Block Scheduling Secret of Highly Productive People

As a mother, we want to do it all.

If you are anything like I am, you have many different areas of your life pulling at your pant legs. As a mom, we have an eye on family, work, the house, the kids, the spouse, the laundry, the shopping, the cooking, etc.

We need to take care of all these and can’t make a single off day for this? and keep on a repeat cycle.

For me, it was tough to find a balance to keep my life run smoothly.

I spent my days running all day long, being what I thought it was too busy when all I was doing was spinning my wheels.

One day I was introduced to Block Scheduling system of Jordan page from www.funcheapfree.com, and my whole world completely changed.

This super simple tool turned my home on its ear, and I have never looked back. 

Block scheduling is a powerful method for maintaining focus and improving focus.

Before this block scheduling system, I was insanely stressed, and I never feel like having time for myself.

The block scheduling not only helps you get more done in a day without burnout. It also helps with time management.

The basics of block schedule system

What is a block scheduling system?

Block scheduling system is the practice of planning out every moment of your day in advance and commuting individual time blocks for specific tasks and responsibilities.

A standard to-do list tells you what you need to do, while block schedules tell you when you will do it and finish it.

It means you look at your day in chunks of time.

This method works well for us with our small kids because our days naturally fall into chunks of time.

How does the block schedule system work?

By scheduling every minute of your day, you not only guard against distraction but also multiply your focus.

I have broken my day up into about 2 hours block!

written, e.g., block schedule

I write down everything that I might want to accomplish into five schedules within 3 hours.

When something comes up, I automatically know what schedule and block it fits.

These blocks work for us, but it will be different for different family.

How block scheduling increase your productivity?

Block scheduling is a single-tasking process that focuses on one task at a time.

It has been said that it can make you up to 80% more productive than splitting your attention across multiple tasks.

How to build your block schedule system?

Time blocking or block scheduling is a powerful time management strategy. If you can make your system, you can make your system.

You can see it as a framework for thinking about your day.

There are some tips to set up your blocking system:-

1. Begin with your daily priorities

Firstly you have to question yourself. Why do I need to use time blocking?

Just think about what you like to accomplish in a day.

For, it’s my kids, family, work, home, and me.

Whatever you choose, knowing your high-level priorities and goals will shape what makes it into your schedule. Thus how you can learn how to block out your day.

2. Create block and assign priorities

Make printable time blocking printable template.

Now think about your blocks and add priorities to your blocks.

There are different types of blocks.

1. Daily block
2. Meaningful block

Block the things that you do daily on a specific block.

What’s your morning routine will be in your daily block.

The things that you do daily are included in a daily block.

My main meaningful block is during kid’s playtime, school time, nap-time, and after bedtime. 

Deep work is best to do during your meaningful block.

Free printable Daily block schedule system

3. Set aside time for both deep and shallow task

Now it’s time to use the block according to the nature of the task. It’s effortless to get distracted and start flitting from task to task.

Block scheduling is time-blocking that set aside long periods for focussed work.

By determining your shallow task and deep task, focus performance can be done.

The shallow task and deep task’s purpose is to have an assigned time for everything that needs to be done.

During the morning, family time dishes, laundry (shallow work) can be done.

Work block (deep task) is just for work.

Stick to your assigned priority in your block if you can block out your best time for productive and meaningful work, the better.

Why block scheduling system works?

It is a visual method of getting things done. Every task you want to do will not be accomplished on the same block period, on the same day.

But you are working on getting things done.

You have a specific time every day to get things done. You have time to clean every day, time to work every day and to recharge every day.

How does block scheduling help in focus?

We women carry lots of mental loads, and it can be so hand to get everything done.

Block scheduling helps do everything and has a time and place.

You can focus on cleaning because you know you have a set period to work later.

Again you can focus on work because you know that you have cleaned.

Extra tips

1. Place buffers in between tasks
2. Schedule your breaks: We are not machines, so make sure you set aside time throughout the day for your one time.
3. Write down your daily to-do list: Plan how you will fill your blocks the night before. If I start my day without a plan, I waste a lot of my time trying to plan how I should spend my day.

You don’t need to spend a lot of time on your to-do list. Just 5 minutes every night before bed.

Free printable: daily planner for busy working moms.

Time blocking is only one of the many time management strategies to increase productivity.

If you have a party to go to, make sure you section out time to get ready. I have blocked off time right up until we needed to leave, completely forgetting I had to shower and dress.

The key to this system, in the beginning, is to be overly thorough. As you get better at scheduling in blocks of time, you will not need to be so strict. And the more you can control what’s there, the more in control you will be of your time and focus.

Are you planing block scheduling to make your daily schedule?

Please share your thoughts about it in the comment box down below.

I will see you soon in another blog post!

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Nasreen

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