How to Protect Your Time for What Matters

How to Protect Your Time for What Matters

From Your Time, Your Way by Carl Pullein

March 15, 2026 · 15 min · Episode 411

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of identifying core work and scheduling priorities to enhance productivity.

"The key is not to prioritise what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities." Ah, Stephen Covey got it right. If you don’t know what your priorities are, whatever’s on your calendar will be prioritised, which often means low-value meetings and other people’s urgencies. Not a great way to work if you want to be more productive and better at managing your time. This week, we’re looking at identifying your core work and eliminating the non-essential. Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin The Hybrid Productivity Course Get Your Copy Of Your Time, Your Way: Time Well Managed, Life Well Lived The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl’s YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes Subscribe to my Substack The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page Script | 408 Hello, and welcome to episode 408 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development, and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show. Something that came up in last weekend’s Ultimate Productivity Workshop was around identifying your core work. The work you…

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Host: Carl Pullein

Topics covered

  • time management
  • productivity
  • prioritization
  • core work
  • non-essential tasks

Keywords

  • time management
  • productivity
  • prioritization
  • core work
  • non-essential tasks
  • Stephen Covey

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