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I have a similar job + management duties. I've found the guidelines in the book Time Management for System Administrators ( http://my.safaribooksonline.com/0596007833 http://my.safaribooksonline.com/0596007833 ) pretty good. The strategy where you have a fellow team member act as your shield is effective. Every other day you rotate the role of shield, aka as the secretary.