with, apparently if we are not really that desperate to do something or at least intentionally focusing on something it becomes hard for us to channel our energy in to our work. So my suggestion is to with why do you want to workout? and how badly do you actually want it? because youre the only one who can motivate yourself
i wish that helps though
Do you use a time blocking app ?? I am self-employed and looking for a software app that would help me block time, see results of my day and then plan "down time" for family and faith.. any suggestions?? THANKS --
I still use Google Calendar. There are some apps that are mobile only, but generally I find they add to much complexity to the process. So I've stuck with Google Calendar... Hope that helps!
Great video. Annoying echo though
Thank you and sorry about that. Working to improve
I'm always worried that I can't fit the breaks that I need to avoid burn out...how do you plan those if you don't how you will need a break before hand...?
Great question! The first one is of course not piling your days to the breaking point. The second is planning your down time so you know you'll have a break.... Something that I do is have a 'bi-week' every 4-6 weeks where I'll work about half my hours which allows me to recover but not take the whole week off. So I wind up working half days and that helps with getting recharged without breaking the momentum.
nice
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Excellent tips for making time blocking work for you. I tried time blocking in 2016, but found I was spending too much time preparing my calendar and not actually getting things done. Jason's tips helped push me over the edge so now I use time blocking in every aspect of my life. I also like using apps like getplan.co and skedpal.com to streamline the time blocking process. Skedpal's great, but not free like getplan.co, so I tend to use that.
Totally checking these out...thanks for sharing.
It's easy to get sucked into over blocking or just having the planning process take too long... Glad some of these tips were so helpful
What app do you use for time blocking?
I still use Google Calendar for Timeblocking
Can we download a template ?
Totally
Hi Jason, tried to download your notebook and it wouldn't let me as it kept saying 'password too weak'...I was entering 15 character long passwords containing a mix of upper, lowercase, numbers and symbols so not sure how it could be weak. Also you page is not in line with the new GDPR regulations as it auto checks the opt in to recieve email blocks. Just thought I'd let you know to stop you potentially getting caught out for it:)
Thanks for the feedback 🔥
Do you create a new Calender in Google to overlay on a regular appointment Calender?
Will it transpose well to mobile Google Calendar app?
It's all one calendar. My booking application (book like a boos) puts my appoints right onto my calendar. If you have Gsuite for business you can actually create appointment slots.... you want it all one so that you don't have things over lap.
If you want to do your time blocks on a different calendar, that does work and it will transpose on the mobile application 👍
@@JasonAWhaling ... thanks soo much. Between your advices and that of Dotto I really have my tech. advices covered.
do you use an app to time block?
I just use Google Calendar for my time blocking and appointments
How can I time block if my days are different in a week?
You'll have to do each day individually based upon your obligations.
Yesssssssssss😓
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great video but YOUR LOGO MADE ME SCREAM OMG
We had no idea when we created the logo...it's been changed
What happens to me is 1. I never hold myself accountable, 2. My ADHD kicks in and I spend hours playing video games or staring at my smart phone.
It takes a bit of discipline to get the ball rolling
It would be great to not work a 10/day job so that I can afford a 2-3 hour "buffer time block" at the end of each day.
The idea is to not load up your plate with 10 hours of work in the first place because things always take more time than we think.... If your talking about a job that giving you that much work your right it's not possible to get around that :(
Wait, is your logo the same as the Jehovah's Witness logo?
😔 Complete coincidence... It's been removed from newer videos
Is Jason Whaling, Jehovah's Witness? His Logo looks just like the JW logo...
😅No.... I slapped the logo together having no idea. The new videos have it removed
@@JasonAWhaling haha.. it was the only thing that came to my mind too what an odd coincidence
Jesus loves you friend, join the Catholic Church!
I am in fact, Christian
Stop Whaling dude
In my name I guess 😆
I think you never heard of parkinson’s law
Not an issue here - tends to be the opposite
Great video here. I definitely struggle with implementing timeblocking. @ceoentrepreneur advised me to start with just a morning block, so similar to one day a week, but even more realistic to get started, for me 🙂
However you can get the ball rolling! Thanks for watching and wish you the best with your time blocking!