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How do you work on these fasting days? Are they just the weekends?
by lordofgibbons 3y ago
How do you work on these fasting days? Are they just the weekends?
- sriram_malhar 3y agoI specifically chose weekdays, because I want to get work done without distraction. I am my own worst enemy ... I find myself checking one random site after another, then opening the same sites in other windows! I needed a break from this behavior. For work, as I said, I just use pen and paper. There are lots of tasks that don't have to be immediately keyed in. One can design, write pseudocode, think about ambitious tests, write documentation and so on. I can actually feel myself making progress when I don't have a screen in front of me.
- basisword 3y ago>> For work, as I said, I just use pen and paper. How do you deal with email/video calls/messages? Are you in a position where you can just switch those off for the day? Or do you check in at certain intervals?
- sriram_malhar 3y agoI check email headers/whatsapp notifications every couple of hours and open them if they look urgent. If it merits a response, I give the person a call, instead of typing out a reply and let them know why I am calling. So now I have a bunch of colleagues who know that I am available to talk to, but also know that email responses could be delayed. Video calls can't always be avoided, but so far I have not been affected. Or rather, I chose days on which there are no regularly scheduled video calls.