When people ask me about my time management...

When people ask me about my time management strategies, I often share my journey of balancing my role at LinkedIn, my side project, and, at one point, my master's degree. " "" "Time management wasn't something I just picked up; it was a skill I honed from a young age. I simultaneously completed two high school programs: the American public system and the French distance learning system, presenting an early and unique time management challenge. " "" "After having practiced this for many years at this point, it feels like it comes down to three interlinked things:" "" "1. Clear boundaries: I work specific hours and don't deviate from them much. Sure, there's flex occasionally, but there is always a compensatory flex in the other direction." "" "2. Ruthless efficiency: I spend minimal time on each task to ensure it's done right. Speed is critical for everything, whether learning keyboard shortcuts to save a few keystrokes or keeping a document to a page instead of 10. " "" "3. Task timing optimization: I coalesce all my meetings into the late morning/early afternoon period of my day and also schedule mindless administrative tasks for myself during this time. This gives me time in the morning to focus on "real" work and enables me to be as efficient as possible in filing expenses, checking on data for a project, etc, while actively participating in meetings. " "" "By sticking to my boundaries early and continuously looking for ways to be more efficient, I've gradually stacked more and more time management techniques on top of one another. As they say in one of my favorite shows: 'This is the way' 📈

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