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Ooooh! I love what Marcy says about having to divide the day up in chunks. This technique works really well for me too. I do have a strong S2 which feels more comfortable when I plan, but I am now learning that I have to keep it more open and allow for life to happen. It also looks a lot better if I use colorful sharpies and clip art… Lol
I loved that too Juliette. We need a cute Type 1 planner that divides our day up in chunks.
Erin Condren makes this exact thing. 🙂 (look for her vertical life planners)
Mambi (me and my big ideas) has the “happy planner” which is like a customization scrapbook planner. They are disk bound so you can pull out pages, and rearrange it as well. I saw it, and thought it looked fun. 🙂 I hope that helps.
We love you Marcy. I agree with a previous comment…how Type 4/1s long for your Type1/4 energy. It’s like we’re tied at the heart & complete each other (from the Type 4/1point-of-view).
Hit the nail on the noggin’ ! I never thought about type 1 giving off a vibe of being too busy which means we may not take time out to breathe and connect with those around us that are so special to us. And Ah-Ha! I do cram so much into my “morning, noon and night” and I wonder why I am so exhausted and grumpy. That is no fun! Thank you for all you do!! Great clip.
You’re so spot on! As a 1/4, I schedule and am known for being organized, but I can also be flexible and adaptable at the drop of a hat. I don’t necessarily schedule my day into chunks, but I have daily morning, afternoon, and evening routines that keep my home and family moving. The reminder at the end about not giving off a busy vibe is helpful. I need to work more on this. Thank you!
I schedule the same way!! Being homeschooled, I’ve never gotten into the super strict daily scheduling, but I can accomplish my tasks before a certain time or in a general chunk of time: Clean up before 9:30; study before dinner, etc.
Haha, love it! My husband’s work colleague was nicknamed ‘Racer’ because he was/is always racing off to his next appointment. Alternatively, he would be addressed as ‘the late Mr Bateman’. This explains it beautifully; he must surely be a T1.
What is the difference between the type 1 & 3 busy Marcy talks about near the end, how does it look different? Trying to determine my secondary…I appear busy to everyone, but then I think everyone else does more than me. I imagine Carol as a 3 you are just as busy getting things done! I don’t make lists, there are so many things to do (projects), once I determine which one to do, I forge through like a bull dozer. I’m never late!
Just watched this video now…
I’m a 1/2 and my second daughter is a 3/1. The difference I notice between our tyes of busy: she is SO much more efficient and focused than I am!!! When she’s doing something, she kind of “charges” at it – but she CAN manage something else or deal with someone asking a question. If *I’m* doing something, I feel that I hop all over the place (not efficient!) – and woe betide anyone who interrupts me because it totally breaks my concentration!!! :-s So to other people, I probably seem distracted and flitting from one thing to another….
From your features, is it possible that YOU could be a 3/1?
SO helpful! I’m I/3 and I try so hard not to over schedule myself, or else I feel like I’m suffocating!! When I do overbook, I feel tremendous anxiety, which affects my health. My T4 mother tends to think I’m too busy and won’t ask me for help, and then I feel terrible! I like the time blocking morning/afternoon/evening much better than a strict time since I really struggle to be prompt. I find it also helps if I have 2 or 3 things to do, get it done all at once, then relax – but if I make more than 3 errands or 2 hours, I might not finish – so do the most important ones first. I do not like to make appointments unless I have to. Then my solution is to go 15 – 30 mins earlier than I need to be there so I have time for distraction. I’ve started asking people for a reminder of appts. too – I’m getting better as I understand myself more!
I’m so glad this subject was recorded! I’ve struggled with time management all my Type 1 life. More so recently with starting my business. It’s difficult to stay consistent with my schedule in my daily planner. I tried 3 different daily planners in the past year and couldn’t stay on schedule or complete a planner. Like Marcy, I have realized that I can’t do the planners that have the exact time blocks (8:00am, 9:00am, 9:30am, etc…). I’ve resorted to making a to do list style and crossing out what I’ve completed, which has been working pretty well. I will try chunking the day in sections with to-dos in each section. Thanks so much!
I think I’m a Type 1/4 … I use my phone calendar and schedule everything with a reminder that can go off 10 minutes before or 1/2 hour before. I hate being late! I’d rather be 10 minutes early and wait than put anyone out. Plus, it’s less stressful. But I’m not one-tracked like a Type 4. I can easily go from this to that and back to this. I even have an alarm that goes off that lets me know I have 10 mins to collect my daughter from school (only takes 3 minutes to get there) but it’s so I don’t constantly have to watch the clock. I can just do ‘my thing’ then get there in time after the alarm goes off. I was home-schooled (hated the isolation but got used to it) and so I didn’t really have a schedule but I kind of made one for myself anyway. I like to get to the end of my day knowing I accomplished things, even if it’s small. I have to do the most important in the morning especially exercise because I just don’t get to it otherwise. We live in a town, my husband works in another 45 mins away and two of our children attend high school in a different town in the opposite direction about 30 mins away so I’ve had to be organized!
This is me. I detest being late – very anxiety provoking! I lived in T4 mode for years before discovering DYT and my T1-ness. 🙂
I’ve since decided I’m Secondary 2 rather than 4. I lived in my Secondary 2 most of my life and this is a detail rather than perfection of mine. 😉