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I keep a folder of daily bookmarks that I empty at the end of the day. During my morning coffee / breakfast I look through reddit and HN and bookmark anything t
by stevewillows 12y ago
I keep a folder of daily bookmarks that I empty at the end of the day. During my morning coffee / breakfast I look through reddit and HN and bookmark anything that I'd want to read later. Over lunch, I read, and at night I read anything left over / that still interests me. Naturally, I end up reading other things, but I find this method establishes a priority for 'reading time'.
Mind you, I've been in a rough schedule to control all types of information since I work at home and have struggled with stopping work.
I do email / administrative tasks for the day for an hour. Out of that work I have my to-do list for the day that is amended to the to-do list I compile at the end of my day.
I work until 12:30, watch Star Trek TNG and read over lunch, give a brief glance for any urgent emails. I then continue working til the end of day (about 5pm) then check my emails again and add items to the next day's to-do list.
If I'm home after dinner I'll catch up on reading, watch some shows and contribute to different communities.
This isn't set in stone, but it's a rough pattern I've had for years. Before I had this pattern I was spreading myself thin and it was causing a lot of stress.
On slower days I will read more, but I still do my best to maintain the bookmark and read later pattern.
- calvinx 12y agoYup. This is similar to what I do. Following a pattern helps a lot.