But it also required time managing the system that could have been spent doing what needed to get done.įor me, a great solution turned out to be having Todoist put tasks on my Google Calendar.

I found myself doing duplicate work to show on Google Calendar what I already had in Todoist.Often, that meant I had too much to do for the time I’d allotted. I had time blocks on my Google Calendar that didn’t reflect well what was in my Todoist task list.But I found two downsides to having time blocks in Google Calendar while keeping my tasks for those blocks in Todoist:

That’s what I did in Google Calendar for a good while. Why Not to Time Block with Google Calendar Alone At a basic level, that’s as simple as creating an appointment with yourself. Or if you use a digital calendar, you might want to time block there. Time blocking isn’t tied to a specific tool. It can also help you see when you might be planning too much activity for too little time. Time blocking can help you get the most out of the time you have. If so, that part of your schedule a good candidate for time blocking. For instance, you might have part of a day that you know you can regularly devote to professional pursuits. Where you do have a known amount of time to budget, though, time blocking can prove hugely valuable. You just need to do it using a different method besides time blocking. That said, even in highly variable parts of your schedule, you still need to budget your time. If you try to create a stack of time blocks that highly variable time, it’ll just get knocked over. What Parts of Your Schedule to Time Blockįor parts of your schedule that need to be highly variable, time blocking won’t prove as helpful. 1 As the name suggests, it normally involves visual “blocks” that show how you’ve decided to budget your time.Īnd if you use Google Calendar, you can start time blocking right there with Todoist and a little initial setup. If you’re looking for a good way to organize your time, “time blocking” can be in incredibly helpful approach.

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