But that’s precisely what Dan Ariely and his team at Timeful set out to do when they started the company. The idea that a calendar could result in changing your behavior seems a bit far fetched. Using a calendar effectively can help you tap into the power of one focused hour a day. Given the role that time plays in our lives, it would make sense to focus on managing our time instead of our tasks.

When you ship something you are told how long it will take to get to the recipient.

When you get your car repaired, they tell you what time it will be ready.

Google maps gives you an estimated time for how long it will take to get to your destination.Professors give students a syllabus with important dates.Our lives are dictated almost entirely by units of time: The likelihood of me getting anything done goes up significantly when I put something on the calendar. It’s a lesson I’ve learned over and over again in my own work.

If there’s one pattern I’ve come across in dozens of articles, books I’ve read, and the 100’s of people that I’ve interviewed, it’s that the most prolific, productive and successful ones don’t depend on to-do lists, they depend on a calendar. Why Calendars are More Effective Than To Do Lists

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