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Volume #14: Conscious Productivity Goals for Your Real Life

Volume #14: Conscious Productivity Goals for Your Real Life

Isabella from Simplish
February 15, 2024

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Conscious Productivity #Goals: Approach time-blocking with an abundance mindset.

If the idea of blocking your day into 5 minute intervals à la Elon Musk kind of crushes your soul, then you and I are on the same wavelength 🌊

Musk’s famous “5-minute rule” may be an extreme example of time-blocking, but it demonstrates why many people avoid this useful time-management technique altogether.

Maybe you’re one of them?

Or maybe you’re simply devoted to your to-do list. It’s simple! It works! Is time blocking any better?

If you think that slicing and dicing the day into strict time-slots:

Kills creativity and connection to others
Restricts your sense of freedom, and
Makes you less adaptable to change…

…Then you’re probably approaching time-blocking with a scarcity mindset ⬇️

What does this mean, exactly?

Scarcity Mindset: You approach blocking time as a method for protecting your most limited resources, energy and time, from the endless pull of distractions.

Example: When you schedule time with family and friends, you see this as time taken away from work. As a result, you might work overtime in the days following a get-together to make up for lost time.

Abundance Mindset: You believe that scheduling activities into specific time slots will boost your energy and give you more time to yourself at the end of the day.

Example: When you schedule time with family and friends, you see this as essential to your wellbeing. As a result, you return to work with a fresh perspective and renewed motivation.

With an abundant mental framework, you’ll unlock the sense that you have plenty of time for what’s important to you ⭐

Read more about time blocking here, including a range of techniques like the Pomodoro Method, task-batching, day-theming, time boxing, and (my personal favorite), the four day workweek.

Whatever technique works best for you, remember to check in with yourself regularly and ask: Is this working for me?

Conscious Productivity #Goals: Approach time-blocking with an abundance mindset.

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Isabella Magnoni

Marketing Specialist @ Simplish