Productivity: Create Margins: Empty Time
Jess believes that truly maximizing his timebox means not booking every second of his day with a task he wants to accomplish. He calls the time in between appointments “margins,” signalling an open period to transition to the next activity. Calendar apps allow a person to book one engagement right up against another, and before long there is barely a moment to breathe. A schedule without margins is a surefire recipe for burnout.