Daily Productive Sharing 096 - How to Do Time Blocking with RoamResearch?

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(The English version follows)

#todo #time_management

time blocking 是一种非常有效的时间规划方式,Deep Work 的作者就使用这一方式来管理自己的时间。今天的分享介绍利用 RoamResearch 来做 time blocking,当然等我们了解了 time blocking 的原理后,可以使用熟悉的工具来实现,比如 Obsidian 或者 Noteplan 等等。

Think of time blocking as time budgeting. The idea is that whatever money doesn’t get budgeted often gets wasted.
  • Starting on the left side of your paper/screen, write down the hours in your day.
  • Next, write down a couple of tasks that you want to get done in the space on the right.
  • Determine when you’re going to complete your most important tasks (MITs) and slot them onto your timeline.
  • Fill in the rest of your timeline around those MITs.
A word of caution: don’t get upset if your day doesn’t go exactly according to plan.
With time blocking, you are forced to make some decisions before you start your day about what success looks like.
The trick is to make sure that everything eventually gets tagged with a date, which is why I have a separate query that I use to show me all the tasks that are unscheduled so I can make sure that I follow through and schedule them appropriately.
  1. Use blocks at least 1 hour in length.
  2. Don’t try to do too much.
  3. Schedule your distractions.

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Time blocking is a very effective way of time planning, and the author of Deep Work uses this method to manage his time. Today's presentation introduces the use of RoamResearch for time blocking, but once we understand how time blocking works, we can use any tools we are familiar with to implement it, such as Obsidian or Noteplan.

Think of time blocking as time budgeting. The idea is that whatever money doesn’t get budgeted often gets wasted.
  • Starting on the left side of your paper/screen, write down the hours in your day.
  • Next, write down a couple of tasks that you want to get done in the space on the right.
  • Determine when you’re going to complete your most important tasks (MITs) and slot them onto your timeline.
  • Fill in the rest of your timeline around those MITs.
A word of caution: don’t get upset if your day doesn’t go exactly according to plan.
With time blocking, you are forced to make some decisions before you start your day about what success looks like.
The trick is to make sure that everything eventually gets tagged with a date, which is why I have a separate query that I use to show me all the tasks that are unscheduled so I can make sure that I follow through and schedule them appropriately.
  1. Use blocks at least 1 hour in length.
  2. Don’t try to do too much.
  3. Schedule your distractions.

Subscribe now

How Roam Research Helps Me Time Block My Day

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