The day went off in attending meetings with practically no significant outcome. And my routine work was severely held up because of this. These were scheduled a month back and so we had to honour them.
I was reminded of what I had once read about Warren Buffett and how he scheduled his meetings. Apparently he doesn't schedule his meetings more than a day before. That is to say, if you wanted to meet him tomorrow, you could call today. If you wanted to meet him the day after, you would have to call tomorrow.
This rule has a simple philosophy: I can't fill up my schedule any further in advance. That way one needs to be worried only about the next day. And not be too worried about not having any dates for the next few months.
But he is Warren Buffett. I doubt whether anyone else would be able to pull off such a schedule. But you could most certainly cut down on how much advance appointment you give. That way you'd be more in control of your immediate plans. And not spend time re-scheduling meetings to the inconvenience of yourself and others.
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