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Time Management for Busy People

Plan your week, protect focus time and stop drowning in to-dos.

59 learners

Created by Priya Raman · Updated October 22, 2026

  • Beginner
  • 33 min total
  • 9 lessons
  • Self-paced

What you’ll learn

  • Capture every commitment in one trusted place
  • Prioritise with a simple, honest method
  • Plan a realistic week with time blocks
  • Reduce interruptions and protect focus time

Course content

3 sections · 9 lessons · 33 min

Getting it out of your head3 lessons · 9 min
  • The cost of open loopsVideo · 7 min
  • One trusted listReading · 1 min
  • Turning notes into next actionsReading · 1 min
Prioritising honestly3 lessons · 11 min
  • Important versus urgentVideo · 9 min
  • Choose threeReading · 1 min
  • Saying noReading · 1 min
Planning the week3 lessons · 13 min
  • A 20-minute weekly reviewVideo · 11 min
  • Time blockingReading · 1 min
  • Handling interruptionsReading · 1 min

Requirements

  • A calendar and a notes or task app

Description

If your to-do list grows faster than you can finish it, the problem usually isn't effort; it's the system. This course gives you a simple, flexible way to plan weeks, prioritise honestly and protect time for the work that matters. It's built for people with full jobs and full lives, not productivity hobbyists.

Instructor

Priya Raman

Learning coach · Former teacher

  • 4.6 instructor rating
  • 39 reviews
  • 97 learners
  • 2 courses

I taught secondary school for eight years and now coach adults learning new skills for work. My courses translate learning research into simple routines that fit around busy lives.

4.6 course rating · 18 reviews

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  • Meera Tanaka · Oct 22, 2026

    Helpful content. Would love a follow-up course.

  • Sam Kapoor · Oct 22, 2026

    Useful and to the point. I'd recommend it to colleagues.

  • Noah Haddad · Oct 22, 2026

    Well structured and easy to follow. Exactly what I needed.

  • Ingrid Kim · Oct 22, 2026

    Helpful content. Would love a follow-up course.

  • Neel Singh · Oct 22, 2026

    Helpful content. Would love a follow-up course.

  • Rahul Okeke · Oct 22, 2026

    Short lessons that fit around work. Finished it in a week.

  • Omar Silva · Oct 22, 2026

    Clear explanations and practical examples throughout.

  • Nisha Pillai · Oct 22, 2026

    Great value. I applied it at work the next day.

  • Emma Martin · Oct 22, 2026

    Solid fundamentals, well paced.

  • Mateo Novak · Oct 22, 2026

    Well structured and easy to follow. Exactly what I needed.

  • Tara Iyer · Oct 22, 2026

    Helpful content. Would love a follow-up course.

  • Karan Hassan · Oct 22, 2026

    One of the best short courses I've taken.

  • Amara Rao · Oct 22, 2026

    Short lessons that fit around work. Finished it in a week.

  • Wei Dubois · Oct 22, 2026

    Useful and to the point. I'd recommend it to colleagues.

  • Aarav Sharma · Oct 22, 2026

    The weekly review is now my favourite 20 minutes of the week.

  • Adaeze Chen · Oct 22, 2026

    Finally a time management course for people with real jobs.

  • Zara Reddy · Oct 22, 2026

    Simple and realistic. No complicated apps required.

  • Siddharth Müller · Oct 22, 2026

    Choose three changed my mornings.

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