The Secret Weapon Successful People Use to Get More Done

How time blocking helps you focus and power through your to-do list

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Time feels like our most precious yet scarce resource these days. Between work, family, friends, and everything else going on, there never seems to be enough hours in the day to get it all done. So how do some people seem to have almost superhuman productivity powers? What’s their secret weapon for getting more done amidst the chaos?

I’ve noticed that many of the successful entrepreneurs, authors, and other high achievers I follow all tend to use one simple technique: time blocking. Time blocking is exactly what it sounds like — you block off specific chunks of time in your calendar dedicate to a particular task.

It’s a way to create structure and focus amidst the madness.

I was initially skeptical, but after giving it a try myself the last few months I’m amazed at how much of a difference it’s made in my productivity. Here’s why time blocking works and how you can use it to get more done too:

It Allows You to Single-Task

One of the biggest enemies of productivity is multitasking. When we try to tackle multiple things at once, a few things happen:

1. Everything takes…