Scheduling Life

Publish Date: January 25, 2024

This week's wisdom is about scheduling.

Want to advance in your career, complete your work obligations, and have time for your family and friends? 

Want to be known for your accomplishments, organization, and dependability? 

Then, you want to get even better at managing your schedule! I know I do!

Since we are still in January (often a reset time in US culture), think about how you can achieve your goals more easily by taking some time to think about how you schedule your life. I'm not talking about time management writ large, or how to focus more intensively once you start a task...just the basic skills of creating an effective schedule. 

Why?  Because: 

1. "Effective scheduling is very important because it helps to maximize the most crucial unrenewable resource we are given – time. Some days we want to go home already, some days we wish for extra hours. But we are all given the same 24 hours – whether we like it or not. Our time each day is limited, but we cannot let it limit us." https://scaletime.co/blog/scheduling-tips"How you make your own schedule depends on your specific organizational needs. 
2. "Some people are the most productive when they plan their entire day, others thrive by only scheduling larger or complicated tasks. As you create a daily schedule, try to allow yourself to remain flexible. Pay attention to what method allows you to be the most productive. " https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-make-a-schedule

For yourself:
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-make-a-schedule
https://www.cio.com/article/286701/careers-staffing-10-time-management-tips-for-it-professionals.html
https://onlinegrad.syracuse.edu/blog/productivity/
https://libparlor.com/2020/01/28/your-tenure-track-toolbox-tips-tricks-tech-for-success/

For managers and leaders:

https://www.zoomshift.com/blog/staff-scheduling-best-practices/
https://scaletime.co/blog/scheduling-tips
https://hbr.org/2024/01/want-to-be-a-better-leader-stop-thinking-about-work-after-hours?
https://www.springshare.com/libstaffer/

Trust yourself to know what will best work for you...and then do it!

All the best,

Holly

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