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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a technical grunt and don't have someone to maintain my calendar for me.  When someone makes an appt/meeting for me, I got to my calendar and put in a quick placeholder note on my calendar.  It takes all of about 5 seconds to do.  If I get an official meeting invite, when I confirm, I cancel the placeholder.  I check my calendar most afternoons for the next 2-3 days so that I can get an idea when I have something coming up and whether I have a meeting to prep for.  If I see a placeholder but not meeting, I send a note to the meeting organizer and explain that I haven't got an invite with the call-in/meeting link.

I also put placeholder notes for myself for things that need to be done.  For example, if I have to do work that someone is waiting for output from me, if it is not something I need to do immediately, I put in a placeholder a few days in advance to remind me to do whatever I need to do.  Short things like "Form for John Doe"  "Run scan, output to Larla" "Coordinate pickup with Sam", etc.  Most of the time I see these placeholders sometime on Monday and I try to figure out when during the week I'll squeeze these things in.[/quote]

You need a real task management system. A calendar system like that tends to break down for most people quickly because if you get roped into something else, the reminder and time block is past. It sounds like it is working OK for you but I've worked in productivity and time management consulting (from front line up to execs... it is shocking to me how far people get while regularly missing tasks) and that is definitely not a best practice. Now time blocking is to do those tasks - but don't keep your tasks only on a calendar.
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Any programs you recommend? I'm using todoist which I like but I'm.always wondering if there is something better[/quote]

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