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Tips on time management and avoiding distractions.
What can I learn in this talk?
❏ Why are distractions bad?
❏ What can I do to reduce the amount?
❏ What can I do to reduce the effects?
What distractions do we face?
Unavoidable
Meetings
Phone
Coworkers
Bosses
Mental Blocks
Task Switching
Avoidable
FOMO!
IRC
G+
Etc.
Self Inflicted
Playing Games
Videos (YouTube!)
What distractions do we face?
External
Meetings
Phone
Coworkers
Bosses
Task Switching
Internal
FOMO!
Self Inflicted
Mental Blocks
Impostor Syndrome
So, how do we combat them?
External
Put the phone on DND
Coordinate alternate contact methods that allow for non-immediate responses.
Always keep 1 communication avenue open for Emergency Pings.
Set aside a block of time specifically for follow-ups via phone, email, text, etc.
Schedule meetings early or late.
Adjust your own schedule to overlap with “business hours”
Project Switching
Manage your time by devoting larger chunks of time to each project.
2 Projects? ½ day each or every other day.
3 or more? Split days in half and swap days.
More tips to combat downtime
Internal
FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)
Block site
Close tabs
Mental Blocks
Reach out to your coworkers or the community for help
Take a break/walk
Catch up on FOMO
Impostor Syndrome
Pep Talks
Mentors
Community
FIND A “SECRET”WORK ZONE!
But I work remotely!
What did I learn in this talk?
★Why are distractions bad?
★What can I do to reduce the amount?
★What can I do to reduce the effects?
Resources
Distractions:
Jason Fried's TED talk “Why Work Doesn't happen At Work”: http://j.mp/12ED7C1
Codecraft post about Interruptions: http://j.mp/13zIuop
Coding Horror post on Multi-Tasking: http://j.mp/10IG8za
Impostor Syndrome:
The blog article this talk was based upon (mine): http://j.mp/NNhX0d
Laura Thomson’s blog post on Impostor Syndrome: http://j.mp/1gFPl4E
Wikipedia article on Impostor Syndrome: http://j.mp/1d0UVO4
Mentors can be a big help too: http://j.mp/1d0V3x4
Thank you. And thanks to Nomad PHP
Sean Prunka
15+ yrs of PHP experience
ZCE PHP 5.3 (2010)
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