{"id":15924,"date":"2019-10-10T13:02:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T10:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hubgets.com\/blog\/?p=15924"},"modified":"2019-10-10T13:03:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T10:03:00","slug":"signs-not-managing-calendar-effectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hubgets.com\/blog\/signs-not-managing-calendar-effectively\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Signs You’re Not Managing Your Calendar Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our modern American culture glorifies busyness. In fact, the Journal of Consumer Research<\/a> has found that ?Those devoting more time to work and less time to leisure are often viewed as having more status.<\/em>? But even the most packed schedule is not an automatic sign of productivity. A long to-do list might look impressive at first. However, the number of tasks, deadlines and appointments on your calendar does not always mean those obligations are done with excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time to manage your calendar effectively<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

?A question worth asking yourself is, ?Am I working on something that?s a priority in my life or business, or am I filling time with activities?? There?s a difference between activity and performance […] Rather than making time for everything, prioritize your time for what is truly important,<\/em>? says Sean Kim<\/a>, the CEO of Rype and Pulsing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you?re not sure whether you?ve fallen into the mindset of equating busyness with accomplishment and effectiveness, these are three indicators that your calendar should be reorganized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don?t allocate time for self-care<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Around 50 percent of employees in the U.S. report work-related stress three or more days a week, according to a survey from Paychex<\/a>. These respondents also confirm that much of their stress results from working overtime and on weekends. And this comes in addition to not being at home with their families and only using a fraction of their vacation time<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the demands of your schedule have interfered with a work-life balance, then you need to reorganize your calendar to make self-care part of the daily routine. This doesn?t require you to soak in the bathtub with scented candles for an hour if that?s not your treat. It simply means that you need to find a way to nourish your mental<\/a>, emotional and physical health on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommendation:<\/strong> Make a list of things you love to do, find the ones you can enjoy regularly, and add them to your newly organized calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You start running behind on your commitments <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you notice that you?ve become uncharacteristically tardy for client meetings, project deadlines, team communications and other responsibilities, you?ve over-committed yourself. Whereas punctuality communicates respect and value for other people?s time, delays and tardiness indicate you are unreliable or stretched too thin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n