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>> Keep a log of your work. In fact, keep a log of everything you do. > Set a timer to go off every 15 minutes I realise this won't be a popular point of view
by troad 3y ago
>> Keep a log of your work. In fact, keep a log of everything you do.
> Set a timer to go off every 15 minutes
I realise this won't be a popular point of view with the folk who are always 'life-hacking' or what not, but my goodness that sounds mortifying to me.
I have worked in professional services too, and I had to bill for my time in 6 minute intervals, but I found it much easier to just switch between set of running timers when I changed tasks. No need to put together any timesheets at the end of the day, just note/submit the final times. I think a repeating 15 minute timer would literally cause me to go insane.
I'm all for people staying on top of their schedules, but I doubt that for most people the benefits of something like recurrent 15 minute timers could ever outweigh the costs (concentration, flow, mental health).
- nrr 3y agoThe odd part is that the recurring timer actually calmed me down. I can't perceive the passage of time, so having a prosthetic that forces me to ground myself periodically in the moment has been a blessing. I use an Apple Watch, and it's a gentle tap on the wrist that's perceptible to me and basically no one else.
- justinlloyd 3y agoI think a repeating timer acts as a calming or focusing tool for some. I don't advocate it personally, unless your life or work schedule must be ruled by the clock. When I say "write everything down" I mean use the lightest of note taking. It can be a bullet point for the day, or an expansive note on a particularly difficult technical challenge, there is no one set way of approaching this.