for the one with a quarterly goal who keeps losing the day to small fires
Goal
Run one full day where every block serves the single domino that topples your quarter.
Source principle
Domino Effect + Time blocking: anchor the entire day to one lead domino so every block cascades toward it. : from The One Thing by Gary Keller.
The plan
- ๐ฏ6:30-6:40 AMRe-read your quarterly domino. Write today's single domino that topples it.
- โ6:40-7:00 AMCoffee, no phone. Sit with today's domino.
- ๐ณ7:00-7:30 AMBreakfast + write today's plan in 3 lines. Domino first.
- โฐ8:00 AM-12:00 PM4-hour block on today's domino. Phone in another room.
- ๐ฅ12:00-1:00 PMLunch + walk. No screens.
- ๐ฅ1:00-2:00 PMBatched email/admin. All of it, then close.
- ๐2:00-3:30 PM90-min second sprint on the same domino. Not a new task.
- ๐3:30-4:30 PMExercise. Off the desk.
- ๐ฝ๏ธ6:30-7:30 PMDinner and unplug. Work closed.
- โ๏ธ9:00-9:20 PMEvening review: did the domino fall? Write tomorrow's domino.