I've always said the best productivity tool is a calendar.
Remember: you're managing time, not tasks or to-dos.
Deciding WHAT you'll do is important, but WHEN is essential to organize your life and move toward your goals.
People usually look at a calendar as a time management tool, but I want to go one step further.
A calendar is an ENERGY app.
Why is that?
Because I decide, based on my energy levels, when I'll do a task.
For example: if I know my best hour to work on creativity tasks is the first time in the morning, I schedule that type of task in that time block. If I know I have a tough meeting, I plan soft tasks after it.
The combination of time + energy gives a calendar a power that sometimes we don't appreciate.
It's not just the amount of time you have.
Pay also attention to the amount of energy left in your tank, your mood, how you're facing that task.
That's why I love the Calendar view in Notion.
It allows me to manage my time and my energy.
Two solutions in just one place!
“Time isn't the main thing. It's the only thing.”
— Miles Davis