It’s completely possible to get through your list, actually take a lunch break, and close your laptop at night without the sense that you should have done more.
(And no, and it doesn’t take more discipline or your 90,000th planner. It takes a calendar that’s on your side.)
You're drowning in your to-do list, saying yes when you mean no, and going to bed wondering where the day went
You’re not the problem,
your time management system is.
Feeling overwhelmed
and almost always behind?
If you skimmed over “time management system” &
immediately eye-rolled thinking:
I’ve tried that and it never sticks.
I’ve got too much going on right now.
Or maybe if you thought:
Ooh, is it a planner?! That’ll fix my entire life.
My friend, we’ve found the real issue.
Your time management system shouldn’t disintegrate as soon as life starts to LIFE. It also shouldn’t be so perfect and shiny that it sits on your desk but doesn’t actually change how your days feel.
Those time-hacking gurus did you dirty, but we’re here to fix it.
Now, before you panic this is actually really good news. Because it means you haven’t failed the assignment, you just didn’t have access to all the instructions.
Here at BBA, when we say Time Management, we actually mean these 6 Subsystems:
Time management actually isn’t one skill you need to master, it’s 6.
You need to know two things about time
(that no one’s ever told you before)
SEISMIC SHIFT #1
CAPTURE
ANTICIPATE
PRIORITIZE
NAVIGATE
PLAN
REVIEW
This isn’t JUST about managing your time.
It’s about managing your time, attention, and energy.
SEISMIC SHIFT #2
Time is the one resource everyone pays attention to, but almost everyone forgets (or ignores) the other two.
We don’t.
That’s why our approach to time management works with:
Real life, difficult circumstances, neurodivergent individuals, full-time caregivers, those with chronic illness, entrepreneurs, co-parents, single parents, students, and more.
These matter because we know you’re not someone who just wants to get more done at work.
You don’t just want to “get your calendar right.”
You want more:
Hobbies, memories, fulfillment, follow-through, presence, general joy in your life
Time management can do all of that, too.
At least when you do it our way.
We’re here to give you the system that makes living with intention your new normal, not just a vibey quote on your Pinterest board.
Each module is set up with changing your life in mind.
As experts in student engagement, we’re DETERMINED to make this course something you’ll actually use.
After absorbing the module, you’ll move straight into an application exercise. These are not abstract. They apply directly to managing your time, your calendar, your energy, and your focus. Each application exercise is easy to do and easy not to do. Those who “do” see best results.
The Application
EXPERIENCE
Each module is put together to teach you a single subsystem, explain why time management feels hard without that subsystem, and show why it’s an essential ingredient for managing your time toward a more intentional life. This is 1 or 2 short video lessons.
The Module
LEARN
Did you know the Adult Brain learns best in context? That means if you can start thinking about relevant pieces of your own life even before you learn the concepts we’re teaching, you’ll absorb (& apply) the material more quickly. That’s what the Pre-Work is for.
The Pre-Work
PREPARE
A Curriculum Snapshot
SUBSYSTEM #1: CAPTURE
Build your own system to take everything OUT of your brain so you can have more space to make empowered decisions.
Because when you have a capturing system that keeps you from spiraling around in your inner monologue all day, you’re free to be so much more present in the life you’re actually living.
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SUBSYSTEM #2: PRIORITIZE
Reverse overwhelm through the unpopular practice of deprioritizing so you can get more of what actually matters done.
Because when you take time to prioritize, think, and revisit what really matters in your life, that helps you more effectively take action that aligns with who you’re becoming.
SUBSYSTEM #3: PLAN
Turn your task list into a “calendar skeleton” that gives you the kind of context that sets you up for more frequent follow-through.
Because when you see tasks for every little tiny to-do they include and give yourself the level of detail that makes success easier, you can stop overpromising your capacity in a way you can never win.
SUBSYSTEM #4: ANTICIPATE
Set your week up for realistic success by looking ahead for obstacles, not projecting perfection onto your calendar (& failing because of it).
Because when you take a look at what’s coming up, imagine your life over and over again and then pivot towards what you WANT it to look like? That builds intentional living instead of happenstance.
SUBSYSTEM #5: NAVIGATE
Practice fielding those very real factors that throw you off track and intentionally decide what’s next instead of letting life choose for you.
Because when you pause more throughout your day, you’ll find out it’s the #1 thing you can do to live more intentionally instead of letting the current of life swallow up your intentions.
SUBSYSTEM #6: REVIEW
Reflect regularly, no matter the circumstances, so you stop trying time management & you actually build a system that works for your life.
Because (ironically) when you look back with a lens of learning and making adjustments, you’ll move toward Your Future Self faster and with more staying power than you ever have before.
Plus, you get bonuses
built for effective behavior change:
These bonuses were carefully created & curated by our curriculum-trained team to deepen your learning & immersion
We created an entire module of just 3-5 minute trainings where I walk you through particular problems, LIVE, one at a time.
→ “I can’t get it done without a deadline”
→ “I’m so overwhelmed”
→ “I hate time blocking”
… and more!
“I feel like the way I’m thinking about time isn’t serving me.”
Well, there’s a Pep Talk for that.
Bonus: Timetalks Private Podcast
for hundreds less than you'll end up spending on forgotten planners...
Here's what you get inside Compassionate Calendar
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The course
Bonus lessons
Tools you keep
The Emergency Button
- 6 pillar modules: Capture, Prioritize, Plan, Anticipate, Navigate, Review
- Pre-work, case studies and an application guide for each pillar
- Tech and analog tours: ClickUp and Todoist templates, plus pen-and-paper versions
- How to Say No (from the Alliance Coaching curriculum)
- How to Release Existing Commitments
- Tiny Tasks with Coach Jimena
- Time Management for Littles
- Time Management with Chronic Illness
- Inbox Management
- Time audit spreadsheet
- Weekly review template (paper and Google Form)
- Done-for-you week rescheduling guide
- Tidy Tasks home tracker
- Will I Ever Need This Email Again? guide
- Co-work with Karin: a 30-minute body-doubling session
- Time Talks private podcast
5 rescue videos:
Working to implement these systems with our 1:1 coaches is a $1800+ investment.
Compassionate Calendar is yours for $295, and you keep it for life.
$295
I’m a Behavior Change PhD, and I had to build my own time management skills from the ground up.
Raise your hand if being an effective manager of time is not your natural habitat? Yeah, it wasn’t mine either.
I was a self-proclaimed Tornado Girl for as long as I can remember.
But in 2021, I started getting the question, “Karin, how do you do it all?” It was then that I realized I kinda had become a badass when it came to time management.
The Scene then: I was a graduate student. Working full-time, with a contract gig on the side, building a business online. I hopped from dissertation writing to client check-ins to IG lives, somehow also making time for self-care like workouts and meal prep.
Hey There, I'm Karin!
The Scene now: I’ve grown a 7-figure business changing the world surrounding science-backed behavior change, I’m a consistent exerciser, I’m generally tidy, I’m a toddler mom and an intentional partner, and I even have time to make friggin sourdough discard crackers on the weekends.
Was I busy then? Yes. Am I busy now? Hell yes.
But I could “do it all” then and now because I’m extremely STRATEGIC about what that “busy” looks like for me in every single season.
I spent years during my PhD learning the science of behavior, motivation, and learning… and without realizing it, I had succinctly packed that knowledge into a series of key systems I was using to survive and enjoy my actual life.
Now, let me introduce the amazing philosophies that drive this program.
WANT A SNEAK PEEK?
3 Philosophies Run this Program
Time is your most VALUABLE asset. You can’t learn to leverage it by accident.
1
Planning is still useful, even if (and especially when) you don’t follow the plan.
3
Time management isn’t just about increasing productivity. It’s about crafting an intentional life.
2
Compassionate Calendar will be an amazing fit for you if...
You’ve got tiny tasks on your list that have been nagging at your brain & making you feel guilty for months… and you’re so ready to have a system for getting them done.
You look back at the end of the day or week, exhausted, yet feeling like you didn’t get enough done… and you’re ready to do the HARD work of prioritizing what really matters.
You’ve had days where everything came together and you are capable of HOLDING THE HOPE that more of those days are possible.
You’re willing to take a little bit of time - even if it’s hard - to spend time on this course. (We estimate it would take 5-6 hours to complete the WHOLE course, and you have lifetime access!)
You may not be in the right place for Compassionate Calendar if…
You don’t have ANY control over your time, and it’s entirely dictated by a different person or force (i.e., you’re a full time security detail for Taylor Swift? Idk).
You’re NOT willing or able to pull aside at least 1 hour of your life to start going through the materials in the course.
You really struggle to identify how learned concepts can be applied in your unique circumstances or life (in this case, you’re a better fit for 1:1 coaching).
Wanna know what matters to someone?
Check their calendar.
If your calendar and to-do lists are only accounting for meetings and dentist appointments, it’s likely you feel a mixture of:
1. Constantly behind, trying to manage all of it in your head.
2. Still not fulfilled or accomplished, even when you DO get shit done.
Your system forgot to account for Interruptions & Desires.
Interruptions are not the villain fighting against your perfect plan.
Interruptions are optional avenues many people miss to live a life led by their values.
Desires are not the cherry on top once you’ve checked every other mandatory box.
Desires are the only vehicle built to take you to your Future Self.
Unpredictability and possibility are what make life beautiful.
So, if your time management system is trying to create less of that? You’re snuffing out all the good stuff with what you’ve been told to believe is bad.
What if you could embrace these interruptions, empower yourself alongside them, and enter into a way of living that feels fully present even in the midst of imperfection rather than always behind the curve?
The Compassionate Calendar is the solution you’ve been looking for. The one that can exist inside the life you have while also building the life you really, truly, desperately want.
Today could be the day your Time Management system elevates to manage what actually MATTERS. What are you waiting for, friend?
What does your calendar say you are?
Informed decision-making is a big priority here, so let’s dig into the details.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this course require me to time block?
Nope. Time blocking is discussed but only as part of ONE of the six pillars we teach.
We also have an entire module dedicated to situations when time blocking doesn’t work (young kids, chronic illness, chaotic schedule), and we teach you an alternative that has many of the same benefits as time blocking.
When does the self-paced course start?
Whenever you want it to, friend! You have lifetime access and this is a self-led product. That means you can take it at your own pace and always return back to it later if life gets busy.
I have a 9-5. Will this work for me?
Contrary to what you might think, the majority of people we work with at BBA are NOT entrepreneurs with total control of their schedule.
The majority of people we work with are REGULAR people – stay at home parents, 9-5 workers, students, nurses, EMTs, remote workers, in person workers, etc.
So yes! Even if you have ZERO control over what happens within that 9-5 time period, being more intentional about your 5pm-9am will produce incredible benefits in your life.
If I’m already in Change Academy, will this still be helpful?
Change Academy is very SCIENCE focused. This course is primarily designed to give you simple, instantly applicable tools. Yes, they are based in science, but we are doing much less explaining than we do in Change Academy.
We are also able to give you TONS more resources than we offer in Change Academy. We’ve got a SLEW of DIY resources in here – including project management software templates, downloadable PDFs, weekly review forms, and more.
Our members who love Change Academy absolutely lose their mind over this course.
Will your techniques work for neurodivergent people?
We build every single product we have at BBA using a philosophy called Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
What that means is that while most courses are designed FOR the “majority” (AKA neurotypical, able-bodied people), courses designed with UDL actually assume neurodivergent and disabled folks will be students. We build the course with those populations in mind.
We’re not ADHD experts – but we do have team members at BBA who are neurodivergent (and use these exact tools) and we’ve had plenty of neurodivergent clients succeed with them as well.
What is the refund policy?
Because this is a digital course, and we have no way of knowing how much of it you downloaded, we do not offer refunds. If you’re unsatisfied with your experience, let us know! We will be updating the course in the future (updates are always free to current students) and we love to incorporate your feedback.