Teach me how to time block my calendar for maximum productivity.
Work type: [KNOWLEDGE WORK / CREATIVE / MANAGEMENT / MIXED]
Main challenge: [TOO MANY MEETINGS / CAN'T FOCUS / CONTEXT SWITCHING / REACTIVE ALL DAY]
Calendar tool: [GOOGLE CAL / OUTLOOK / NOTION / PAPER]
Provide:
1. **Time Blocking Basics**: Why it works and the core principles
2. **Block Categories**: Deep work, shallow work, admin, meetings, breaks, personal — how to categorise
3. **Ideal Week Template**: Design my perfect week with all blocks mapped
4. **Deep Work Blocks**: How to protect 2-3 hours of uninterrupted focus time daily
5. **Admin Batching**: How to batch email, messages, and admin into specific windows
6. **Meeting Consolidation**: How to cluster meetings to protect focus blocks
7. **Buffer Blocks**: Why you need transition time between tasks
8. **Flexible Blocks**: How to handle the unexpected without the whole system collapsing
9. **Weekly Review**: How to review and plan next week's blocks every Friday
10. **Common Mistakes**: The top 5 time blocking mistakes and how to avoid them
Teach me how to time block my calendar for maximum productivity.
Work type: [KNOWLEDGE WORK / CREATIVE / MANAGEMENT / MIXED]
Main challenge: [TOO MANY MEETINGS / CAN'T FOCUS / CONTEXT SWITCHING / REACTIVE ALL DAY]
Calendar tool: [GOOGLE CAL / OUTLOOK / NOTION / PAPER]
Provide:
1. **Time Blocking Basics**: Why it works and the core principles
2. **Block Categories**: Deep work, shallow work, admin, meetings, breaks, personal — how to categorise
3. **Ideal Week Template**: Design my perfect week with all blocks mapped
4. **Deep Work Blocks**: How to protect 2-3 hours of uninterrupted focus time daily
5. **Admin Batching**: How to batch email, messages, and admin into specific windows
6. **Meeting Consolidation**: How to cluster meetings to protect focus blocks
7. **Buffer Blocks**: Why you need transition time between tasks
8. **Flexible Blocks**: How to handle the unexpected without the whole system collapsing
9. **Weekly Review**: How to review and plan next week's blocks every Friday
10. **Common Mistakes**: The top 5 time blocking mistakes and how to avoid them
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