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Maker vs. Manager: How Your Schedule Can Make or Break You
Most powerful people are on the manager's schedule. It's the schedule of command. But there's another way of using time that's common among people who make things, like programmers and writers. They generally prefer to use time in units of half a day at least. You can't write or program well in units of an hour. That's barely enough time to get sta... See more
paulgraham.com • Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule
There’s an important distinction between “tasks” and “flows.” Batching these things into “to-dos” is a mistake; they even require different types of systems (whether software or analog).
I use a spiral-bound college-ruled book for tasks. This is my vehicle for manager mode, and I try to keep it closed unless I want to get a lot of things done in a
... See moreNotes from Deep Work by Cal Newport:
The key to developing a deep work habit is to move beyond good intentions and add routines and rituals to your working life designed to minimize the amount of your limited willpower necessary to transition into and maintain a state of unbroken concentration.
The Monastic Philosophy of Deep Work Scheduling:... See more
