On the sample spreadsheet he sent me, he divides his activities into two categories: hard to change (i.e., weekly commitments he can’t avoid) and highly changeable (i.e., self-directed activities that he controls). Here’s the amount of time he dedicates to each: Mike Jackson’s Work-Hour Allocation Hard-to-Change Commitments Activity Hours Allocated for the Week E-mail 7.5 Lunch/Breaks/Other 4 Planning/Organization 1.5 Partner Meeting/Administrative 4 Weekly Fund-raising Meeting 1 Highly Changeable Commitments Activity Hours Allocated for the Week Improving Fund-raising Materials 3 Fund-raising
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