Hustle and Flow
Lately I’ve been reading alot of books and websites on personal development, personal productivity and efficiency. Currently, I’m reading Getting Things Done. Once I heard that this was kind of a cult, I rushed out and bought my copy.
Today I came across a great article called ‘Flow: Get into the Zone at Work‘. The article provides strategies for getting into a free flowing, almost meditative state at work where you are so absorbed in your work that your ignore all distractions and reach the Nirvana of efficiency.
One of the strategies that this article provides is the 48 minute rule. The idea is to work in 48 minute bursts with 12 minute breaks in between.
I tried out the 48 minute rule tonight and I must say that I’m amazed at how well it works. I find that I don’t get stressed about how much work I have to complete, I just work through the 48 minutes, completing as much as I can in that time. Then I check email, surf the web, or perform a surprise snack attack on myself.
Speaking of….I’m 2 minutes over on my 12 minute break.
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