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Instead of half-working all day I prefer to work for half a day Parkinson law: "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion" Horstman’a c
by arturkesik 2y ago
Instead of half-working all day I prefer to work for half a day
Parkinson law: "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion"
Horstman’a corollary: "Work contracts to fit in the time we give it"
I used to give myself only 5 hours of work a day in given hours. My productivity was surprisingly better than with full 8 hours, my stress was lower, and I had so much free time.
I really should get back to doing that
- Swizec 2y ago> Instead of half-working all day I prefer to work for half a day I have had a lot of success with this. I was also a stressed-out wreck the entire time. Turns out sprinting through all your work is exhausting. Who knew Ultimately I think the solution is to stop having more work than fits in a day. But my personality really really dislikes that reality.
- doubled112 2y agoI think this has been the biggest benefit to my mental health working from home. The ability to take a minute or thirty when I need it and not wonder what the perception of those around me is. Some of my best ideas come to me as I load the dishwasher. I tend get more done when I can bounce between ideas, projects, states of mind, locations, etc than when I'm powering through something at a desk for hours at a time.
- techdmn 2y agoI could never begin to count the times I have been grinding away at something, making zero progress, and the right idea comes to me two minutes after I step away from my machine.
- tomjakubowski 2y agoHammock driven development https://youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc https://youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc When I worked in an office I'd get up and go on walks, or move to a sofa and let the problem simmer a bit, several times a day. I've been fortunate to work in companies which seem to, I think, recognize these are productive activities