Prioritization. Spending 10 minutes every end-of-day planning the next day.
2.
Scheduling chaos time. Leave spare time every day and every week which is like extra time to get the tasks done. So there is no backlog.
3.
Using leechblock firefox plugin to make sure I don't read google reader, HN etc before lunch.
4.
Making plans public. I used to have an accountability partner where we both used to tell each other what we'll achieve for that day. And then check up on each other at the end of the day.
5.
Scheduling meetings at the end of the day. While there are exceptions because of time conflicts, most of my meetings happen at the end of the day. And sometimes during lunch.
4. Making plans public. I used to have an accountability partner where we both used to tell each other what we'll achieve for that day. And then check up on each other at the end of the day.
That is a genius idea. Nothing like peer pressure to help you achieve stuff.
I really like the idea of no wasted time before lunch. Trying to remove reader/hn for the entire day sucks, but maybe knowing "only" after lunch would help increase my rate on my already more productive morning time.
Prioritization. Spending 10 minutes every end-of-day planning the next day.
2.
Scheduling chaos time. Leave spare time every day and every week which is like extra time to get the tasks done. So there is no backlog.
3.
Using leechblock firefox plugin to make sure I don't read google reader, HN etc before lunch.
4.
Making plans public. I used to have an accountability partner where we both used to tell each other what we'll achieve for that day. And then check up on each other at the end of the day.
5.
Scheduling meetings at the end of the day. While there are exceptions because of time conflicts, most of my meetings happen at the end of the day. And sometimes during lunch.