The Ultimate Time Blocking Guide - 2023 Edition

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Buffer Time by Reclaim

Tip: Scheduling breaks in your day is important to remember when you're time blocking -- but of course, this can become tedious and especially difficult when your few openings throughout the day are quickly grabbed by your team. Reclaim addresses this pain point by auto-scheduling Buffer Time - custom breaks - in your busy calendar after your meetings, tasks, habits, and even travel time to get to and from your in-person events. This is a lifesaver for a healthy workday so you have a few minutes to stretch your legs, grab some coffee, or just prepare for your next meeting between a jam-packed day.

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ReclaimAI

A smart calendar app like Reclaim.ai can elevate your time blocking game by automatically scheduling tasks, regular routines, breaks, travel time, even recurring 1:1 meetings in your busy calendar. Reclaim also features native integrations with your favorite project management platforms like Clickup, Todoist, Asana, Jira, and Linear (with Monday.com and Trello coming soon!) so you can automatically block time for your task list in Google Calendar to defend the time you need for heads down work.

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Pomofocus

This technique works by honing focus on one objective with an element of time pressure (in Francesco's case -- a ticking tomato!), and can work effectively for task batching and getting through shallow work to-dos. Similar to time boxing, using the Pomodoro approach lets you get as much done as you can in the 25-minutes at full focus, with a 5-minute break before you move on to the next item. Today, you don't need a tomato-timer on hand to get the most of the Pomodoro technique. Online apps like Pomofocus or even just your phone timer can be great (less tick-y) substitutes.

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