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Time Management for Busy Office Roles
You can't manage time — you manage attention. This lesson gives you a practical system for staying on top of admin work without burning out.
Learning objectives
- Triage requests with the Eisenhower matrix.
- Batch similar tasks.
- Protect focus blocks.
Step-by-step
1. Triage first thing
Sort inbox into: Do now (<10 min), Schedule, Delegate, Delete.
2. Batch and time-box
Email: 3 windows a day. Filing/data entry: one 45-min block. Not all day, not never.
3. Protect one focus block
Block 90 min on your calendar for deep work. Guard it like a meeting with the CEO.
Key takeaways
- Triage requests with the Eisenhower matrix.
- Batch similar tasks.
- Protect focus blocks.
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