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John Jacob • Edited

Some random thoughts that come to mind for me:

  1. Set a schedule. avoid procrastination or overwork by giving yourself "Work Hours"

  2. Set a place. if it's the kitchen table, a great co-working space or otherwise. Trust me you don't want to end up working in bed all day. Bad habit.

  3. Get a solid pair of noise canceling headphones. Don't forget to make sure they have a good mic too. You need to hear and be heard.

  4. Take breaks! It's easy to never walk away from your screen. But walking the dog or stoping for a nice cup of coffee gives your brain room to recover and you'll come back more effective than before!

  5. Get good at notification settings. Out of the box things like slack, messages, email all interrupt you all day long. Take a minute to prune and hone your notification settings to save hours of interruption and frustration.

Some things to google that have helped me:

  • Pomodoro Technique
  • Pareto Principle
  • Eat That Frog!
  • Getting things done