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I find I need at least 2 hours of continuous focus to get any real work done and 3 hours to be really productive. If I start at 9:00 am and have no meetings in
by brigadier132 3y ago
I find I need at least 2 hours of continuous focus to get any real work done and 3 hours to be really productive. If I start at 9:00 am and have no meetings in the morning that means I can get a meaningful piece of work done by the time I eat lunch. Then if I have no meetings in the afternoon I can get another meaningful chunk of work done. Oftentimes though, days are wasted because of meetings thrown in haphazardly.
- cesaref 3y agoSounds like you are working on deep complex systems - i totally get the experience of needing a couple of hours to stare at how the system behaves before the lightbulb moment when you realise how a simple change will achieve what you want (ideally!). There are other times when it's a bit more greenfield and just fiddling around gets your ideas straight and you can be productive even with interruptions. We tend to work with a backlog of simpler and harder problems, and part of the skill of prioritisation is deciding what mood you are in, and being realistic about how much time you have to focus on a problem, and hence what sort of problem or feature is worth tackling that day.