How do you balance between meetings and deep work?

Question

I've found the blocking certain times in my calendar for focused work is the best way. I silence the notifications on my phone, laptop and use the Focus mode on Windows to focus on whatever it is I'm working on.

What techniques, tools do you use?

Uma Venugopal · Accepted Answer

Time & Day blocking. Set a specific hours on certain days and finish up all your meetings then. The rest can be used for deep work :)

Answer

Block time for deep work in your calendar and stick to it. Schedule meetings around those blocks, and consider implementing "no-meeting" days for extra focus. Time management is key!

Eden · Answer

If I can I try to make my meetings back to back, and even better if they're mostly on the same day or two of the week

Akshat Jain · Answer

Yep @ian_williams4! It never hurts to ask, I've found most people are very accommodating.

Akshat Jain · Answer

Agreed @coolcorys! Time management is the key, but difficult to implement

Akshat Jain · Answer

Thanks @entreeden! Even I try to schedule my meetings back to back so that I get some uninterrupted time for the rest of the day

How do you balance between meetings and deep work?

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