Limit Next Actions?
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TesTeq;100389 said:
I'm not criticizing you, TesTeq, but I'm with artsinaction on this one. If I say "Then I can stop", it doesn't mean I have to stop.
Sometimes I've decided I'll do something for between 5 and 20 minutes. That way I can stop when I happen to check my watch at a natural break point, not get interrupted by a timer. Other times it's more like "at least 5 minutes" ... and if I really get into it I might continue for hours.
Anyway, TesTeq ... you don't usually set yourself prison sentences?
I see your point that a length of time doesn't tend to be very motivating. However, it
has other advantages, including that it's easy to predict how long it will take! (er, unless you keep going afterwards ...)
(ending this post before I paint myself further into a corner ...)
TesTeq
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Do-nothing-while-waiting.
I am not trying to say that my way of thinking is right. I just feel it this way.
My only time-based activities are "do-nothing-while-waiting". For example: 5 minutes staring at the pictures in the meeting room before meeting or 30 minutes listening to birds singing outdoors before a lunch.
cwoodgold;100396 said:
I am not trying to say that my way of thinking is right. I just feel it this way.
My only time-based activities are "do-nothing-while-waiting". For example: 5 minutes staring at the pictures in the meeting room before meeting or 30 minutes listening to birds singing outdoors before a lunch.
We all need a little more "Do-Nothing-While-Waiting"
I like this scene. Too many people are always trying to fit work into every little block of time. Just sitting and being with yourself, listening, is becoming a lost art!
The benefit of GTD is that you know exactly what it is you aren't doing while waiting - and that it's ok to not be doing it!
I like this scene. Too many people are always trying to fit work into every little block of time. Just sitting and being with yourself, listening, is becoming a lost art!
The benefit of GTD is that you know exactly what it is you aren't doing while waiting - and that it's ok to not be doing it!
TesTeq
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Meaningful result.
Thank you.
For example if I am writing a blog post I know that 1 hour is needed for a meaningful result. What is a meaningful result? Sometimes rough draft, sometimes draft, sometimes a polished version ready to be published. I start with a goal to have a final version but I know that after one hour I will need a refreshing break because the inspiration and creative abilities vanish. After several hours I can continue - sometimes the blog post requires small edits only, sometimes it must be rewritten and rarely everything is deleted because I find out that there's nothing interesting that I can say about the chosen subject.
Fritz58;100441 said:
Thank you.
For example if I am writing a blog post I know that 1 hour is needed for a meaningful result. What is a meaningful result? Sometimes rough draft, sometimes draft, sometimes a polished version ready to be published. I start with a goal to have a final version but I know that after one hour I will need a refreshing break because the inspiration and creative abilities vanish. After several hours I can continue - sometimes the blog post requires small edits only, sometimes it must be rewritten and rarely everything is deleted because I find out that there's nothing interesting that I can say about the chosen subject.