I found my @work to-do list getting longer and longer, and my @home list wasn't in much better shape. Looking back through the apps, widgets, etc. that I've saved over the years I came across one that I found extremely helpful in the past (I used this for most of the productiveparenting.com build) and decided to give it another shot. A huge thanks to Merlin Mann, who has made most of us web-workers at least somewhat more productive over the years. You can read his original article here 43Folders.com
Merlin Mann's (10+2)*5 Procrastination Hack
Ten minutes working plus two minutes not working (surfing the web, daydreaming, etc.). Just repeat this five times and you'll have knocked out an hour of work. It's really amazing how much one can accomplish when working in ten minute blocks. I was able to knock out a bunch of SEO tasks I'd been avoiding, organize the last few months files, respond to emails & voicemail's, and even launch a website.
Right now I'm testing out FlexTime from red sweater software. I just downloaded a copy, using the 30-day trial version at the moment. Don't know if it's worth $18.95 quite yet, we'll see as the 30 days go by.
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