Comments on: The Other Sort of Flexi-Time: Get More Done Per Hour, by Ali Hale http://www.insightwriter.com/2008/11/20/sort-flexitime-hour/ Freshly Squeezed Insight for Better Living Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:55:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Cairns http://www.insightwriter.com/2008/11/20/sort-flexitime-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Chris Cairns Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:58:02 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=455#comment-388 Setting artificial deadlines is by far the toughest. Here's a little trick that I use, which I learned from the Dalai Lama ("The Art of Happiness"), to give my artificial deadlines a greater sense of urgency: I remind myself life's impermanent. While it may sound morbid, it works! <abbr><em>Chris Cairns’s last blog post..<a href="http://smartlifeblog.com/online-money-management-which-application-is-really-the-best/" rel="nofollow">Online Money Management — Which Application Is Really The Best?</a></abbr></em> Setting artificial deadlines is by far the toughest. Here’s a little trick that I use, which I learned from the Dalai Lama (“The Art of Happiness”), to give my artificial deadlines a greater sense of urgency: I remind myself life’s impermanent. While it may sound morbid, it works!

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]]> By: Jeremy Day http://www.insightwriter.com/2008/11/20/sort-flexitime-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Jeremy Day Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:39:37 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=455#comment-386 @ Daphne - I wish I was more productive as a student too. To a certain to degree it's one of those things. "if I knew then, what I know now." ;-) @ Rahul - That is why artificial deadlines are so great. You create your own pressure, which is definitely less stressful than struggling to meet the real deadline. Cheers, Jeremy @ Daphne – I wish I was more productive as a student too. To a certain to degree it’s one of those things. “if I knew then, what I know now.” ;-)

@ Rahul – That is why artificial deadlines are so great. You create your own pressure, which is definitely less stressful than struggling to meet the real deadline.

Cheers,
Jeremy

]]> By: Rahul http://www.insightwriter.com/2008/11/20/sort-flexitime-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Rahul Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:54:08 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=455#comment-380 Jeremy and Ali, Great article, if I'd say so myself. I have a tremendous amount of experience in the "Don't do work until a deadline is imminent" area, and I surely experienced every single of the drawbacks you listed in this article. While I do some of my best work under such pressure, I really don't think the negative effects are worth it. The stress is ridiculous, and everything else gets pushed by the wayside (eating, showering, talking to anyone) as you finish your project in time. The concept of an "artificial" deadline is great, and your tips on enforcing it are even better. I will definitely start implementing them in my own life so that I stop freaking out every time I need to get something done. As a matter of fact, all of your tips are great, and I'll experiment with all of them. Thanks for the article! <abbr><em>Rahul’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Take-20com/~3/457872940/" rel="nofollow">Free Up Mental Energy by Objectifying Your Demons</a></abbr></em> Jeremy and Ali,

Great article, if I’d say so myself. I have a tremendous amount of experience in the “Don’t do work until a deadline is imminent” area, and I surely experienced every single of the drawbacks you listed in this article.

While I do some of my best work under such pressure, I really don’t think the negative effects are worth it. The stress is ridiculous, and everything else gets pushed by the wayside (eating, showering, talking to anyone) as you finish your project in time.

The concept of an “artificial” deadline is great, and your tips on enforcing it are even better. I will definitely start implementing them in my own life so that I stop freaking out every time I need to get something done.

As a matter of fact, all of your tips are great, and I’ll experiment with all of them. Thanks for the article!

Rahul’s last blog post..Free Up Mental Energy by Objectifying Your Demons

]]> By: Daphne http://www.insightwriter.com/2008/11/20/sort-flexitime-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Daphne Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:55:51 +0000 http://www.insightwriter.com/?p=455#comment-376 Hey Jeremy and Ali, Great post! I have been using the artificial deadlines and setting time limits methods for years and am happy to report that they really work! I've also visited the Alpha Student site and think it's great. I love the design and the work Ali is doing there is wonderful. I wish I were that productive and wise as a student! Daphne <abbr><em>Daphne’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoyfulDays/~3/459090137/" rel="nofollow">8 Defenses Against Nasty People</a></abbr></em> Hey Jeremy and Ali,

Great post! I have been using the artificial deadlines and setting time limits methods for years and am happy to report that they really work!

I’ve also visited the Alpha Student site and think it’s great. I love the design and the work Ali is doing there is wonderful. I wish I were that productive and wise as a student!

Daphne

Daphne’s last blog post..8 Defenses Against Nasty People

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