I should actually be working 8h a day, but most of it is spend not working. If I’m honest I’m probably working more like 3h a day even though I enjoy my job.

  • haruki@programming.dev
    15·
    11 months ago

    Officially, it should be 7 hours a day. But normally I work 5-6 hours. The rest are wasted on distractions and context switching. But deep work (i.e. actually getting things done) is normally 2-3 hours.

    I also count meetings and chatting with colleagues are actual work. Those sessions might seem superficial but the way we collaborate with others is also important.

      • haruki@programming.dev
        11·
        11 months ago

        It’s not that hard. I utilise Pomodoro techinque to set aside four 25m-40m sessions. Now it’s just the matter of discipline. I block all distractions (emails, texting, entertainment, etc.) and coalesce them into a period of time.

        • Slimy_hog@programming.dev
          21·
          11 months ago

          I don’t get that because I’m in a billion meetings, have to conduct interviews, help the more Jr folks on my team etc. It’s not that I’m bad at time management