How To Control Your Calendar - Next Action Associates

Perhaps it is age, but every year the value of time goes up for me. Mathematically that makes sense, since we are all reducing our balance of remaining time every day. This video merges two topics In a way I would not. There is the idea of time blocking, which is well understood. But there is another topic that I often describe as Defensive Calendar management.

The modern workplace has opened up our most precious and important asset, time, as a resource for anyone to inspect and use. Group calendaring and availability is great for some things, but I would challenge anyone to show me that it is optimal for all entities in the system to use their time optimally. Defensively managing your calendar is a critical skill.

The how is tactics, but for more on the why go to Graham's great Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule article.