Value Is Not Essence

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There’s a popular productivity technique called time blocking. It’s where you set aside a number of hours each day for particular tasks, so you know exactly what you’ll be doing during any specified period of time. For example, I may have a block of time from 10 AM – 12 PM where I write everyday, followed by an hour in which I have lunch, and then a time from 1 PM – 3 PM where I write again. Recently, I found myself struggling with time management, so I decided to try time blocking to get myself back on track. On Sunday evening, I outlined my schedule for the upcoming Monday, creating nice little visual blocks to indicate when I’ll be writing, when I’ll be doing administrative work, when I’ll be reading, and so on. Within a span of minutes, I knew exactly what I’d be doing the next day. Well, Monday arrived, and so did my commitment to adhere to this schedule. I successfully checked off my first morning block of writing, and felt great about jumping into the afternoon. The afternoon ar

Value Is Not Essence Archive ↓ Best Posts All Posts Recent Posts Newsletter Book Courses ↓ Thinking In Stories The Examined Writer Reflections Value Is Not Essence By Lawrence Yeo There’s a popular productivity technique called time blocking. It’s where you set aside a number of hours each day for particular tasks, so you know exactly what you’ll be doing during any specified period of time. For example, I may have a block of time from 10 AM – 12 PM where I write everyday, followed by an hour in which I have lunch, and then a time from 1 PM – 3 PM where I write again. Recently, I f

Value Is Not Essence

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