One of the challenges of setting annual goals is that a year is long enough that we’re tempted to procrastinate. It’s early February 2021 as I write this – we’re almost 6 weeks in the year already, nearly half a quarter!
An alternative approach is to execute your work in two-week blocks, especially if you’re trying to build momentum and move quickly.
A year is 25 two-week blocks. Here are some ways you can use each block:
- Break a big goal into chunks of deliverables and assign each to a two-week block.
- Push very hard on a project for two weeks, then give yourself a rhythm break by doing some other work in the next two weeks. You’d potentially have 10 focus blocks for a given project.
- Pick one skill to master each block and focus on that as part of your self-development plan.
- Allocate “rest and recover” blocks at regular intervals.
Be creative. Schedule your energy through the blocks.
