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Exploring the Role of Multi-Scale Planning in Wellbeing-Driven Productivity
You know you do your best work when you are healthy and rested. But there is just so much to do and so little time. The work has to come first. You’ll try to squeeze some rest in at some point…
Does this sound familiar?
It’s challenging to prioritise your wellbeing without a plan. The same goes for doing your best work — it all needs a plan.
When underpinned by a wellbeing-first mindset, strategic multi-scale planning can help you thrive personally and professionally — let’s explore how.
What is Multi-Scale Planning?
Professor, author, and slow productivity specialist Cal Newport coined the term “multi-scale planning” to refer to planning across multiple time horizons (for example, your year, quarter, month, week, and day).
You can use multi-scale planning in your professional and personal life, but I tend to focus on using it personally (although some aspects of work and business creep in). My experience of burnout taught me that when you focus on thriving personally, your work will benefit — this is the foundation of wellbeing-driven productivity.
