Organising effort.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
What must be completed, and by when How much time each genuinely requires When you work best
WHAT PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE
How long everything takes.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT
Measure, rather than estimate, and adjust.
WHAT TO SCHEDULE
Specific work at specific times, rather than vague intentions.
WHY
"Study on Saturday" produces nothing. "Read chapter four, nine to eleven" produces something.
WHAT LENGTH OF SESSION
Long enough to make progress, short enough to sustain attention.
WHAT TO DO BETWEEN SESSIONS
Stop entirely, briefly.
WHAT TO PROTECT
Periods without interruption, for work requiring concentration.
WHAT TO DO WITH SMALL GAPS
Review, test yourself, or read something short.
WHAT NOT TO DO
Leave everything until immediately before a deadline
WHY
Spaced work produces better retention and better output, with less distress.
WHAT TO BUILD IN
Time for the unexpected, which always occurs.
WHAT TO REVIEW
Whether your plan matched reality, and adjust the next one.
