Someone is always writing – SMS, Whatsapp, email, Messenger, LinkedIn. I enjoy the interaction and something show solve. Lots of topics, lots of people. I enjoy it sometimes more than creating something alone with myself. Also because the interaction is simple, here and now, unlike those important things that need focus, patience and time.
For example, I received an audio message on WhatsApp from a friend, but I want to finish this article. And that I am a fact curious, what's in that audio. The message but again blown away mine attention God knows where and for a long time. And the article will be heard somewhere, as it has been so many times before. At the end of the day he will be behind me again just a piece of carbon footprint and chat history somewhere on the server. And that's enough to support the family little. But when I publish the article, I am really happy. From myself, from the fact that there is something behind me. Something I can refer to and show the world.
And that's what today is about, we often can't stay with what we're doing. We have no patience. She is not needed online. And we have online attention others, too much for us it warms. Maybe just my problem. Mine and my friends with whom we deal with it. But maybe you have something similar. The reward of interacting with someone is just awfully powerful. And work is often a struggle with an unclear result. This article? I'm not writing it unnecessarily, someone will read it, someone will be interested, isn't it bullshit? I have the audio message here, just in the side window. Just move the mouse or ALT+TAB.
Procrastination in practice then looks like my Offline and happy roadmap. I have 23 things in there I jump from topic to topic, I overwhelm myself by adding more and more things (Decision paralysis). Instead of gradually closing open things and slowly moving forward, I managed to finish a lot of ballast that is not important. Or it's the other way around Pareto's rule in practice. I have finished the unimportant 80%, the important 20% is pending.
It's not my fault = nice bullshit!
I think I tend to not finish things and put them off until later. This can sometimes cause mischief. The way he looks doesn't help either HO at our house: I often spend about 2 hours in the morning with the children at my feet - so I mainly shout and I'm happy to open the browser. Let alone spawn something. So I prefer not to plan too much for the morning and I am pleasantly surprised and always find something. Regular rest is only about 2 hours in the afternoon when the children are sleeping. Before he flies again. I'm probably a little bit too workaholic. AND a perfectionist. And when I start working on something and try to finish it, I get a message that I should do something else. And then i skip like crazy For example, today I'm preparing a course, writing on LinkedIn and checking email forwarding. And that's why I'm writing this article. It will be a few more days before I put him out.
But I was helped by the realization that these are all things anyway my excuses. The way I do it, the way I feel…
Do you recognize any of these? Maybe yes.
What with this?
There is no pill yet to maintain concentration and diligence. I share what works for me - old school discipline, common sense and barriers.
- I set the rules and I try to follow them – Shutting down all windows and communicators and just not crawling around for a while. I hope I can hold out for a while and the things will wait.
- I have an approximate number of hours per week that I am trying to workand from home – It is now about 25 hours a week. Is that not enough for you? At home with the family, it's just fine, believe me. Even at work, according to surveys, we work a maximum of 5 hours, the rest are cigarettes, coffee, etc.
- I close myself off and work in blocks – I shut myself away from my family, use headphones and work in blocks. I work on something, I take a break, I continue. The interval is between one and two hours, depending on what I'm doing and how much I'm involved. It is also called Pomodoro method.
- I'm kind to myself – It's just work, not life. I almost worked myself to death last time. I am consciously modest and accept imperfection - unfortunately not everything will be ready. Did I do a lot? Or not enough? How do I know? A day has 24 hours, work, rest, family and myself must fit into this interval.
- I cut back on activities and work with my energy – I work with attention and with my energy as a limited reservoir for a particular day. The evening is empty (exhausted), so I don't create much anymore and rather try to rest and regain strength for the next day. Whenever I try to grab something in the evening, the quality is often poor. At the same time, I have to distribute all that energy between work, myself and family. If I use it somewhere, it's missing somewhere else - that's just the way it is.
- My bad features on the eyes – I know where I am weaker. Keep your friends close, your enemies even closer. When they start to overwhelm me, I tend to notice. I have it taped next to my monitor.
- Current priorities in sight – When I do something other than what I want, I tend to notice it. Yes, no visual delight. But I don't want to win the award for the most beautiful kanban board year. I need a workable solution. And my handsome man fulfills that.
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You have anyone better? write me that please I really will power order.
Maybe on lukas.barda@gmail.com. I just won't answer right away! 🙂
PS: I wanted to give up writing this article about 8 times. But I persevered. And it only lasted two days.
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