Have We Gotten Time Management All Wrong?

7 Strategies For Managing Our Time More Effectively

⏰ Is time the best thing to measure?

When it comes to time management, it can feel like turning work we’d normally find fulfilling into robotic tasks to fill up pre-set slots of time. Rigid frameworks for allocating time can suck the joy out of any work, but is focusing on time actually the best strategy?

Let’s dive into why managing energy and attention are as (if not more) important as managing time.

🤔 Time + Energy + Attention = Productivity

In many ways, focusing on time without acknowledging our energy and attention sets us up for failure. The decision to work on a particular task during a set time — what is that decision based on? Without analyzing our energy fluctuations throughout the day, or our gradual slide toward distraction, scheduling becomes a guessing game.

The hosts at The Productivity Show sum up the relationship between time, energy, and attention super clearly: