Next Best Thing
Things I noticed last week:
I’ve spent a long time, probably years, trying to make time blocking work.
To be fair, a lot of successful people swear by it, and I can absolutely see why.
If your days are fairly predictable, blocking time for important work makes a lot of sense.
The problem is that my days, in this season of my life, are not predictable.
Between elderly parents, client work, business building, and life in general, I kept finding myself rearranging my calendar instead of doing the work. Every interruption felt like I was failing my own system.
What I noticed last week is that I’ve finally stopped trying to force my days into a shape they don’t naturally fit.
I don’t need a system that assumes everything will go according to plan.
I need a system that helps me decide what to do next when reality has other ideas.
Instead of asking, “What was I supposed to be doing right now?” I’ve started asking, “What’s the next best thing I can do?”
So far, that’s created a lot more progress and a lot less stress.