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I should actually be working 8h a day, but most of it is spend not working. If I'm honest I'm probably working more like 3h a day even though I enjoy my job.

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[-] h_a_r_u_k_i@programming.dev 15 points 1 year ago

Officially, it should be 7 hours a day. But normally I work 5-6 hours. The rest are wasted on distractions and context switching. But deep work (i.e. actually getting things done) is normally 2-3 hours.

I also count meetings and chatting with colleagues are actual work. Those sessions might seem superficial but the way we collaborate with others is also important.

[-] Slimy_hog@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

You get 2-3 hours of deep work time EVERY DAY? I'm lucky to get that once a week.

[-] h_a_r_u_k_i@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago

It's not that hard. I utilise Pomodoro techinque to set aside four 25m-40m sessions. Now it's just the matter of discipline. I block all distractions (emails, texting, entertainment, etc.) and coalesce them into a period of time.

[-] Slimy_hog@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

I don't get that because I'm in a billion meetings, have to conduct interviews, help the more Jr folks on my team etc. It's not that I'm bad at time management

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