I generally like to try and time box activities. So if I'm in work, I'm in work through my core hours. If I've something that really needs done I will but otherwise it can wait. I also find that working extreme hours can be a result of a poor estimation process. Maybe you need to check the work you are committing to and provide more realistic expectations for when it should be complete?
Ebrahim Hasan is a full stack web developer, currently working as a freelancer on freelancer.com, he is a co-owner of a swedish and an Egyptian company.
Yeah that's true! I admit that I am not that good in providing expectations, plus the long hours I work on aren't really that much when it comes to focus (I tend to get distracted a lot) , I totally get what you mean
If you get distracted a lot you can download chrome/firefox extensions to block your browsing of sites between times.
Estimation and managing expectations takes time and experience! When you realize you're spending too long in work this is one of the ways you may be able to get some time back. Start by taking a look at work previously delivered and compare your estimation to how long it actually took you to complete
Ebrahim Hasan is a full stack web developer, currently working as a freelancer on freelancer.com, he is a co-owner of a swedish and an Egyptian company.
Wow that's really helpful! I actually got a few extensions now on Chrome that does help a lot, like blocking social networks and other websites :D but I will for sure compare my last work and see how long that really took me!
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I generally like to try and time box activities. So if I'm in work, I'm in work through my core hours. If I've something that really needs done I will but otherwise it can wait. I also find that working extreme hours can be a result of a poor estimation process. Maybe you need to check the work you are committing to and provide more realistic expectations for when it should be complete?
Yeah that's true! I admit that I am not that good in providing expectations, plus the long hours I work on aren't really that much when it comes to focus (I tend to get distracted a lot) , I totally get what you mean
If you get distracted a lot you can download chrome/firefox extensions to block your browsing of sites between times.
Estimation and managing expectations takes time and experience! When you realize you're spending too long in work this is one of the ways you may be able to get some time back. Start by taking a look at work previously delivered and compare your estimation to how long it actually took you to complete
Wow that's really helpful! I actually got a few extensions now on Chrome that does help a lot, like blocking social networks and other websites :D but I will for sure compare my last work and see how long that really took me!