Try as hard as you can to keep calm about it. Sometimes it annoys the hell out of me. Not that I was interrupted but it unnecessary. That always annoys at least a bit.

[–] embed_me@programming.dev 44 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Keep a notebook

It won't help but at least you'll have fun doodles

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

helps for complexity in large tasks. Not really with small tasks (since you spend more time making and reading notes than doing the work). Programming is an example where notes can't save me, I just need to hyperfocus or I won't get anything done.

[–] embed_me@programming.dev 2 points 13 hours ago

I also program. Most of my lost time is due to repeated mental calculations of the cost of each approach in execution vs maintainability.

If left unchecked, I will do nothing and keep thinking. I've found that writing it down and trying any option without giving much weight to my intuition, helps a lot. Sure, I may need to rewrite some parts again, but it's faster for me to do that instead of optimising the first attempt. Plus by the second time, I'll have a better idea of the thing. I try to apply this not only to feature development but also debugging. I work close to hardware too so debugging is quite complex.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Exactly why I love remiote work that much. Sitting at home in a room that is exactly the temperture and light level that I like, wearing noise cancelling headphones w/o music is pure bliss.

I mean, not that I am getting any work done either but in theory this is much more efficient :D

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

You're wasting time, faster!

[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Amateur, I can't even focus in the first place at all 😎

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Since I was a kid, "I'm so broke, I can't even pay attention!"

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 22 hours ago

yeah for me it poofs constantly without anyone interrupting

[–] Novamdomum@fedia.io 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trello 100% fixed that for me. Also, as someone who NEEDS my little dopamine reward whenever I do a task I found a little trick. If you put the 🎉 (party horn emoji) in the title of a list it blows a bunch of confetti over the screen whenever you drag a task into that list 😁

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Ah, Trello.

I can use that to hyper-focus on my tasks. But before I do that, I have to list, prioritize, and organize my tasks. But before that, I should create a layout for my tasks. What statuses should I have. Should I use deadlines?

What was I doing again?

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

The problem with every organization app.

"It worked for me! Now all my projects are organized and it's so much easier than when I was keeping everything in my head... After I was able to sit down and focus for a day to import all my data and organize it and set up the program to tailor to my application and now that I go back to it to reorganize my new info every week..."

[–] Novamdomum@fedia.io 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I just use 6 lists and I grab and move cards along them from left to right. My lists are very simple:

Would be nice to do Need to do Doing today 🎉 Done today Completed in the last 4 weeks To be archived

I only use 2 automation rules. One rule to move new cards to the top of the list I created them in and a second rule to automatically move cards along the last 3 lists depending on how long they've been there.

It's been life changing for me. I don't get side-tracked anymore cos I can just dump whatever it is into one of the lists on my pc or my phone. It's also really helpful that I can put a "Due by:" date that gradually changes from yellow to red as the deadline approaches.

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

I've been looking for a better way to track my at home tasks and projects, would you recommend it as highly outside the workplace? I figure a task is a task so it'd probably be fine but wanted to ask.

Edit: typo

[–] Novamdomum@fedia.io 2 points 1 hour ago

Absolutely, I have a board for work and one for home. I use the work one a lot more though. I'm also very visual so to be able to add a picture of someone's face or the bit of the house I need to work on really makes it stand out.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 2 points 13 hours ago

...recursive eisenhower method works well for me: it's effective + simple-enough not to be bogged-down by overplanning...

[–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 2 points 23 hours ago

Exactly why it didn't work for me...

[–] CreatingMachines@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

ahhhhhhhhh