The Teaching Space

Episode 62 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores time blocking as a productivity strategy. When You’re Really Busy When I am really busy and there's potential for, what I like to refer to as "a wobble", I do three things: I stop (and usually grab a cuppa). I ensure my list is totally up-to-date (in other words, that everything I need to do is on my list - if I don't know what I need to do when, I cannot get things done). I time block my days. What is Time Blocking? There are probably lots of different definitions, but for me, it is planning every single 15 minute block of my day (this includes rest, breaks etc). Every. Single. Thing. Goes. On. The. Calendar. Seriously. Stuff on the calendar gets prioritised. It gets done. My Calendar Setup I use Google Calendar. Did you know you can set up multiple Google Calendars under one email address? I do this to categories and easily colour code my activities. It’s also helpful to be able to toggle certain categories/calendars on and off. My calendar list looks some