My Favorite Work Game Is Tetris

Hi folks,

Steve here.

All the high-performance senior individuals I know have either mastered their time management, have an assistant or maintain an unhealthy work-life balance. For me, since I don’t have an assistant at work, the choice is simple: become proficient in managing your time and schedule.

If I showed you my Outlook calendar, it would likely make your jaw drop. It’s filled to the brim, and I’m often triple or even quadruple-booked for meetings. This situation has led me to develop several insights and strategies to manage my schedule. So, I wanted to share them with you in this quick note.

Your job is not to attend meetings — your job is to produce value. If you are a software developer, your responsibility is to write, test, deploy, and design software. It’s a common trap to become a “professional meeting attender” as you advance in your career. Having a packed schedule may make you feel productive, but it takes away valuable time that you could spend on actually creating so…