Timeblock
| Time (PDT) | Intention | Revision 1 | Revision 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 | TV: YouTube | ||
| 0030 | SLEEP | ||
| 0100 | SLEEP | ||
| 0130 | SLEEP | ||
| 0200 | SLEEP | ||
| 0230 | SLEEP | ||
| 0300 | SLEEP | ||
| 0330 | SLEEP | ||
| 0400 | SLEEP | ||
| 0430 | SLEEP | ||
| 0500 | SLEEP | ||
| 0530 | SLEEP | ||
| 0600 | SLEEP | ||
| 0630 | SLEEP | ||
| 0700 | SLEEP | ||
| 0730 | SLEEP | ||
| 0800 | SLEEP | ||
| 0830 | SLEEP | ||
| 0900 | SLEEP | ||
| 0930 | SLEEP | ||
| 1000 | Meeting: Data Management Sync | ||
| 1030 | Morning routine | ||
| 1100 | Bus to work | ||
| 1130 | 1:1 with Sergio (what happened last week?!?) | ||
| 1200 | Lunch with interviewee | ||
| 1230 | Lunch with interviewee | ||
| 1300 | Pomodoro: Organization | ||
| 1330 | Pomodoro: Planning | BACKLOG ENDS | |
| 1400 | Pomodoro: PR Fix and Deploy | 1:1 with Tejinder | |
| 1430 | Pomodoro: PR Fix and Deploy | ||
| 1500 | Pomodoro: Audit Release Breakdown and ETA | Ping pong | |
| 1530 | Pomodoro: Audit Release Breakdown and ETA | Pomodoro: PR Fix and Deploy | |
| 1600 | Pomodoro: Audit Release Breakdown and ETA | Pomodoro: PR Fix and Deploy | |
| 1630 | Pomodoro: Audit Release Breakdown and ETA | Pomodoro: PR Fix and Deploy | |
| 1700 | Pomodoro: Update Sergio | Pomodoro: Audit Release Breakdown and ETA | |
| 1730 | Pomodoro: Pen Testing API Definition | Packing up | |
| 1800 | Walk home | ||
| 1830 | Cooking | ||
| 1900 | Cooking | ||
| 1930 | Buffer | Cooking/Eating | |
| 2000 | Buffer | Pomodoro: Audit Release Breakdown and ETA | |
| 2030 | Pomodoro: Schema Initialization Increase Window | Pomodoro: Audit Release Breakdown and ETA | |
| 2100 | Pomodoro: Schema Initialization Increase Window | Pomodoro: Update Sergio | |
| 2130 | Pomodoro: Schema Initialization Increase Window | TV: Stranger Things | Hanging out |
| 2200 | Pomodoro: Schema Initialization Increase Window | TV: Stranger Things | |
| 2230 | TV: Stranger Things | ||
| 2300 | TV: Stranger Things | Browsing: Twitter | |
| 2330 | Winding down | Browsing: Twitter |
Thinking
I've been in a funk ever since my surgery and it's time to actively fight against it instead of waiting for it to go away naturally.
Now, in making this choice, there are some traps I need to avoid:
- I must mitigate my frustration and anger with myself
- This actively interferes with accomplishing my goal
- I can't fight myself, I need to work with myself
- I must take this as a chaotic process and expect inconsistent results
- I must experiment with what works and what doesn't
First experiment: no distractive elements until I have 10 pomodoros for the day (if it's a weekday, weekends can be cheat days for now, but they'll maybe get a similar rule that's more specific to the errands on a weekday).
Some other rules that have worked in the past that I have been lax on:
- All work is done in a pomodoro
- The purpose of the pomodoro is defined before starting the pomodoro
- Switching to a different task requires cancelling and restarting the pomodoro
- Distractions lasting longer than 10 seconds requires cancelling and restarting the pomodoro
- If a pomodoro ends and task is not complete, a new pomodoro must start before resuming work
That is all for now. More thinking later.