Good Things About Having a Schedule

Adds contingency time for the unexpected

Allows for spontaneity

Allows for the prioritization of tasks

Allows us to estimate how long a project will take to complete correctly

Allows us to spend time where it really matters

Builds and protects boundaries

Builds momentum

Calendars our goals

Can help us turn completing activities into a game

Can save us money

Creates benchmarks

Develops our reputation

Encourages healthy habits

Encourages us to finish what you started

Encourages us to not waste time on unproductive activities

Establishes a routine

Gives a baseline on how long it actually takes to complete specific tasks

Helps goals become more tangible

Helps guarantee that we’ll reach our goals

Helps reduce fatigue

Helps us avoid financial penalties

Helps us batch process tasks

Helps us be more successful

Helps us budget better

Helps us commit to tasks

Helps us feel more accomplished

Helps us get clear on your purpose

Helps us have more self-control

Helps us identify crunch times

Helps us know what your priorities are

Helps us make fewer mistakes

Helps us make time for what matters

Helps us minimize distractions

Helps us not to rush as much

Helps us not to stress others out through our own frustration or lack of planning

Helps us own and take responsibility for tasks

Helps us prevent distractions

Helps us procrastinate less

Helps us relax

Helps us spend less time and energy making decisions

Helps us spend less time making decisions, planning, and preparing

Helps us spend time on the right tasks

Helps us stay calm

Helps us stress less

Helps our life have more structure

Improves productivity

Improves proficiency

Improves time management

Improves wellbeing

Keeps everyone in the loop

Keeps everyone on the same page

Keeps the big picture in sight

Keeps us in control of our life

Leads to less rework

Makes progress easier to track

Makes unexpected occurrences more manageable

Makes us less likely to forget things like additional details or instructions

Opens the door to more opportunities

Prepares us for the unexpected

Preserves time, our most valuable resource

Prevents conflicts

Prevents work from piling-up into a massive and overwhelming obstacle that we believe we’ll never conquer