PLANNING 313. Meet with a “Friend” Name your computer. Schedule meetings with that name to block off time to get work done.1 314. Isolate Yourself Schedule a half–day of No Distractions. Block off your calendar (see #313), turn on out–of–office notifications and work from a place where people can’t distract you. 315. Schedule Discussion Schedule a half–day of Unstructured Discussions. Make it a point to walk around and casually talk with others about what they are working on and how things are going for them (both personal and work–related). Combine with #314. 316. Go to the Bank Set up a “bank account” of time for meetings each week. Once it’s 2 depleted, tell people to schedule meetings for next week. 1 This book was primarily written on a Mac Pro named MacKenzie. 2 This is particularly great for managers of others. Work with your team to agree on the overall bank account size, withdrawal limits for each person, and overdraft fees. 165