Introduction
Friends and colleagues often ask me: "Frank - How are you so productive?". While I don't have a silver bullet, I developed ...
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These are great strategies, thanks for sharing!
I'd make one addition: Don't try to work against your biological clock.
I'm a nocturnal type. For me best deep focus work time is between 23:00 - 03:00. If your company allows to split working day as long as you get the job done - do it. There is no point of torturing yourself with coffee to do coding in zombie mode during typical work hours.
Totally! I'm also a nocturnal type, however, having kids made it impossible for me to work at these times. I found that I'm also productive in the morning though, so that's fine :)
I appreciate how detailed it was!
Do you workout everyday after work? or is it a mid day thing?
Pomodoro. what do you do during your breaks? do you run your day based on timers if using pomodoro?
I am moving every day, not necessarily lifting weights or doing body weight exercises. I often use a timer with Pomodoro, to hold me accountable.
During my breaks, I empty the dishwasher, talk to my kid(s) or wife (she's working from home as well), stretch, do some push-ups or pull-ups.
I don't always use Pomodoro the entire day, but it helps to keep a consistent schedule wrt taking breaks.
Yeah, I found the hardest thing with pomodoro is to fill the breaks without losing focus or getting completely distracted
True! Before entering the break I am writing down what I will do in the next session (e.g. in my editor or google doc or on my ToDo list). That helps me get back into it right away.
Thanks for sharing these techniques. Some of these are really helping me. I also see that few quick physical exercises during pomodoro 5 min breaks help us think more clearly and stay fresh and focused for another 25 mins.
Totally! I like doing some push ups or pull ups and stretching in the breaks :)
Very useful insights, thanks a lot!
Very good article, great work
For me a major productivity tool is to be mindful of stress, as it depletes your reserves quite fast for no gain.
Thank you for sharing
This is what I do "Don't over-engineer. First, make it work, later make it right (if it has proven its value)"
Great article 👌
Yeah it's a very common productivity killer that I see. People tend to make things beautiful or highly performant before they have market fit.
Amazing and in-depth work! Thanks for sharing it with the community.
agree with all the facs
Frank Great article Man. The tips are practical and easy to implement. Definitely inspired to boost my productivity—thank you for sharing!
I'm glad you liked it! Please let me know how it goes :)