Lesson 5: Stabilize Your Schedule with Time Blocking

The gulf between the work day we imagine and the one we actually have is often wide. Early in the day, we might sit down purposefully, eager to gain traction on a project we know will take all of our brainpower until lunch. But five minutes in, we get a ping from our boss about the afternoon meeting. Then a coworker needs “one tiny thing.” And so on, un…