Session 6 of the Year of Productivity programme looks at calendars. Personally, I love
calendars. I use my Google calendar religiously, usually for personal
appointments and plans – I go to the theatre a lot and I’d probably end up
double-booking myself if I didn’t write down every booking I make. I have an
Android phone so I can access my calendar anywhere. I mark off my annual leave
on my calendar, as well as anything unusual – such as if I am going to be out
of the office – but I tend to use my Groupwise work calendar for work-related
stuff, only adding personal appointments to this if they impact on work time –
such as a doctor’s appointment that infringes on work hours. I find my work
calendar very useful: my manager uses it to schedule team meetings and
one-to-ones, and if I need to get hold of someone in a different department or
Centre I can check their calendar to see where they are and when they are free.
I think Doodle is brilliant too – it is currently being used to plan one of my
best friends’ hen dos and although it’s still a nightmare trying to get everyone
together, I suspect it would be even more
of a nightmare if Doodle didn’t exist.
I tried
the ‘Don’t Break the Chain’ technique, printing out a booklet of calendars from
the handy paper resources section on the blog a couple of weeks ago. I used it
to assist my language learning, as I think the ‘little and often’ approach is
particularly well-suited to this kind of task. I find marking off the days as I
go very satisfying, and it gives me a sense of achievement to see the chain
grow longer and longer, so I think I will carry on with this.
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