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Same, it is very hard to do lots of small tasks related to managing the company or very small bugs fixes / tests, and then deep dive / being in the flow for hou

• cborenstein 4y ago
  Yeah, switching between different modes in the same day (or same half day) can be super scattering. I try to select 1-3 main objectives for the week and then chunk the work I need to do into things that require being in a more extraverted mode of talking with folks vs more introverted deep dives. E.g. on the day I did this podcast recording, I did user conversations bc I was in talking to folks mode. On other days, the focus will be more writing focused - user insights / roadmap priorities / code.
  • intelVISA 4y ago
    This is the only way to manage it I think, context switching across entire domains is only really effective on a weekly cadence, otherwise I find you end up spinning your wheels. It does make reschedules and delays extra painful though.
• didgetmaster 4y ago
  Entrepreneurs have to wear many 'hats'. Trying to switch hats many times every day just makes you lose focus. Task switching has an overhead. I came up with a method that has helped me devote a whole day to a given task without neglecting other necessary tasks for too long: https://didgets.substack.com/p/shortcuts https://didgets.substack.com/p/shortcuts
  • bcrl 4y ago
    I find having to switch between different roles is also quite energizing. There's a variety to my days that just plain feels good compared to staring at code for 8 hours a day.