Build Your Batches

Start by grouping tasks that pull on the same kind of mental energy.

• Communication batch — emails, messages, replies. Do these at a few fixed times, not all day
• Creative batch — writing, designing, brainstorming. Group these when your energy peaks
• Admin batch — scheduling, filing, expenses, forms. Park these in a low-energy afternoon block

The goal is not to do less. It is to let each batch run at full speed. Once you are warmed up in admin mode, the next form takes a fraction of the time — you pay the setup cost once instead of over and over.