Fill your calendar with activities that matter to you, before others can fill it for you.

Start With a Full Calendar

John Zeratsky
Feb 23, 2017 · 4 min read

I just love an empty calendar. It promises something valuable and rare: Time. Time to think, to work, to do whatever the hell you want.

But for most people, empty calendars aren’t realistic. And that includes me.

My calendar often looks like a minefield. A 15-minute “quick chat” explodes, destroying Tuesday afternoon. I agree to present at a local conference at 11 a.m. on Thursday — hey, at…

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John Zeratsky

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