Comments on: Thought: Staying Motivated With a Personal Project http://crapflingingmonkey.com/wp/2009/12/thought-staying-motivated-with-a-personal-project/ A voice for all developers Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:11:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha By: Joanne http://crapflingingmonkey.com/wp/2009/12/thought-staying-motivated-with-a-personal-project/comment-page-1/#comment-3230 Joanne Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:48:13 +0000 http://crapflingingmonkey.com/wp/?p=65#comment-3230 Hey, came over here from Grad Hacker. Love the idea of a weekly, distraction-free "flow time", and I think deciding what you will do during that time is key. I do a mini-version of this by borrowing some ideas from the Pomodoro technique. I downloaded a pomodoro timer app that defaults to 25min work, 5 min break and encourages you to (a) describe exactly what you will do for the next 25 min, and (b) ensure you will not be distracted for that 25 min. (Bonus (c) it gives you a good break in between sessions). Hey, came over here from Grad Hacker.

Love the idea of a weekly, distraction-free “flow time”, and I think deciding what you will do during that time is key.

I do a mini-version of this by borrowing some ideas from the Pomodoro technique. I downloaded a pomodoro timer app that defaults to 25min work, 5 min break and encourages you to (a) describe exactly what you will do for the next 25 min, and (b) ensure you will not be distracted for that 25 min. (Bonus (c) it gives you a good break in between sessions).

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