- A spiral binding so the planner lays flat
- Five daily spreads and a newly condensed weekend/weekly-planning spread per week
- An increase from three to four months' worth of planning pages
- A firmer cover with rounded edges to help prevent bending and warping
- A revised introduction with Newport's latest insights about the power of time-blocking.
The core idea of time-blocking is to move beyond a simple task list and instead partition your working hours into blocks assigned to specific activities. This allows you the take better advantage of what time you actually have available--more effectively protecting hours for deep work and finding more opportunities to batch shallower efforts into efficient sprints. Newport's new and improved The Time-Block Planner is designed to help you seamlessly integrate this strategy into your daily life, instantly upgrading your ability to avoid distractions and consistently accomplish things that matter.