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for doing admin work and keeping her business running. This way, she’s
confident that she’ll get her admin work done every week, and she can
ignore those tasks on other days when she’s doing more focused client
work:
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If I give myself one day to do the bulk of my
emailing/interview answering/file organizing/
scheduling etc, I feel WAY less guilty about ignoring
all of that stuff for large periods of time during the
rest of the work week.

Hogan agrees that Mondays should be treated carefully. She points
out that recurring meetings that fall on Mondays tend to create a
rescheduling nightmare anytime a long weekend pops up. If you have
recurring team meetings or events, Hogan suggests scheduling them
for other weekdays and keeping Mondays for one-off events only.

Using your calendar to protect your time can help you prioritize work
that’s meaningful to you. But having an environment that’s conducive
to doing that meaningful work is just as important.

Too many of us settle for the environment we’re in by default. But
thinking through your needs, and what kind of environment suits
the kind of work you’re doing, can save you time and help you avoid
distraction when it’s time to focus.

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