If time often slips away or planning feels overwhelming, this guide offers a gentler approach. Discover how the 3–3–3 method, Power Hours, and Time Blocking can help you design a calmer, more supportive day.
Ever sit at your desk and feel that the hours are slipping through your fingers?
For many of us, especially neurodivergent people, the sense of time and how long a task takes can be challenging. Time can be slippery subject and that’s why we have collected two simple methods to help you get a hand on it.
So let’s let us together go from ‘oh, it just takes one minute to check a message,” and suddenly an hour’s gone.
Forget the 47-items to-do list. It works for some people, but maybe a more structured method can come in hand for you. So instead of having a long bullet list, you divide every day into three blocks using the 3-3-3 strategy:
Let’s make an everyday example to narrow it down.
It’s Monday and you have an important school project you are working on. At the same you have emails and text messages from friends and family… and there is also that present you need to buy your sister’s birthday tonight. On top of that you have to apply for a French course and buy cat food at the pet store and grocery shop.
Now your Monday is structured in nine small boxes that create structure and breathing room.
The 9–5 model assumes we’re all equally alert all day. Spoiler: we’re not.
This is where the Power Hours come in handy: those golden pockets of the day when your brain feels alive and focused.
Here’s how to find them:
That’s when you tackle your MIP, do creative work, or make big decisions.
When your energy dips, shift to low-effort tasks such as admin, tidying, or planning tomorrow.
Once you sync your schedule to your energy, work starts to feel smoother. You’ll do more with less friction (and fewer “brain fog” hours).
💡 Protip: At the start of your day, pick your MIP first in your To-Do list in Tiimo and move them to High priority. Everything else fills in around it, not the other way around.
For many, especially those experiencing time agnosia, time feeling abstract or disappearing altogether. Time Blocking fixes that by giving your day a visible shape.
Here’s the idea:
During each block, that task gets your full focus. No multitasking, no “just one quick thing.”
Why it works: because when you see time, you respect it. You can think of it as building fences around your attention, keeping what matters safe and supported
When you bring these ideas together, your day starts to feel more intentional and easier to navigate. You begin by knowing your Most Important Project, then shape your day with clear time blocks that support focus rather than fight it. By working during your natural Power Hours, you align your tasks with the moments when your brain feels most alert and capable. Productivity becomes less about pushing through and more about clarity, prioritisation, and working in rhythm with yourself. To try this out, start small tomorrow by choosing your 3–3–3, blocking your time, and protecting your Power Hours. You may notice your day feels calmer, more grounded, and more accomplished as a result.
A: Use the 3–3–3 strategy to prioritize tasks, Time Blocking to structure your schedule, and Power Hours to align work with your energy.
A: Your natural peak-focus times; usually 3-4 hours a day when your brain is most alert. Use these for creative or high-value work.
A: It makes time visible and helps you protect focus by dedicating specific hours to each task instead of multitasking. Tools like Tiimo can help you visualize time in a more tangible way, and focus on the task at hand instead of scattering yourself.
If time often slips away or planning feels overwhelming, this guide offers a gentler approach. Discover how the 3–3–3 method, Power Hours, and Time Blocking can help you design a calmer, more supportive day.
Ever sit at your desk and feel that the hours are slipping through your fingers?
For many of us, especially neurodivergent people, the sense of time and how long a task takes can be challenging. Time can be slippery subject and that’s why we have collected two simple methods to help you get a hand on it.
So let’s let us together go from ‘oh, it just takes one minute to check a message,” and suddenly an hour’s gone.
Forget the 47-items to-do list. It works for some people, but maybe a more structured method can come in hand for you. So instead of having a long bullet list, you divide every day into three blocks using the 3-3-3 strategy:
Let’s make an everyday example to narrow it down.
It’s Monday and you have an important school project you are working on. At the same you have emails and text messages from friends and family… and there is also that present you need to buy your sister’s birthday tonight. On top of that you have to apply for a French course and buy cat food at the pet store and grocery shop.
Now your Monday is structured in nine small boxes that create structure and breathing room.
The 9–5 model assumes we’re all equally alert all day. Spoiler: we’re not.
This is where the Power Hours come in handy: those golden pockets of the day when your brain feels alive and focused.
Here’s how to find them:
That’s when you tackle your MIP, do creative work, or make big decisions.
When your energy dips, shift to low-effort tasks such as admin, tidying, or planning tomorrow.
Once you sync your schedule to your energy, work starts to feel smoother. You’ll do more with less friction (and fewer “brain fog” hours).
💡 Protip: At the start of your day, pick your MIP first in your To-Do list in Tiimo and move them to High priority. Everything else fills in around it, not the other way around.
For many, especially those experiencing time agnosia, time feeling abstract or disappearing altogether. Time Blocking fixes that by giving your day a visible shape.
Here’s the idea:
During each block, that task gets your full focus. No multitasking, no “just one quick thing.”
Why it works: because when you see time, you respect it. You can think of it as building fences around your attention, keeping what matters safe and supported
When you bring these ideas together, your day starts to feel more intentional and easier to navigate. You begin by knowing your Most Important Project, then shape your day with clear time blocks that support focus rather than fight it. By working during your natural Power Hours, you align your tasks with the moments when your brain feels most alert and capable. Productivity becomes less about pushing through and more about clarity, prioritisation, and working in rhythm with yourself. To try this out, start small tomorrow by choosing your 3–3–3, blocking your time, and protecting your Power Hours. You may notice your day feels calmer, more grounded, and more accomplished as a result.
A: Use the 3–3–3 strategy to prioritize tasks, Time Blocking to structure your schedule, and Power Hours to align work with your energy.
A: Your natural peak-focus times; usually 3-4 hours a day when your brain is most alert. Use these for creative or high-value work.
A: It makes time visible and helps you protect focus by dedicating specific hours to each task instead of multitasking. Tools like Tiimo can help you visualize time in a more tangible way, and focus on the task at hand instead of scattering yourself.
If time often slips away or planning feels overwhelming, this guide offers a gentler approach. Discover how the 3–3–3 method, Power Hours, and Time Blocking can help you design a calmer, more supportive day.
Ever sit at your desk and feel that the hours are slipping through your fingers?
For many of us, especially neurodivergent people, the sense of time and how long a task takes can be challenging. Time can be slippery subject and that’s why we have collected two simple methods to help you get a hand on it.
So let’s let us together go from ‘oh, it just takes one minute to check a message,” and suddenly an hour’s gone.
Forget the 47-items to-do list. It works for some people, but maybe a more structured method can come in hand for you. So instead of having a long bullet list, you divide every day into three blocks using the 3-3-3 strategy:
Let’s make an everyday example to narrow it down.
It’s Monday and you have an important school project you are working on. At the same you have emails and text messages from friends and family… and there is also that present you need to buy your sister’s birthday tonight. On top of that you have to apply for a French course and buy cat food at the pet store and grocery shop.
Now your Monday is structured in nine small boxes that create structure and breathing room.
The 9–5 model assumes we’re all equally alert all day. Spoiler: we’re not.
This is where the Power Hours come in handy: those golden pockets of the day when your brain feels alive and focused.
Here’s how to find them:
That’s when you tackle your MIP, do creative work, or make big decisions.
When your energy dips, shift to low-effort tasks such as admin, tidying, or planning tomorrow.
Once you sync your schedule to your energy, work starts to feel smoother. You’ll do more with less friction (and fewer “brain fog” hours).
💡 Protip: At the start of your day, pick your MIP first in your To-Do list in Tiimo and move them to High priority. Everything else fills in around it, not the other way around.
For many, especially those experiencing time agnosia, time feeling abstract or disappearing altogether. Time Blocking fixes that by giving your day a visible shape.
Here’s the idea:
During each block, that task gets your full focus. No multitasking, no “just one quick thing.”
Why it works: because when you see time, you respect it. You can think of it as building fences around your attention, keeping what matters safe and supported
When you bring these ideas together, your day starts to feel more intentional and easier to navigate. You begin by knowing your Most Important Project, then shape your day with clear time blocks that support focus rather than fight it. By working during your natural Power Hours, you align your tasks with the moments when your brain feels most alert and capable. Productivity becomes less about pushing through and more about clarity, prioritisation, and working in rhythm with yourself. To try this out, start small tomorrow by choosing your 3–3–3, blocking your time, and protecting your Power Hours. You may notice your day feels calmer, more grounded, and more accomplished as a result.
A: Use the 3–3–3 strategy to prioritize tasks, Time Blocking to structure your schedule, and Power Hours to align work with your energy.
A: Your natural peak-focus times; usually 3-4 hours a day when your brain is most alert. Use these for creative or high-value work.
A: It makes time visible and helps you protect focus by dedicating specific hours to each task instead of multitasking. Tools like Tiimo can help you visualize time in a more tangible way, and focus on the task at hand instead of scattering yourself.
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