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Mar 2025
24m 58s

Stop Multitasking and Try Timeboxing

Harvard Business Review
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There are all kinds of productivity tools out there promising to help you make the most of your day. Some people swear by timeboxing: the method of reserving time on your calendar each day for each task you want to get done, and then truly focusing on that one thing at a time. The return on merging your to-do list with your calendar like this, says Marc Zao- ... Show More
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