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"It's about being able to take complete stock of your life on a regular basis." Yes! Merlin is very entertaining but for someone who spends so much time talki
by EricE 6y ago
"It's about being able to take complete stock of your life on a regular basis."
Yes! Merlin is very entertaining but for someone who spends so much time talking about his life, it's amazing how little of it he seems to grok.
One of the best things that has really kicked into gear my utilization of GTD and also helping with my ADHD is learning about and incorporating the Pomodoro technique with my use of Omni Focus. I found a great little play/work timer on Amazon for under $20 - 30 minutes on the right side, 5 minute on the left side and a big toggle button on top that reminds me of a chess timer. It's very satisfying to whack the physical button (no stupid touch controls here - tactile feedback baby!) at the end of a session to start the other. Once you get into a rhythm it's amazing what you can accomplish.
I also block time on my calendar with meetings to give me chunks of time when I need to get stuff done. Meeting creep is real, especially now that the former hallway wanderers can only do virtual drive by's :p
- naravara 6y agoI realize I've subconsciously ended up doing this with spaces on Mac OS. I have a set of "Productivity" spaces and a "Goof off" space and I've been trying to toggle between the two in 5/25 minute splits. I even end up running a work browser and a personal browser. It's ended up working really well, but the addition of a chess timer seems like a brilliant idea to keep me from getting too drilled into Wikipedia rabbit holes.