By J. Mason
Online Career Tips Editor
It’s Tuesday after a big holiday, most recently Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and you have a lot of work to catch up on. How do you make five days of work fit into a four day, or sometimes three day, work week? While doubling up on meetings may sound like a bad move, it could be more productive than you think.
When you have to reschedule any meeting to another busy part of the week it can take a toll on your overflowing calendar. It does not need to be a stressful process. Make the added meetings to your day seem productive by sprinkling in day-to-day tasks in between. If you normally conduct industry research on Tuesday afternoons, then schedule it! Perhaps there’s a weekly report you have to add to for your department, mark it on your calendar. Don’t think of it as creating more work, but building onto your already productive schedule.
At the start of each week I hit the ground running. How is that possible? On Sunday night I already know my schedule for that Monday. Meetings are purposely placed at the beginning of the day, and start to taper off by the close of business. By creating a steady flow of activity from the get-go I build my momentum and set the tone for the rest of the week at work. The same should go for your week when you’re minus a day. Even though the calendar may be bursting at the seams, it is ripe with purpose. Combine meetings when possible, and cut down on superfluous meetups by discussing the questions you had in passing.
[see also: How to Make the Most of a Meeting Filled Day]
A day off is something to be celebrated. Plan for your time off the day before. Move meetings when necessary, and double up on the productivity.
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