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It depends on what you want to achieve. If you just want to hit focus then setting a 15 minute timer and ignoring it will likely do it. I find significant value
by maccard 4y ago
It depends on what you want to achieve. If you just want to hit focus then setting a 15 minute timer and ignoring it will likely do it. I find significant value in the breaks - I use them to take a walk/grab coffee for my desk, and feel that those regular little breaks are enough that I can keep the pace for an entire day, day on day.
- cratermoon 4y agoThe breaks are really the key. At first it might seem wrong to stop when in the middle of something, but making a habit of jotting down a quick status note when the time is up makes it possible to pick up the threads again for the next round. A 5 minute break won't completely break a train of thought, but it will push it to a different cognitive level. Often the result is better than pushing through on the same problem without stopping. On the rare occasion I'm genuinely in deep flow, I can ignore the timer, but I don't do that very often. The rest time – proper, deliberate, undistracted rest – improves overall focus and productivity. https://maxfrenzel.medium.com/in-praise-of-deep-work-full-disconnectivity-and-deliberate-rest-e9fe5cc50a1d https://maxfrenzel.medium.com/in-praise-of-deep-work-full-di...
- maccard 4y agoTotally agree. I apply this to my end of day too - leaving myself a solved task with an easy entry point to start with makes it easy to continue that productivity between days even.