I've started putting personal items into my calendar, and find it does help, but my philosophy isn't really one of time management. Rather, it's one of giving m

I've started putting personal items into my calendar, and find it does help, but my philosophy isn't really one of time management. Rather, it's one of giving my personal life the same level of importance my work life gets. Work puts lots of items on my calendar -- recurring weekly meetings, kick off meetings, daily syncs, etc. And there's things I want to do, eg go to the gym, practice guitar, etc. I resisted putting the latter sort of thing on, because honestly I'm not a huge calendar person by default. Or todo person. I find it stressful and overwhelming. But I shifted my thinking to seeing the calendar not as a todo list, but as a visualization of things I believe are important. In that view, then giving my gym time a regular slot and putting it on the calendar gives it equal billing with all those work entries. I've found this helpful and it has made me feel better about my calendar in general. It's not time management, or even commitments, but visible prioritization, with myself included as someone I prioritize.