You should do a video on how you deal with time blocking when things fly off the rails (you feel unwell/exhausted, things take longer than you anticipated, you can’t get motivated to do that task, you get interrupted with something urgent, etc, etc) I know Cal Newport has his system for when things go wrong, but I was curious what your system was.
Yes!! Would love this as well. It’s one of the main blocks that prevents me from picking up blocking. Bc once this happens like… then what. Was all the planning for nothing. Having to replan sounds like hell😭😭
Hi! A fellow time blocker here. I use a similar method to Beatrice, where I use iCal, but instead of having another app (Teuxdeux in this instance), I timeblock my to-dos straight away into iCal. iCal makes it super easy for you to drag and drop events easily, drag the timings if it becomes too short on too long. It's especially easy on the laptop. I find that only using iCal helps me to change my timeblock much easily because I only need to use one app. And just one app is probably what you need if your schedule changes very often. Also, you can categorise the events into different calendar colours so that's been really helpful for me.
High energy / low energy routine has been super helpful. Somethings just can’t be skipped on low energy / disrupted days ,yet, others can be delegated or done half ass , done another time or skipped all together . A backup routine (social for example : on a low day for example i might push for a movie and pizza rather than dinner and drinks or dishes just have to be done but not put away on low energy days …… 🤷🏽
Props to people who can keep up with these kinds of weekly spreads! I get overwhelmed the moment I finish planning my week, so I stick to daily lists, instead. To each their own, indeed!
Used to plan like this for years thinking that it was working. Just realizing now that I spent so much time & energy on planning. Now I stick to a simple calendar & to-do list. So much calmer, happier & a lot more time to do other stuff.
I’ve been doing weekly planning for almost a year now, and in my experience it actually helps everything to feel less overwhelming. You end up allowing your brain to worry about completing those tasks instead of remembering what you have to do as everything is already written down. The only thing that can be overwhelming is if the weekly routine is too long, mine took 2h when I first started and since then I was able to cut it down to 1h because it was just simply too much time and I was avoiding it because I didn’t want to spend so much time planning haha. One other thing is that it’s really easy for everything to crumble if you miss a week of planning (and don’t take into consideration that can happen). Because of that I start planning on Saturdays instead of Sundays (my week starts on Mondays) so that I if I miss planning on Saturday I still have Sunday to plan everything. If you’re just starting it’s a long process to find just the right planning routine that works for you! I started when I watched the bliss bean’s first “how I plan my life” video and I literally copied her style haha. A lot of it didn’t work but it was a good starting point for me to have a solid base and build my own planning style from there! Hope this helps ♥︎
Agree with Julia that it makes things less overwhelming! I feel a lot more overwhelmed if I just have a long list of tasks and no plan (or even worse, if it's just a jumble of thoughts in my head). Then I'm constantly thinking - am I forgetting something? What should I be doing now? How long can I spend on this? When my week is planned out I just do stuff and check off tasks 🤗
@@Julia-ig7qm Yes, I agree weekly planning should be short and done regularly! I also agree that weekly planning gives you a realistic outlook of how much you can do with the limited time and energy you have so you don't overwhelm yourself. Actually I have started planning my week on Friday mornings, before I start work. This is because my work is kinda crazy, we often have last minute work that needs to be done on the next Monday and that pushes back everything that was planned out for the next week. So I've learnt to do it on Friday so that I can plan whatever I need to do for the last day of the work week, such as confirming details, preparing the things I need, reorganising my weekends if I need to work overtime. I also plan into the next work week so that I don't miss any deadlines at work. It's either a Friday or Saturday morning for me, so that I can get it out of the way and enjoy my weekend socialising, since my weekdays are stuck working from home and working overtime as well.
Completely agree with your take on Notion! I've been using it to keep track of my entire art business and all my various social media accounts and keeping all that complex content organized would be a MESS in any other platform, but, at the same time, I just don't really like it well for personal things! Also, you're ROCKING that white eyeliner! I've been loving your style lately!
As a person who struggles organizing her time sometimes, it's amazing to watch what other people do. Also, can we talk about your eyeliner? And how on point it is!!
The the first video of yours I watch was about journalling and now from past one year since 2020 July I've been journalling constantly because you inspired me so much and by your watching videos I got so inspired that I started a glow up project for myself of like a month and I am literally feeling very happy and contented and healthy and my life has never been so organized before about so like you are the true inspiration for me so thank you so much..........💜
Should add a time slot for therapy to work on control issues lol, kidding. You're doing amazing, but you're so young, please schedule a little time for no shit at all and just stop and smell the flowers.
Can I ask WHY you use Teau Deaux as well as your calendar? One of the issues I have (and why I have the iCal complication) is that if it's not staring me in the face; I'll forget about it. You seem to have the same information twice - in iCal and TD, does that not make it more work for you?
“Don’t quit yet, the worst moments are usually followed by the most beautiful silver linings. You have to stay strong, remember to keep your head up and remain hopeful.” You doing great don’t quit.
The final message is beautiful, and it really has an impact as it comes from someone who's seen as a role model in productivity. I hope it will help people to feel better with themselves!
Nope! They're not quite the same, because TeuxDeux is for tasks and iCal is for time blocking. So I might have in TeuxDeux "call optometrist" "schedule manicure" and "email video link". These are super quick tasks that I would not create specific time blocks for in my calendar, that would get too messy. Similarly, a time block might be something pretty general, like "finish video", but in TeuxDeux I have "finish editing video", "design thumbnail", "send link to video", etc. Hope that helps!
Awesome video and very helpful! Love it!! Thank you so much for the wonderful information. I will be trying teux deux for sure although that is not how you say to do in french. "Teux" is not a french word and "deux" means two in English. To do in french would be "a faire". I'm french Canadian and thought I would share 😊
Your eyes looked beautiful. And also thanks; You are so much help for people who want to be productive but are demotivated. Because of you, I completed 95% of my tasks last week.
OMG. i just happened to not watch bliss bean for a few months and WOW. she is growing into the COOLEST WOMAN EVER. that white eyeliner! her confidence! yet approachability! i love her so much and turned notifications ON.
Whoa I just looked at it, yeah it looks super similar! I would love for someone to make a super simple combo of basically TeuxDeux and iCal where when you drag a task to the calendar it automatically forms a block of time, and if you move that block to a different day, then that task automatically is moved to another list
@@TheBlissBean wow I can’t believe you answered my comment, I’m a huge fan yours you inspire me so much! I totally agree with you, having a system that the tasks could form a block of time and rearrange it as you please would be spectacular!
@@TheBlissBean ticktick is the first app I’ve found that does this!! It’s not as smooth as things 3 but it does work really well and let’s you drag tasks / adjust duration directly on your calendar (which integrates with GCal and stuff)
I love your process. It's very close to my own process. Something I struggle with is not losing Focus on time blocks without having to constantly keeping my eyes on the calendar. Do you have some sort of reminder system that help you not missing on some of those time blocks? Thanks for sharing!!
If I did all these, I'd end up managing my lists all the time and won't accomplish anything 😅 I use a good old paper planner for my personal to-dos and I keep my work-related to-dos on my work laptop (I use default notes for this). This also helps me keep my work and personal life separate.
I've watched your video until the end. I swear, when I've seen your calendar i was like : I would have been dead following her schedule for a week 😂Nice content, keep working ! (:
Last week recap: What went well What could have gone better Time distribution? (No need) Next week: Upcoming week events (ome time, repeating events) Monthly goals mind, for this week What can i say no to this week
Hahah when I saw your Icalendar I thought the opposite od what you have said : o wow, how full ist hat calendar! So I think everyone define busyness kind of differently;)
What color schemes or Color codes are you using for your Ical in dark mode, I love the look of it! Wish I could get something similar looking in Google calendar
You're unbelievable, incredibly smart and really showed me some actions steps I can use when creating goals and moving towards them! Thanks, amazing value!
How would you track or categorize the “transition” period from one task to another? For example, going to the gym. I drive up to the gym and it takes me 5 min to get out, get situated, and start working out - how should I categorize that? Should I turn on “Gym” tracking task immediately as soon as I pull into the parking lot and park? If not, then how do I transition the time from my car to get started with my first workout after getting situated. I don’t want to say that I worked out for 2 hours when in fact at least 30 min was taken up by going to the locker room putting my stuff us, hand washing, etc… Same when I get home from my drive from the gym and into my apartment. Or I get home and stopped at my apartment leasing office to check the mail. Where or How should I log my time? I log my “drive time” but once I get to my destination and trying to get into the house and get situated takes a few minutes to put my things down, etc…Should I just put everything into the “break” or what? Any tips or suggestions is greatly appreciated.
I love your planning videos so much. I especially love the idea of having the routines written down somewhere. You bring me clarity & mental health with your videos
Lately I've been using a homescreen on my phone that has a gcal widget above a todoist widget, so I can plan my main 1-4 tasks for the day whenever I feel. The biggest thing that works for me is having themed days so it's regular and I don't have to think about when I'm going to get stuff done - and every theme has a second time block in case I don't get everything done in the first. I tend to do better when I have a single focus, and when I know I don't have to be perfect/get it all done the first time (anxiety). Hope this helps somebody!
ok well I wanted to let you know I got exactly 1:38 before I went to my notes app and organized it, going from over 350 notes down to 88 lol. I even have organized folders now :') wish me luck watching the rest and thanks for *actually* helping me organize my life better
First of all ,, This video is all what I needed, thank you thank you thank you Second, Oh boy do I like your personality and attitude. even though I do not know you personally I could see what an amazing person you are! for some reason, you're like a weird mix of Billie Eilish and Rory Gilmore from the show Gilmore girls 😂😭
Beatrice! I have been watching you for a while now! You were in high school when I became aware of your channel. I have started and stopped every 30 seconds so many of your videos, and this was another....even though it was a freshened up version of a previous video, it was so incredibly informational. The Parkinson's Theory?! Amazing! I also preordered your book, and I've worked through a lot of the books content. I want to encourage you to keep going! You're doing amazingly. I can't even fathom what I could have accomplished with my life had I started at 15 instead of 45!! Thank you for your content. Thank you for sharing your life with us. You're doing marvelously. And even when you're real and honest with us, we hear you and relate.
Hi! Thanks for the video, I'm trying to get my life together and it is hard. Could you show us how you use the apps for organizing time and habits in your phone? Like Atracker, I am kinda lost on how to use it. Also
Love the tips! What is this sticky note app called? I like the aesthetic more than all the ones I've seen in the app store but I couldn't find this one!
could you talk a little more about your time tracking and how you are using the app? like a tips and tricks video would be awesome :) but overall loooooved the video, thank you!
You are truly pro I just love your editing video I love this video I love you 3 sep video just love your work and wanna collage with you one day and you are so beautiful 🙄
I really didn't want to click on the video, cuz I knew I would feel inspired to start planning my week although I had no motivation before... but it worked and I'm glad I decided to click 😂🤗
I’m really curious to how you’re going to plan your degree. Im starting my program this fall and have my first year classes schedule but trying to roughly plan my entire degree now
@@TheBlissBean I know every program/school/path is different but I guess I mean maintaining a long term view on your education. Some classes may only be offered during certain times of the year, some classes require certain prerequisites, and distinguishing which classes and “worth” taking or not. (In my case I have an undeclared minor that I have to plan for and I need to fulfill credits in certain faculties.) I know this is a very individual answer but curious about your take. Love your content btw!
still hoping that craft will end up working out as a notion alternative for me because i don’t like notion’s approach to security 😩 but craft doesn’t have linked databases which is an issue
I have tried a lot of different things trying to improve my physical and mental health. The one that worked for me was the Forwago personalized program.
