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February 14, 2024

How to time block

What can you do to get uninterrupted time to get things done? Time blocking may be your saviour

“Time blocking is a time management tool that can be used for pretty much anything in your professional or personal life that needs your attention,” says Carl Martin, who founded group coaching platform Peerpod after heading up learning and development at deathtech Farewill and at venture capital fund Forward Partners. “I time block focused work, my lunch hour, exercise time, time to review emails and Slack and even time to walk the dog.”

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