I read an entire thesis in one afternoon and have only been unproductive for 8 hours this week. Surprisingly, it began with the discovery of a technique involving a Sock and a Google Sheet.
First, to understand the intricacies of those techniques, we need to step back. Our minds are hijacked by little slot machines called smartphones. Brilliant minds work day and night so that you’re hooked on your phone.
It’s possible to build a system where it gets very difficult to just check your emails.
I call this adding layers of complexity, or adding friction.
Strangely enough, those 5 tricks are not enough for Deep Work.
Last week, I had to read a thesis to understand an algorithm.
I designed a technique that allowed me to stay focused for an entire afternoon, and read the thesis from left to right.
But even with those very sophisticated techniques, with no willpower I was doomed to be unproductive.
Putting your phone in a sock is easy.
Having enough self-control to quit self-sabotage is not.
What made me empathize with my future self was that my time was a much more valuable resource than money.
I came to realize that spending one hour on Reddit was worst than throwing away a $20 bill.
Hopefully, Reddit is also full of productivity hacks.
A few days ago, I stumbled upon a crazy guy who has been tracking his time every 30 minutes.
I decided to take it even further, and do it every 15 minutes.
I have 15 colors for different kinds of activities. Close colors have close relationship.
My LifeMy Colored life in a Google Sheet
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