15mins

Time-blocking is a proactive way to manage time.  That’s pre-assigning blocks to a set of tasks to be done.

And I know: just thinking about such a structured day makes some people queasy.  But time-blocking works, especially if you’re in a role that requires deep thinking, reading, or writing.

Anyway, one simple and effective hack I found is to change my calendar view (Outlook) to 15mins instead of the default 30min blocks. 

Besides feeling like I have ‘more time’, it also conditions me to only spend 15mins on some tasks (i.e., admin) and then move on to something more important.