Challenge #8: Schedule It In

Vocabulary flashcards outlining the rules, steps, and key concepts of the three-week time-management challenge from Challenge #8.

Three-week challenge

A program designed to stop multitasking, compartmentalize your day, and build an optimal schedule to increase productivity.

Compartmentalize

Structuring your day into dedicated segments focused on one task at a time instead of multitasking.

Week one

The phase where you follow your normal routine while taking super-detailed notes with timestamps to establish a baseline of daily habits.

Moment app

An application used to track and tell you how often you are checking your phone throughout the day.

Baseline

The timestamped documentation of your current daily schedule used to identify where four to five hours of wasted time can be trimmed.

Week two

The phase where you build an optimal schedule in fifteen- to thirty-minute blocks, execute single-task focus, and log timestamps to find residual dead space.

Fifteen- to thirty-minute blocks

The time units used in week two to schedule and lock every activity, task, meal break, exercise session, and rest period into place.

Rest (Challenge rules)

Scheduled downtime dedicated to genuinely resting your brain, strictly prohibiting checking email or browsing social media.

Week three

The phase where you arrive at a fully functional working schedule that maximizes effort without sacrificing sleep.

canthurtme and #talentnotrequired

The designated hashtags to use when posting photos of your completed schedule.