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You are someone who does a great deal of time blocking in your calendar. You follow the best practice and don’t try to schedule big complex tasks – instead, you schedule their sub-tasks.

But how do you deal with tasks whose complexity is hidden? In other words, it contains far more sub-tasks than you imagined. When you come upon them, a 4-hour task can take 20 hours!

Is there anything you can do?

Tune into this episode to hear from me and my special guest, Trevor Lohrbeer, we tackle this wicked productivity problem together.

Francis Wade is the host of the Task Management & Time Blocking Virtual Summit and the author of Perfect Time-Based Productivity. Connect with him on Linkedin or send a message here. www.replytofrancis.info

Thanks to Alex_MakeMusic on Pixabay for the opening and closing music.

Once again, you find yourself caught in a bad meeting. As you glance at your watch, you are hoping it will end quickly, and put you out of your misery. Why? Little of value is being accomplished.

But how can you make sure this problem goes away? If you’re in an organization, ”Saying No” may give you some relief, but it does not solve the underlying issue. In fact, you are not sure anything will!

Tune into this episode to hear from me and my special guest, Ben Kirk, we solve this wicked problem together.

Francis Wade is the host of the Task Management & Time Blocking Virtual Summit and the author of Perfect Time-Based Productivity. Connect with him on Linkedin or send a message here. www.replytofrancis.info

Thanks to Alex_MakeMusic on Pixabay for the opening and closing music.

You are someone who is well acquainted with the skill of capturing. In other words, you know that it’s important to write everything down that’s important. You know better than to keep it all in your head – that’s a basic productivity lesson.

But lately, you have noticed that the number of things you need to write own, or capture, has exploded. It seems like just the other day when a post-it note was enough. Now, you are writing everything down in something like a notebook and you feel as if you still can’t catch up.

What’s wrong? What else should you be doing?

Tune into this episode to hear from me and my special guest, Brad Aeon, as we solve this wicked task management problem together.

Dr. Brad Aeon is a time management researcher who specializes in the dynamics of time, combining sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, and philosophy. His expertise extends beyond academia, with a TED Talk and features in major media like BBC News and The Guardian. Brad actively collaborates with various organizations, offering tailored time management and productivity training. He also founded a startup providing evidence-based training to enhance team productivity, well-being, and work-life balance.

Brad Aeon, PhD | LinkedIn

Francis Wade is the host of the Task Management & Time Blocking Virtual Summit and the author of Perfect Time-Based Productivity. Connect with him on Linkedin or send a message here. www.replytofrancis.info

Thanks to Alex_MakeMusic on Pixabay for the opening and closing music.

You are in charge of implementing your company’s new strategic plan. It includes some brilliant new ideas which should shake up your industry, and even introduce the world to a new category of products and services.

But you are a bit wary because prior strategic plans barely made it off the PowerPoint pages. They weren’t implemented due to a common complaint – no-one had the time.

You have every reason to be worried, but what should you do about the problem?

Tune into this episode to join me in tackling this wicked problem from two perspectives at once…task management and strategic planning.

I’m Francis Wade and welcome to the Task Management & Time Blocking Podcast and the JumpLeap Long-Term Strategy Podcast.

Perfect Time-Based Productivity https://perfect.mytimedesign.com

How CEOs Manage Time (hbr.org) (Nohria/Porter)

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How to Deal with Other People’s Weak Time Management Skills – Perfect Time-Based Productivity (mytimedesign.com)

Francis Wade is the host of the Task Management & Time Blocking Virtual Summit and the author of Perfect Time-Based Productivity. Connect with him on Linkedin or send a message here. www.replytofrancis.info

Thanks to Alex_MakeMusic on Pixabay for the opening and closing music.

You’re someone who launches personal projects to improve your task management. You have made a number of changes in the past, but you haven’t seen the impact you wanted from each effort.

Is there something going on that you cannot see? Are some changes more fruitful than others?

After all, you know a thing or two about systemic change: that seemingly small improvements can yield disproportionate, breakthrough results. It applies to other areas of life…but how about your task management?

Tune into this episode to hear from me and my special guest, Danielle Baily, as we tackle this challenging problem together.

Bailett Consulting (daniellebaily.com) – contact page

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The Work of Byron Katie

Dedicated to people and results, Danielle Baily aims to help find or produce useful, applicable, and cost-effective ways to bring practical efficiency to modern chaos. Danielle provides solutions for common business problems from simplifying bookkeeping, payroll, benefits and HR to time management, process generation, prioritization and implementation.

Bailett Consulting (daniellebaily.com) – contact page

Danielle Baily, owner of Bailett Consulting, LLC, is an Efficiency and Implementation Consultant that works with individuals and businesses from across the globe. She strives to help people reach their goals and create their ideal futures. One way Danielle does this is through classes and on demand courses. Three programs that are now available on a new learning management platform are Consistency Boot Camp, Focused Work Weekend, and Control Inbox – Increase Response. So, if you have ever said, “I want to be more consistent”, “If I only had 8 hours, I could finish this project”, or “I need to get control of my email”, these are for you.

To learn more and sign up for Danielle’s programs, go to learn.daniellebaily.com.

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Francis Wade is the host of the Task Management & Time Blocking Virtual Summit and the author of Perfect Time-Based Productivity. Connect with him on Linkedin or send a message here. www.replytofrancis.info

Thanks to Alex_MakeMusic on Pixabay for the opening and closing music.

You are a productivity enthusiast who has been around task management for a while. Over the years, you have made lots of useful improvements and can say that you have made tangible progress.

However, it’s been some time since you felt that *before* and *after* feeling… where you had a productivity problem, found a solution, implemented it and saw positive outcomes. 

Getting that feeling of making progress is much more difficult. You just can’t find the improvements you want by following anyone’s one-size-fits-all approach.

Somehow, you must find your own way.  If this is your first time listening to this podcast, you may not know that there are many others just like you. 

But they don’t just listen to this podcast to hear from experts. They attend my conference on Task Management & Time Blocking, read my book, join the Mighty taskers community and enjoy the training I offer.

And they find other thought leaders in the vast world beyond one-size-fits-all solutions which help them continue their improvement journey.

Not that this is the easy path to follow. It definitely is not. But it’s the one that bears the greatest fruit in the long run.

It requires fresh skills in self-diagnosis in your task management and time blocking.

If this engages you in any way, welcome to Season 2 of the Task Management & Time Blocking Podcast.

Subscribe to the podcast and you’ll never miss another episode! Click here – https://timeblockingsummit.info/subscribe-to-podcast/ . Remember to also follow this podcast via Apple, Google or your favorite podcast player.

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This episode is available on our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/uMl625PBgnw

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Download a rough transcript of this episode. https://timeblockingsummit.info/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/01/transcipt-season-2-opener.pdf

Show Notes Ep 31.5

Perfect Time-Based Productivity https://perfect.mytimedesign.com

Rapid Assessment Program – https://mytimedesign-1-plus.thinkific.com/courses/mytimedesign-assessment

Thanks to Alex_MakeMusic on Pixabay for the opening and closing music.

You have been listening to this podcast for a few episodes. You have taken note of the format, which is different. We don’t do traditional interviews, but instead we do problem solving sessions inviting some of the brightest minds in the world to tackle emerging issues.

But what is it like to host such a series? Have I learned anything from being the host and what can I share after 32 episodes?

In this solo episode, I’ll be sharing my experience and what you can take away from the lineup of guests I have had on the show.

Subscribe to the podcast and you’ll never miss another episode! Click here – https://timeblockingsummit.info/subscribe-to-podcast/ . Remember to also follow this podcast via Apple, Google or your favorite podcast player.

Visit www.replytofrancis.info to leave me some feedback or ask a question via text or voicenote communication

This episode is available on our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/1bsjRR6ZI-Y

https://timeblockingsummit.info to register for the next Task Management & Time Blocking Summit in March.

https://mightytaskers.ScheduleU.org to join our community

https://www.patreon.com/francis_at_2timelabs to receive early episodes and future long-form articles which go in further depth

Download a rough transcript of this episode. Coming Soon!

Show Notes Ep 31

Perfect Time-Based Productivity https://perfect.mytimedesign.com

Rapid Assessment Program – https://mytimedesign-1-plus.thinkific.com/courses/mytimedesign-assessment

Thanks to Alex_MakeMusic on Pixabay for the opening and closing music.

Your company has come up with a bright idea. From now on, the announcement states, everyone will share the same task management software. It’s sold as a win-win for everyone.

But you quickly realize that this is a problem. Your favorite task management software will now be a side-show as you are forced to change your practices.

Gone are some things you like to do using your software’s new features. Also, there will be some shared tasks that everyone can see.

You’re not sure if this is a good thing or bad, or what you should do about it.

Tune into this episode to hear from me and my special guest, Renee Clair, as we solve this wicked problem together.

The Productive WellnessPreneur aka Reneé Clair is a productivity consultant for small business owners in the wellness industry. She helps clients lighten their workload so they have more time and energy to enlighten others! Her clients gain deep values of boundary-setting and self-compassion through her fun approach to otherwise dull productivity tasks. Reneé specializes in process, project, and change management which often includes recruiting, training, automation, and time management.

Reneé lives in San Antonio, TX with her fiancé and their 4 dogs. She works from home, travels often to her fave state of CA, loves to sing karaoke and is a big fan of chocolate and tea.

Reneé holds a MA in Industrial and Organizational Psychology as well as a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Certification. https://renee-clair.com @theproductiveWP

Francis Wade is the host of the Task Management & Time Blocking Virtual Summit and the author of Perfect Time-Based Productivity. Connect with him on Linkedin or send a message here. www.replytofrancis.info

Thanks to Alex_MakeMusic on Pixabay for the opening and closing music.

Almost everyone who time-blocks manually for enough time, starts to wonder what it would be like to automate some of the overheard. Wouldn’t it be nice to click a button and see everything instantly assigned to an optimal time slot in their calendar?

But does such software even exist? The good news is that it does and in this conversation with Dr Melanie Wilson, we update our prior 2018 recording comparing 6 auto-schedulers.

Should you be using one of these AI-infused apps? Tune in to find out what we discovered and you could save some time, stress and even money.

Dr. Melanie Wilson is a clinical psychologist turned homeschooling mother of six. She publishes the homeschool curriculum Grammar Galaxy and is the author of A Year of Living Productively.

http://scheduleu.org/2018/12/15/comparing-6-auto-schedulers-a-first/

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Francis Wade is the host of the Task Management & Time Blocking Virtual Summit and the author of Perfect Time-Based Productivity. Connect with him on Linkedin or send a message here. www.replytofrancis.info

Thanks to Alex_MakeMusic on Pixabay for the opening and closing music.

Are you someone who works really long hours, not because you are forced to maybe…you could really love what you’re doing! But you have an inkling that maybe if you put those hard work hours elsewhere, perhaps it could actually benefit your entire life…including the quality of work you’re doing.

If this resonates with you at all, join me and Jason VanDevere as we tackle this challenging issue.

Jason VanDevere is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, life-coach, and author of the Goal Crazy Planner. Through his products and programs, he has helped over 30,000 set goals for themselves and take action towards them. Outside of business, he is a loving husband and father or a 6 month old.  Goal Crazy 90 Day Planner & Journal | Achieve More | Be Happier (goalcrazyplanners.com)

Marriage Builders® – Successful Marriage Advice | Marriage Builders, Inc. In this Marriage Builders® site, you will be introduced to some of the best ways to overcome marital conflicts and some of the quickest ways to restore love. 15 hours per week.

Francis Wade is the host of the Task Management & Time Blocking Virtual Summit and the author of Perfect Time-Based Productivity. Connect with him on Linkedin or send a message here. www.replytofrancis.info

Thanks to Alex_MakeMusic on Pixabay for the opening and closing music.