Feeling Efficient

[jacey]

I'm finally clearing some of the backlog of work. My desk isn't clear yet, but the archaeology is much reduced.

On the r.a.sf.c. group someone, Gruff, I think, suggested that working in 40 minute (or was it 45 minute) bursts was a good way to stay at peak efficiency, so I'm putting it to the test. I'm recording episodes of Star Trek TNG from bulky commercial video tapes to DVDs. (I've found some cases that take up to 10 disks in a case so I can get a whole season into the shelf-space previously occupied by one videotape - thus reducing shelf space by 8x). How does tape transfer affect my time management? easy. Episodes are approximately 40 minutes long, so I press start, set the kitchen timer and get a burst of work done for 40 minutes... and then another 40 minutes... and another.

So far it seems to be working.

Comments

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I've been trying out the 48 minutes of work followed by 12 minutes of break idea too. It seems to produce good results at work, but I haven't had the same success at home yet. But work done at home is kind of messier.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Work done at home always exceeds the space (and time) available!
:-)