Description
Keeping a daily calendar helps to keep our lives - both personal and professional - organized. Calendars keep us focused, goal oriented, and help us to work more efficiently.
Using a calendar can be as simple as updating an app on your phone, syncing your email with your calendar, or a physical daily planner. Everyone is different. Try out each and decide what works best for you and your workflow.
Possible Benefits
- May help with productivity and focus
- May promote good time management
- May reduce stress
- May help you retain records
- May help you work faster
- May work as a creative outlet
Required Equipment
- Daily planner notebook, or
- Calendar app on your phone and/or computer
How to Do It
- Choose how you want to keep your daily calendar - whether it be in your phone and/or computer, or a physical calendar.
- Input your schedule day by day and organize by time and/or importance.
- As events come up, add them to your calendar.
- Study your calendar each day to get the most out of your work day.
Why it works
Daily planners and calendars keep your days organized and ensure that you don’t forget important tasks, events, or meetings. These planners help you manage your time more effectively so you finish your work on time and keep deadlines. Not only do people finish their work on time, they often finish their tasks early. In fact, taking time to study your calendar each morning will help you perform even better and prepare you for your day.
Time Commitment
- Study the day’s schedule for 30 minutes every day.
- Add events to your calendar as they come up.
Suggested Frequency
Every day.
Time of Day
- Add events to your calendar as the come up during the day
- Study the day’s schedule before you begin work.
Possible Side Effects
None.
Tips
- Calendars can be a creative outlet. Make your own bullet journal and fully customize it to your goals, schedule, and lifestyle.
- Organize your calendar with colors. This will help you differentiate between tasks and ensure that you get the most important things done first.
- Keep your work and personal schedules separate. This will help you keep a healthy work/life balance.
- Some days are busier than others, but always make sure there is room for small breaks in your calendar so you can regroup for the next thing.
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