RadReads​ - [RIZE] Day 4 Challenge

Welcome to Day 4 of the RIZE Challenge!

If you completed the RIZE worksheet yesterday, you’ll see that the frequency tabs in the spreadsheet have automatically compiled a list of all the inboxes you want to process.

Now that we have a full list of all the inboxes you can batch to inbox zero, it’s time to set aside the time to do so.

I recommend creating 1-hour blocks for Daily RIZE, Weekly RIZE, and Monthly RIZE. Sometimes it might take you longer, sometimes it will be shorter. The important thing you’re doing here is creating boundaries for processing your inboxes.

After eliminating many unnecessary inboxes, I can RIZE daily, weekly, and monthly in less than 30 minutes each. But, I recommend starting with 1 hour to get comfortable with the practice.

If it’s not your “RIZE time,” then you’ll be getting other things done. You won’t feel guilty about all the emails piling up in your inbox because you know you’ll get to it when you scheduled the time to do so.

Likewise, when you’re processing your inbox, you won’t feel guilty about not getting things done, because you know that you’ll have all the rest of your time available to be productive whenever you’re not in your “RIZE time.”

I prefer scheduling my Daily RIZE at the end of my workday so I can prioritize my own projects first and capitalize on my creativity first thing in the morning. Others may prefer to schedule it at the start of their workday to ease them into the day. Do what works for you.

Today’s challenge is to schedule recurring time blocks for:

1. Daily RIZE - once a day, preferably when you have lower energy​
2. Weekly RIZE - once a week
3. Monthly RIZE - once a month, either at the end of the month or the beginning of the month

Ready, set, DONE! ✅

Marian

P.S. Tomorrow, if you haven’t yet, you’ll be going through your Daily RIZE checklist. Stay tuned!