Episode #123 Strategies For Intentional Productivity

Overview

Unlock your productivity and impact as a public health entrepreneur with Dr. Huntley as she dives deep into the art of time blocking and creating space for the deep, strategic work that moves missions forward. This episode explores how visionary leaders can move from constantly reacting to crises and urgent requests, to proactively designing their workdays for maximum focus, innovation, and sustainable impact. Learn practical, actionable strategies for intentional scheduling, the difference between batching and time blocking, and tools like Toggl to reveal and reclaim your most valuable resource: time. If you’re ready to stop putting out fires and start making measurable progress in public health and healthcare innovation, this is your roadmap.

Takeaways

• Time blocking is a game-changer: It’s not just another productivity hack, but a strategic method to protect high-impact work while keeping operations stable.

• Reactive scheduling is a productivity trap: Responding to constant urgencies leads to fragmented days and stalls mission-critical progress.

• Intentional scheduling creates results: Proactively structuring your calendar around key activities delivers a genuine sense of accomplishment and drives progress toward public health goals.

• Protect administrative time: Dedicate focused blocks for essential operations; treat them with as much respect as client meetings to keep your initiatives on track.

• Batch for momentum, block time for depth: Batch similar, low-cognitive tasks, like emails or social media, and reserve long, uninterrupted blocks for creative and strategic deep work.

• Track your actual time usage: Use tools like Toggl to uncover where your hours really go versus where you think they go, this reveals valuable insights for better planning.

• Start small and build momentum: Establishing one or two deep work sessions a week is a powerful first step, gradually building a new rhythm for high-impact productivity.

• Support is available: Dr. Huntley offers personalized guidance and masterminds to help public health leaders tailor these productivity strategies to their individual missions.
  

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