Time blocking sounds great until a client needs you right now. Michael David Davis swears by it and Nicole Davis hates it, so together they cover what a blocked day looks like, what to do when someone wants your blocked hour, and how to start: two days this week, not back to back, and not Monday or Friday.
00:00 What this episode covers
01:49 A time-blocked morning, step by step
04:30 When a client wants your blocked time
06:04 Can't estimate tasks? Put them on your calendar
09:51 Block time for client fires, set expectations
11:37 A Calendly link with a one-hour buffer
12:27 How an open calendar breeds resentment
15:26 Only list tasks you can finish today
18:15 Rank tasks by impact and energy
22:40 Pair up with people on opposite schedules
30:46 Michael's three: trust, commit, reward
31:31 Nicole's three: energy, two days, reassess
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Episode 1 of My Thought Partner (2023), with Michael David Davis and Nicole Davis.
