tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167834091034982897.post3510219087176644596..comments2010-02-21T10:02:18.663-07:00Alan Tewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06511489138026430943noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167834091034982897.post-50285139967276912702010-02-21T10:02:18.663-07:002010-02-21T10:02:18.663-07:00I was just reading that reports of social networking sites causing a loss in productivity are actually short-sighted. Humans weren&#39;t built to stay focused for a long period of time - breaks are essential to efficiency.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06879969662403512248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167834091034982897.post-85734233423713750722010-02-19T15:59:29.405-07:002010-02-19T15:59:29.405-07:00I remember coming in on a Saturday once to work on VH with you. And you kept shooting one of the toy pistols over and over (felt like right next to my head). I held my tongue, but I wanted to kill you that day. :-PJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01671959014879115271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167834091034982897.post-35846800366608320732010-02-19T15:53:14.252-07:002010-02-19T15:53:14.252-07:00I write down notes before I go home for the weekend if I&#39;m in the middle of a big programming problem. It lets me focus on other things over the weekend but more than that, it really is more so that I will be able to figure out where I was and pick it back up again when I get back to it. I think I&#39;ve gotten fairly good at leaving that stuff at work when I go home, especially when there&#39;s a whole weekend between work days.<br /><br />Of course that doesn&#39;t really work for my own projects at home, but lately I think I&#39;ve also gotten better at recognizing when I&#39;m not going to get anything done because I&#39;m too tired. I&#39;ve burned out a few times after a week or two of intense problem solving and when that happens I tend to not pick back up where I left off for an extended period of time. Knowing that the only way to make any progress is actually to take a break and/or get some sleep can really help prevent it from getting to the point of actual physical pain. That, in turn, eases the stress and ultimately lead to more continuous productivity.<br /><br />For personal projects, the rest of my life has to also be going well enough that I have the energy and time (energy is more important, as if there&#39;s enough, I will make the time) to work on them.eliashttp://sharedprophet.myopenid.comnoreply@blogger.com