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Glad you enjoyed the honesty :) For me, it was definitely getting my own office. I also have found the pomodoro technique useful in getting me to focus. I know that if I'm able to focus during my pomodoros, I'll have time to do those other things after.
I aim to get about 200 minutes of very focused work time in during the day, and then once that's done, I give myself the freedom to follow whatever I feel like doing at that point. While 200 minutes seems small compared to the normal "8-hour workday", most people barely get an hour of focused time in the office everyday. So despite spending half the time working, I'm 3x more productive than me in the office.
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I tried pomodoro a couple of times but it wasn't for me. I can totally relate to what you say and also believe that a couple of "power hours" (that's what I named my productive times) a day get you more than sitting 8 hours keen on getting stuff done.
I read the 4 hour body of Tim Ferriss some years ago and incorporated the principle of it into my work: try to spend as less time as possible and accomplish the most with it.
I totally agree with you on the office comparison and think that when you have to fill 8 hours, you'll find away to stretch work, fill up the time and end up being less productive.
When you have a short time box to get it done, you'll be more likely to get it done and have a better feeling in it. Even if you need another time slot to keep working on it, there will always be the feeling of a little rush to be done by the end of the time box. And in my opinion it is totally fine to follow whatever comes to your mind after being focused because this is what keeps you sane :)
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Glad you enjoyed the honesty :) For me, it was definitely getting my own office. I also have found the pomodoro technique useful in getting me to focus. I know that if I'm able to focus during my pomodoros, I'll have time to do those other things after.
I aim to get about 200 minutes of very focused work time in during the day, and then once that's done, I give myself the freedom to follow whatever I feel like doing at that point. While 200 minutes seems small compared to the normal "8-hour workday", most people barely get an hour of focused time in the office everyday. So despite spending half the time working, I'm 3x more productive than me in the office.
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I tried pomodoro a couple of times but it wasn't for me. I can totally relate to what you say and also believe that a couple of "power hours" (that's what I named my productive times) a day get you more than sitting 8 hours keen on getting stuff done.
I read the 4 hour body of Tim Ferriss some years ago and incorporated the principle of it into my work: try to spend as less time as possible and accomplish the most with it.
I totally agree with you on the office comparison and think that when you have to fill 8 hours, you'll find away to stretch work, fill up the time and end up being less productive.
When you have a short time box to get it done, you'll be more likely to get it done and have a better feeling in it. Even if you need another time slot to keep working on it, there will always be the feeling of a little rush to be done by the end of the time box. And in my opinion it is totally fine to follow whatever comes to your mind after being focused because this is what keeps you sane :)