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I work too much and I achieve too little.
That was the result of a personal reflection session I did this summer while on vacation in Tuscany. I have too many ideas, too many hobbies, and too many projects. At the same time, mostly because of all the project-switching, I don’t generate as much output as I would like. And the outcomes of my efforts leave much to be desired, in my humble opinion.
To be honest, my friends tell me I’m much more productive than they are. Which could mean the problem is in the perception I have of myself and my work. But it is a problem, nonetheless. The stress I sometimes feel is real. The dissatisfaction with my progress is real. And real problems require real solutions.
I started experimenting with a simple time management technique to see if it has positive effect on my productivity (and my perception of it). I call it a Time Grid.
I draw the time grids by hand in a small notebook. Each grid shows the days of the week (five working days + two weekend days) and the hours in a day (8 working hours + two extra). I use five different colors for five “projects” (or main categories of work), and I simply mark the hours that I spend on each project. That’s all there is to it. The approach mostly follows the Chunking Technique that I described a few years ago, with the restriction that each chunk’s size is roughly one hour.
What I’m hoping for is:
Well, that’s the idea. It’s too early for me to draw any conclusions because I’ve only been using this method for three weeks now. But I have good hope.
Jurgen
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