EPISODE 16 - Organisation: How do I manage my Calendar?

08/26/24 • 9 min

In this episode, Michael Seidl shares his rules and guidelines for managing a clear and clean calendar. He discusses the importance of booking types in calendars and how they can help in managing appointments and availability. He also emphasizes the need to store all tasks and to-dos in the calendar with specific time slots, rather than as general notes. Additionally, he advises against double bookings and suggests using different colors for different types of appointments. The goal is to have a clear and visible calendar that allows for easy identification of availability and tasks.
Takeaways
Choose the appropriate booking type in your calendar to manage appointments and availability effectively.
Store all tasks and to-dos in your calendar with specific time slots to ensure they are prioritized and completed.
Avoid double bookings by using different colors for different types of appointments.
Maintain a clear and visible calendar to easily identify availability and tasks at a glance.
Sound Bites
"How to manage your calendar"
"The importance of booking types"
"Everything has to be in your calendar"
Chapters
00:00 Introduction: Managing Your Calendar
00:30 The Importance of Booking Types
04:14 Storing Tasks and To-Dos in Your Calendar
07:07 Avoiding Double Bookings
08:06 Creating a Clear and Visible Calendar
09:01 Conclusion: Stay Productive

Previous Episode

EPISODE 15 - Education: How to learn a new Topic?

In this episode, Michael Seidl discusses the best way to learn new things in the IT sector. He emphasizes the importance of attending classes or courses to learn the basics of a topic quickly. However, he also highlights the need for continuous learning and application of the knowledge gained. Michael emphasizes the importance of having support from IT leaders and teammates, as well as the right mindset to overcome challenges and setbacks. He concludes by stating that learning a new topic requires time and effort outside of regular working hours.
Takeaways
Attending classes or courses can help in quickly learning the basics of a new topic in the IT sector.
Continuous learning and application of knowledge is crucial for effective learning.
Having support from IT leaders and teammates is important for learning and growth.
The right mindset is essential to overcome challenges and setbacks while learning.
Learning a new topic requires time and effort outside of regular working hours.
Sound Bites
"To learn a new topic, it can really help to go to a classroom or any studying company to learn the basics."
"You can sit in some lessons for however many days you like, but it is more important to take that learning and bring it to your department, to use that new knowledge."
"You're not finished with learning with any topic. There is always something you can learn."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Question from Lucas
03:26 Taking Learning Beyond the Classroom
06:21 Continuous Learning and Evolving Knowledge
07:19 The Role of Mindset in Learning
08:46 Learning Requires Time and Effort
10:15 Summary and Conclusion

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EPISODE 17 - Organisation: How do I prioritize my tasks efficiently

In this episode, Michael Seidl discusses how to prioritize tasks using the Eisenhower Matrix. He emphasizes the importance of having a single source for all tasks and the need to classify them as urgent and important, not urgent but important, urgent but not important, or neither urgent nor important. He suggests planning tasks realistically based on their estimated time and recommends starting with the tasks you don't want to do first (the 'eat the frog' approach). The episode concludes with a reminder to send questions for future episodes.
Takeaways
Having a single source for all tasks is essential for effective prioritization.
The Eisenhower Matrix helps classify tasks as urgent and important, not urgent but important, urgent but not important, or neither urgent nor important.
Plan tasks realistically based on their estimated time to avoid stress and unrealistic expectations.
Start with the tasks you don't want to do first (the 'eat the frog' approach) to eliminate the burden of remembering them throughout the day.
Sound Bites
"There are a lot of methods, a lot of ways how to do it. And in my opinion, there is one way and one very logical way to do it."
"Plan your week ahead. And this is definitely a very good invested time because it really helps you to be more productive and don't lose any time on shifting to-dos or whatever."
"First classify all your to-dos in those four fields you see in the Eisenhower matrix."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction: The Eisenhower Matrix
02:22 Planning Your Week Ahead
03:22 Classifying Tasks with the Eisenhower Matrix
05:46 Planning Tasks Based on Classification
07:37 Starting with the Tasks You Don't Want to Do First
09:04 Conclusion and Call for Questions