Time blocking: what it is, how it works and how to use it

Time blocking is a technique which involves scheduling blocks of time for your tasks throughout the day. Blocking time in your calendar for your to-dos helps you give your workday structure, making it easier to focus and get things done.

It also encourages you to prioritize your tasks. For example, you might decide to carve out two hours on Monday morning to prepare for an important presentation on Tuesday. You will give this your full attention and deal with Slack messages, admin tasks, and everything else later. By fully committing to the task at hand — and doing it in good time — you give yourself the best chance of achieving great results.

Time blocking can be done visually, using a tool like MeisterTask. This comprehensive blog article explains what time blocking is, the benefits of it, how to apply it, pitfalls to avoid and much more.