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Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
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Friday 11.15 am
Thanks for the starter, lennon.
Very distracted today as my mother is quite ill and I don't know if or when I will have to rush off to Melbourne (nearly 3 hours drive away) to help her.
Will try to focus on getting some things done while I can.
Thank you all for this site.
wrkinprogrss: 10/06/11
Thanks for the 48/12 info, Journey!
My list for TODAY:
weekly L team meetingprioritize & post thismeeting with Aload dishwasher (did a 10-minute burst and put more things to soak)
fix oatmeal with fresh pearchange toweldraft problem analysis section (started trying to design it)
rnote follow-up (did significant work on this, now awaiting feedback)
submit timecards
showercheck in with S & D (emailed S 1x, checked for a D post to reply to)
use Balancer!!!weekly status and wiki updateupdate calendar (some)
?email D re next get-together?
?email K re getting together?
?work on willpower post +/or plan artist date
dance class15 min Qi Gongavoid reading by eye or ear after 23:15
be in bed with lights out and sound off by 00:30
Journey 10:00 the magic of 48 minutes
Back in the office today and I am happy to report that yesterday was a very productive work from home day. I have been doing the pomodoro method - working 20 minutes, taking a 10 minutes break. That way I get up and move around every half hour and work a little bit on a household chore, or whatever. The other day I read on lifehacker that 48/12 is the optimum work/break time. I tried it and it really worked for me!
http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2006/09/the-power-of-48-minutes/
I don't think there is anythign magic about the numbers, I just think 20 minutes is too short for me to get into the 'flow' of my work and 48 minutes is long enough. I worked fewer total hours, and did my chores after work was finished instead of fitting them in throughout the day. I felt more productive and finished work at an earlier hour. I still make a point of getting up and moving around for those 12 minutes, as I don't think it's good for you to sit for long periods of time without stretching your legs a bit.
Anyway, give it a try!
Jo
kromer 10 CI
Today I need to:
*Get 2/3 of the way through rough draft of presentation (well, I maybe got half way through)
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Win 18,446 plan/form*Recommendation,
transcript, and test score requests (I need to, at a minimum, send out one recommendation request tonight)*
Dentist*Look into Rdh10, Gcnf (working on this now)
*Pack (will do this soon)
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Give cookies to neighborsWorking on Win 18,446 plan/form now
My Day Today
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting
2. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting
3. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA meeting4. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA meeting5. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting6. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
7. Go to the 9:30 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
8. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
9. Take shower10. Get dressed11. Cook and eat brunch12. Cook and eat dinner13. Post and send out Al-Anon literature for today14. Do homework15. Finish numbers
16. Clear table near the table
17. Skin chicken
18. Pick up stuff off floor
19. Call my therapistThanks for letting me share