Nir And Far discusses the challenges of timeboxing and shares strategies for handling unexpected events and distractions. They address common excuses, emphasize the importance of contingency plans, and provide tips for staying committed to tasks. Timeboxing can prevent distractions and help regain control of time.
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Quick takeaways
Timeboxing is about working on tasks without distraction and determining their duration.
Effective strategies for managing life's surprises include creating backup plans and overestimating task time.
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The Purpose of Timeboxing
Timeboxing is not about finishing tasks, but about working on them without distraction and figuring out how long they take.
Methods to Protect Your Timeboxed Calendar
To prevent distractions, be honest about what's truly unpredictable, have a contingency plan, overallocate time for tasks, avoid over timeboxing, and adhere to the next task when one is missed.
The Importance of Planning and Adaptation
Planning for predictable events, creating backup plans, overestimating task time, and staying committed to the timeboxed calendar are effective strategies for managing life's surprises.
Some days, the world seems intent on sabotaging your timeboxed calendar.
A meeting goes longer than expected. The daycare center calls to say that your child is ill and has to be picked up ASAP. A project you thought would take an hour to complete instead took three.
Before you know it, the end of the day arrives, and you’ve barely given time to the tasks you had wanted to do.
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