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Focus on This

Time to Triage Your Calendar

Dec 9, 2024
Explore effective strategies for managing your busy calendar during the holiday rush. Discover a four-step framework that helps you cut unnecessary commitments and prioritize what truly matters. Learn the benefits of deferring non-urgent tasks to the new year and how batching similar activities can enhance your productivity. Don’t forget to protect your self-care with essentials like sleep and exercise to stay energized and healthy this season.
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Quick takeaways

  • Eliminating unnecessary meetings during the holiday season allows for a more focused schedule and enhances overall productivity.
  • Deferring non-urgent tasks to the new year significantly alleviates stress and frees up time for essential priorities and self-care.

Deep dives

Cut the Inessential

To simplify personal calendars during the busy holiday season, it is crucial to eliminate non-essential commitments that can be removed or postponed. Evaluating recurring meetings and questioning their necessity at this time of year can lead to significant time savings. For example, a professional might discover that some weekly team meetings can be reduced to bi-weekly or removed from the schedule altogether. Being ruthless in this assessment allows individuals to reclaim time for more pressing tasks or personal rejuvenation.

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