How context scheduling (aka block scheduling) can boost your productivity
Embarrassed.
Disheartened.
Frustrated.
That’s how Neil Pasricha felt at the beginning of 2016.
After quitting his job as Walmart’s director of leadership development — to become a full-time author and speaker — Pasricha observed that his productivity was plummeting.
Despite leaving the demands of the corporate world behind, the author now found a variety of new tasks were occupying his time.
Research calls with sources, lunches with literary agents, meetings with web developers, and other logistical responsibilities sneakily seeped into Pasricha’s workdays. It didn’t take long for him to realize he was avoiding his most important work: The actual writing.
Eventually, the author discovered a simple solution he now credits with saving his career, his time, and his sanity:
The Untouchable Days.
Pasricha decided to block out one day per week to work on his book with zero distractions. The rules were simple: No phones, no emails, and no conversations with others.
“As our world gets busier and our phones get beepier, the scarcest…
