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Productivity
Do-Schedule-Review – time management technique
Productivity
Do-Schedule-Review – time management technique
Productivity
Do-Schedule-Review – time management technique
Summary
The Do-Schedule-Review approach to managing your time is a simple three-part productivity technique to keep you focused on what matters most each day.
The method is very simple to implement and doesn’t require any specific apps or equipment. It helps prioritise and organise, while also promoting an opportunity to reflect and improve your time management.
Summary
The Do-Schedule-Review approach to managing your time is a simple three-part productivity technique to keep you focused on what matters most each day.
The method is very simple to implement and doesn’t require any specific apps or equipment. It helps prioritise and organise, while also promoting an opportunity to reflect and improve your time management.
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The steps
Do
Every morning, make a simple to-do list of everything you need to accomplish that day. Be specific, including details like page numbers to read or materials needed for each task.
Next, identify your most important task - the one progress point that will make you feel most accomplished if you get it done today. This prevents you from getting bogged down in busy work while bigger priorities linger.
Schedule
With your to-do list ready, schedule those tasks into time blocks throughout the day. Be realistic in allotting time, and don't over-schedule. Remember to allow extra time for any problems or distractions that may occur, and make sure you add in times for breaks as well.
Review
At the end of each day, take 15 minutes to review what did (and didn't) get done. Use this review period to:
Celebrate completed items, no matter how small
Determine why certain tasks didn't get finished
Decide if any unfinished work needs to be prioritised tomorrow
Make a new to-do list for the next day, keeping your review in mind
The review step is critical, as it keeps you from feeling guilty about unfinished work while also gaining insight into how long things really take, what type of tasks you struggle most with and when during the day you get most done.
The Do-Schedule-Review approach is a framework that helps implement these three key elements of effective time management, and as such, can be used alongside other techniques. For example, Eat the Frog can be incorporated into the Do phase while the Pomodoro technique can be followed to help get tasks done.
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2m
The steps
Do
Every morning, make a simple to-do list of everything you need to accomplish that day. Be specific, including details like page numbers to read or materials needed for each task.
Next, identify your most important task - the one progress point that will make you feel most accomplished if you get it done today. This prevents you from getting bogged down in busy work while bigger priorities linger.
Schedule
With your to-do list ready, schedule those tasks into time blocks throughout the day. Be realistic in allotting time, and don't over-schedule. Remember to allow extra time for any problems or distractions that may occur, and make sure you add in times for breaks as well.
Review
At the end of each day, take 15 minutes to review what did (and didn't) get done. Use this review period to:
Celebrate completed items, no matter how small
Determine why certain tasks didn't get finished
Decide if any unfinished work needs to be prioritised tomorrow
Make a new to-do list for the next day, keeping your review in mind
The review step is critical, as it keeps you from feeling guilty about unfinished work while also gaining insight into how long things really take, what type of tasks you struggle most with and when during the day you get most done.
The Do-Schedule-Review approach is a framework that helps implement these three key elements of effective time management, and as such, can be used alongside other techniques. For example, Eat the Frog can be incorporated into the Do phase while the Pomodoro technique can be followed to help get tasks done.
Written by Tim Jones
Written by Tim Jones
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Summary
The Do-Schedule-Review approach to managing your time is a simple three-part productivity technique to keep you focused on what matters most each day.
The method is very simple to implement and doesn’t require any specific apps or equipment. It helps prioritise and organise, while also promoting an opportunity to reflect and improve your time management.
Read this article
The Do-Schedule-Review approach to managing your time is a simple three-part productivity technique to keep you focused on what matters most each day.
The method is very simple to implement and doesn’t require any specific apps or equipment. It helps prioritise and organise, while also promoting an opportunity to reflect and improve your time management.
The steps
Do
Every morning, make a simple to-do list of everything you need to accomplish that day. Be specific, including details like page numbers to read or materials needed for each task.
Next, identify your most important task - the one progress point that will make you feel most accomplished if you get it done today. This prevents you from getting bogged down in busy work while bigger priorities linger.
Schedule
With your to-do list ready, schedule those tasks into time blocks throughout the day. Be realistic in allotting time, and don't over-schedule. Remember to allow extra time for any problems or distractions that may occur, and make sure you add in times for breaks as well.
Review
At the end of each day, take 15 minutes to review what did (and didn't) get done. Use this review period to:
Celebrate completed items, no matter how small
Determine why certain tasks didn't get finished
Decide if any unfinished work needs to be prioritised tomorrow
Make a new to-do list for the next day, keeping your review in mind
The review step is critical, as it keeps you from feeling guilty about unfinished work while also gaining insight into how long things really take, what type of tasks you struggle most with and when during the day you get most done.
The Do-Schedule-Review approach is a framework that helps implement these three key elements of effective time management, and as such, can be used alongside other techniques. For example, Eat the Frog can be incorporated into the Do phase while the Pomodoro technique can be followed to help get tasks done.
Written by Tim Jones
Prior to co-founding Booost Education, Tim previously worked with neurodivergent and disabled students at various universities and trained as an assistive technology consultant with AbilityNet.
Written by Tim Jones
Prior to co-founding Booost Education, Tim previously worked with neurodivergent and disabled students at various universities and trained as an assistive technology consultant with AbilityNet.