Coronavirus reality: the doorbell doesn’t ring. If it does, don’t open the door. Just like in horror movies.
Corona aside, it could be a home invasion. If my doorbell rings unexpectedly, there is a > 95% probability it's somebody trying to sell something. In this Amazon era, if I am expecting a delivery, I'll deal with it. ( If it's a woud-be burglar, my Doberman suggests they move on
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Pomdaro's rigitidy says that if you answer the door, you void your tomato! GTD says "2 minute rule". In less than two minutes, I can get a visual to see if there is a UPS truck in front of my house, if there is a UPS uniformed person at my door, and take delivery. (Now I have ( a counterfit of) a N95 mask I put on for this.
Like TesTeq, I find that I can only maintain focus on my most demanding work for about two hours. After that, it’s more productive to switch to something more routine, like processing email.
I'm good for two hours on one thing before I have to 'chnage gears' to another 'big thing'. Four hours of working in a fully concentrated state is it for me for the day.
I am curious how Pomodoro fans handle the apparent rigidity of Pomodoros. If you finish a next action in 20 minutes, do you look for a five-minute next action?
That is what I do. We all of lotsa < 10 minute tasks. I ask the GTD question of "What can I do right here, right now?" I add to this criteria "in less than 10 minutes?" If there is nothing, then I take my break early and/or justify that brewing my next coffee is "work"
What do you do if your beloved spouse, who is also working from home, interrupts you?
Time-blocked working from home is not compatible with staying married! If my spouse is with me then she can talk to me whenever she wants. She can't technically be an interruption because she is a higher priority than anything.
Back in the old days, you’re walking back from the restroom, and run into someone you need to talk to. What do you do?
uh, you stop and talk to them. You did say you NEED to do that, so it is essential, so you are being productive.
Tell that person you have a hot date with a tomato? [Archaic US slang: tomato = pretty woman
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I will test your slang out by calling my beloved wife a tomato....