Work Smart: Take Back Your Calendar With Defensive Scheduling
(Fast Company) — When it comes to productivity tools, next to your to-do list, your calendar is your best friend. You already use it to track meetings, appointments, and events with other people, but you should also organize and schedule your own work. Ever wind up with a full day of meetings and barely a minute to breathe or get any actual work done in between? If your workdays are scheduled out with wall-to-wall commitments more often than you’d like, start making appointments with yourself first.
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