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Brenna Donoghue

What is the strangest thing you schedule time for in your calendar?

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If you live and breathe by your calendar, what do you block time for beyond the usual meetings and events?
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Michal Matlon
Calling my grandma, watering my plants, and replacing water in my bug out bag.
Brenna Donoghue
The internet just gave @michal_matlon a collective awwwwwww with that first one! 😍
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Nik Hazell
I've got surfing booked in 😅 🌊
Brenna Donoghue
@nik_hazell Yeah, you've got your priorities right
Sarah Jordi
@nik_hazell hah I do the same for the months I work remote! And leaving it open for my team to see that I'm surfing (not just "busy" status) because I want people to see the reason and that it's okay to block time for these things.
Nik Hazell
@sarahxjo Yes, for sure - don't sneak around! If you're doing it, it's for your productivity and overall balance :)
Anna Mandziuk 🇺🇦
My birthday😅
Brenna Donoghue
@anna_mandziuk 😅 it would be awkward to forget that! Hope that means you take the day off!
Gaurav Goyal
Picking up my kid from school :)
Brenna Donoghue
@gauravgoyal_gg don't want to forget that! 😬 (I do the same, but it's mostly to remind others that I can't take meetings at that time!)
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KJV
Watering flowers. Not sure if anybody else does this -))))
Brenna Donoghue
@julia_bitsens my husband does this too! Unlike me, he doesn't kill the plants in our house so I guess there is something to it!
julia kazlova
@julia_bitsens @brenna_donoghue oh, im in a good company !)) I have special counter app, this is really watering-flowers-management tool, can't imagine how to do it otherwise)
Phuc Duong Hong
Coffee with some friends (long time no see), pick up my son from school
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@dshongphuc Yes, especially during Pandemic
Sanghita Dey
lunch time has been a thing for me
Brenna Donoghue
Ha, @david_tedaldi1 from our team does this too and I've never been able to understand the need to remind myself to eat!
David Tedaldi
@sanghita_dey I feel you, have my daily task scheduled in morgen :D
Angeli Zhao
Buying conditioner? adulting amirite...
Brenna Donoghue
@angeli_ remember being a kid and thinking being an adult was going to so glamorous and cool. Yep, and here we are, scheduling time to buy conditioner.
Angeli Zhao
@brenna_donoghue so true. I look at shopping karts and all I wish for is to go back to a time when i can fit into the seats.
Abhishek Singh
Listening to a book on audible 😅
Brenna Donoghue
@abhishek1846 well don't leave us hanging. What are you reading?
Abhishek Singh
@brenna_donoghue Currently listening to mystery of capital by Hernando de Soto (intriguing book)
Patrick Loonstra
I see a lot of people reacting with things that they no not want to forget. But do not forget also that planning things in your calendar, also gives you a grip of your time. Time is the only thing that is really limited, and everyone has the same amount of it. So allocating time for actions, tasks gives you the ability to use your time in the best way. Lunch seems funny to plan. Why would you forget. But it also blocks that time to do other things during that moment.
Brenna Donoghue
@patrickloonstra I couldn't agree more with your perspective on the importance of allocating your time where it matters. I find it interesting how much our calendars have gone from being just events, to also being a way to prioritize and protect time. I was watching a video the other day on the importance of building rest and recovery moments in our day after cognitively intense work sessions in the same way we would after an intense workout. I think there's something to it.
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