Hi guys!
I’m Jamie and I’m a first year emergency medicine resident.
One of the common questions from my channel are all about time management and how I get
a lot of things done.
In fact in my last video, one of the most liked comment asked how I manage my time efficiently
and productively.
So I thought it would be cool to make a plan-with-me style video.
Plan with me videos are really popular in the bullet journal community.
So I thought it maybe I can show you guys how I plan my life and you guys can plan along
as well.
I use a digital calendar.
I personally use Google Calendar because it is cross platform but can use any platform
you’re most comfortable in.
There are a bunch like iCal, Google Calendar or Outlook or any other calendar apps.
So the first thing I start with is my work schedule.
If you’re still a student you can start with your class schedule.
And I create an entirely dedicated calendar and what I like to call “sub-calendars”
just for my work schedule.
Let me show you what I mean that.
You guys know I’m currently a resident doctor and my schedule is constantly shifting as
I rotate through different blocks.
Sometimes I’m on emergency medicine, other times I’m on surgery, ICU etc.
So I’lI create a completely separate calendar just for my current work blocks.
I just finished a block on ICU and now I’m back to an emergency medicine block followed
by a two week vacation followed by another emergency medicine block.
THEN I create another sub-calendar for work and this time this calendar is for my day
to day work schedule.
Let’s fill these out really quickly.
Once that’s done, the next thing I fill out is my personal calendar.
With the different sub calendars, I can quickly see the days when I’m free from work.
I can schedule errands like laundry, cleaning the apartment, meal prepping and other things
I need to do in my personal life.
Some of you guys are probably asking why I’m separating out all these events in different
calendars where I can just put everything into one big calendar.
There are a few reasons why, first you can color code and assign colors to your work
or class schedule.
With a quick glance you can see if you’re going to be busy with either work or something
personal.
Second, because your calendar is modular, you can share only the portion that’s relevant.
This is ideal specially for when your work schedule isn’t consistent and shift based.
So you can quickly share your work schedule to your roommates or significant others and
they’ll quickly know what your work schedule is like without sharing the other stuff that’s
going on with your calendar.
They don’t need to know what blocks you’re in or when you’re doing your laundry or
grocery shopping.
You can keep personal things personal.
Another benefit of sharing a calendar is group-planning.
If you’re working on a project with a bunch of people, everyone can share a collective
calendar so you can all be on the same page.
Some other real-life scenarios of when this can come in handy is planning a vacation.
I have two week vacation coming up between my two emergency medicine blocks and I’m
going to Utah and Arizona with a group of friends.
So we can use a shared calendar to collaborate and plan our itinerary.
After filling out my personal and work schedule I add in a separate calendar for my friends’
birthdays.I’m no longer on Facebook so I have to manually have to add reminders on
when their birthdays are....
Personally, this way is more intimate because you get to celebrate birthdays of friends
and people that really matter in your life.
Once I have most of my calendar filled out with mandatory work and personal stuff, I
can finally view when I’m free to schedule in when to work out.
When I’m on nights, I prefer working out right before I have to go in to work and when
I’m working days, I prefer working out after work.
Finally, the last thing I add is my YouTube calendar.
I assign a different calendar for YouTube as well.
For the most part I try to upload every Sunday at 12 noon eastern time.
I’ll try to squeeze in days for filming and depending on my free time I also add in
editing sessions leading up to the upload date.
So that’s kind of how I set up my calendar.
I like it because the set up is fast, it can be collaborative, you can share only the portions
you want to share and unlike a regular planner you can’t lose it and it’s always accessible
because it’s in the cloud.
But with that said, there’s something therapeutic about drawing and writing down your plans
that’s just not the same with digital calendars.
BUT if you don’t have a lot of time, try out this method and let me know how it works
out for you guys!
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