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How do you account for wasted time out of curiosity? Do you just find 1 (or a few) places you always go to or how many hours per month do you waste searching fo

by ohashi 15y ago

How do you account for wasted time out of curiosity? Do you just find 1 (or a few) places you always go to or how many hours per month do you waste searching for somewhere to work? The location is definitely a factor, I was driving to a metro and then metroing in - it took between 1-1.5 hours. Then I just started driving at off peak times and it's much faster.

vitalychernobyl 15y ago
When I first got my iPad I put a timer app on it, and at some point I got really frustrated by how much time I perceived was being wasted, so for a few weeks I timed it every time I wasn't able to work when I was trying to (wifi down, no power, going to a new place, etc). It was crazy, actually, but I was losing half my working day (shortly after that we joined Affinity Lab). Of course, now that I can't get to a co-working space, I had to get way better at planning and finding good places. Now I don't waste much time. For that matter, I think I am more productive (for now) because I can't chit-chat and get distracted as I would when I'm around people I know. All of our work is offsite and online right now, so no productivity is wasted. The biggest trick is, if it's a 3hr commute there and back to your office (plus settling in time) you have to weight it each time whether it's worth the trip or not. But I hit the coffee shop every morning, like it's my office, and gain 2.5hrs. You just can't slack off. I wouldn't suggest doing it forever, but if you're going to do it, that's how.
- ohashi 15y ago
  Thanks for your explanation :) I actually don't find that I am wasting the travel time though. I have no anxiety about going personally, I know once I get there, I can sit down and get to work without thinking about any of the potential problems. In fact, it's a great time for me to think about things. Going in: what do I absolutely need to do today? What would I like to do? How can I get it all done? Going out: Did I reach my goals? Why/why not? What are some of the bigger issues I need to keep thinking about while working the day to day? It's not an insignificant amount of time, but I don't find it wasteful, I easily spend that much time thinking about problems anyways, now I just am commuting at the same time!
  - vitalychernobyl 15y ago
    Sorry, am feeling very verbose the last few days. That's a great way to go too :-D

by ohashi 15y ago

vitalychernobyl 15y ago

When I first got my iPad I put a timer app on it, and at some point I got really frustrated by how much time I perceived was being wasted, so for a few weeks I timed it every time I wasn't able to work when I was trying to (wifi down, no power, going to a new place, etc). It was crazy, actually, but I was losing half my working day (shortly after that we joined Affinity Lab). Of course, now that I can't get to a co-working space, I had to get way better at planning and finding good places. Now I don't waste much time. For that matter, I think I am more productive (for now) because I can't chit-chat and get distracted as I would when I'm around people I know. All of our work is offsite and online right now, so no productivity is wasted. The biggest trick is, if it's a 3hr commute there and back to your office (plus settling in time) you have to weight it each time whether it's worth the trip or not. But I hit the coffee shop every morning, like it's my office, and gain 2.5hrs. You just can't slack off. I wouldn't suggest doing it forever, but if you're going to do it, that's how.

ohashi 15y ago
Thanks for your explanation :) I actually don't find that I am wasting the travel time though. I have no anxiety about going personally, I know once I get there, I can sit down and get to work without thinking about any of the potential problems. In fact, it's a great time for me to think about things. Going in: what do I absolutely need to do today? What would I like to do? How can I get it all done? Going out: Did I reach my goals? Why/why not? What are some of the bigger issues I need to keep thinking about while working the day to day? It's not an insignificant amount of time, but I don't find it wasteful, I easily spend that much time thinking about problems anyways, now I just am commuting at the same time!
- vitalychernobyl 15y ago
  Sorry, am feeling very verbose the last few days. That's a great way to go too :-D