With 2026 fast approaching, many people are saying out with the old and in with the new. One persistent target of many people’s decluttering efforts, and ire, is their work calendar.
Experts told CNBC Make It how you can polish up your calendar for the year ahead.
One source of anxiety on many people’s calendars is meeting overload.
Especially heading into a new year, reevaluate each meeting, says Laura Vanderkam, author of several books on time management and productivity. Some recurring meetings might have outlived their utility and only persist because it’s often harder to cancel a meeting than to create one, she notes.
You might also combine meetings repeatedly held with the same participants, she says, or even shorten meetings you’re not outright eliminating.
