In this episode, we're diving into a deceptively powerful topic in time management: personal admin time. Let's talk about dealing with the emails, the paper piles on the kitchen counter, the school forms, and the never-ending stream of to-dos that live in your personal life—and absolutely impact your professional life, too.
Many time management strategies focus only on the professional side of life, but the reality is that personal tasks draw from the same limited pool of time and mental bandwidth. And if you don't have a system to handle them, they pile up and steal your focus—even at work.
So, how do we tame this kind of admin overwhelm?
We'll cover:
What's included in personal admin work
How to create a realistic personal admin system that fits your life phase
When to do it and how often
How to use time blocking to protect this time and reduce stress
What to do with email and paper until it's time to deal with it
You'll leave with a step-by-step process for designing a sustainable personal admin routine—and why doing so will actually support your professional success, not just your personal sanity.
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