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Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule

Makers vs Manager’s Schedule — “When you’re operating on the maker’s schedule, meetings are a disaster.” (related: Deep Work)
Gabriel Weinberg • Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
We know routine’s benefits – working smarter, health, planning, and achieving goals. That’s been discussed endlessly. But how often do we consider how our days are actually segmented, how we choose (or are forced) to break them up?
If you’re a maker, do you structure your day around long blocks of focus, or is it chopped into slices others can grab?... See more
If you’re a maker, do you structure your day around long blocks of focus, or is it chopped into slices others can grab?... See more
Farnam Street • Maker vs. Manager: How Your Schedule Can Make or Break You
Paul Graham, a venture capitalist, programmer, and essayist, calls this batching strategy “Maker’s Schedule/Manager’s Schedule.”4 If you’re trying to create something, the worst thing you can possibly do is to try to fit creative tasks in between administrative tasks—context switching will kill your productivity. The “Maker’s Schedule” consists of
... See moreJosh Kaufman • The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Cal Newport • 48 highlights
amazon.com

There are two key reasons that the distinction between maker and manager schedules matters for each of us and the people we work with.First, defining the type of schedule we need is more important than worrying about task management systems or daily habits. If we try to do maker work on a manager schedule or managerial work on a maker schedule, we ... See more
Shane Parrish • Maker vs. Manager: How Your Schedule Can Make or Break You
