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goobster  ·  2379 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 25, 2017

Yeah, caffeine-fueled all-nighters are not my idea of being in "crunch time". That's just Bad Planning.

When I think of giving myself short deadlines, I'm thinking about "oh gosh, can I really get this done in 1 or 2 eight-hour long days?" While also getting a full night's sleep, walking the dog, making and eating food, etc.

So it is a sustainably tight schedule that I did keep up for years. (And, in fact, am doing right this moment... I have two big proposals due tomorrow, and a full day's work to get them done. So I'm pretty much right on schedule to have a good, productive, busy, and focused day! :-)





veen  ·  2378 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That makes a lot more sense! How much of your productive day is superficial (emails, calls, meetings) versus skill-based (writing)? Do you crank a lot of both or a lot of either one in your most productive days?

goobster  ·  2378 days ago  ·  link  ·  

FYI - Just shipped both proposals. On time, complete, and some fine work ifIdosaysomyself.