Time blocking, coupled with the “Getting Things Done” or GTD approach, may hold the secret sauce when it comes to both liberating your schedule and helping you keep the focus on your goals.

Time blocking involves scheduling almost all of the available times of your day. The schedule is based on the priorities of projects, personal and family time, blocks for unscheduled drop-ins, calls, and “putting out fires” time.

The goal is to schedule blocks of uninterrupted time to focus. Time blockers report zen like ability to focus and more significant achievements.