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Unsure if this is healthy - but after 12 years it’s by almost completely compartmentalising my mind, and focusing on one thing at a time. Started that habit as a freelancer and it’s probably saved me from burnout multiple times.

These days I feel like my attention is like a lighthouse, I’ll do a half day of finances here - clear my inbox there, a full week on some deadline, etc. its kind of finding a flow. needless to say this works better when your calendar isn’t flooded already

Also I put everything and I mean everything in lists or notion, I’ll put every email to reply to, every feature I need to build every decision I need to remember. The less I’m holding on to the more I can focus without feeling like I’m forgetting something.



What you're describing is the Get Things Done (GTD) method. Have you read the book from David Allen?

With that note, I higly recommend the book to OP!


I have heard of but not read, this is just a collection of hard won coping strategies!

I will say it has some downsides, though - I feel pretty fragmented outside of work.




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