Adamantium wrote:
I have big problems with this and no particularly good solutions.
In my job, I am able to compensate somewhat by hyper focusing on my work once I am in it. But I have a very hard time estimating how long things will take and have to rely on formuli to make estimates.
The actual experience of passing time seems completely variable to me with some minutes seeming very long and full of events and some hours seem to flash by in an instant.
Things that help (this is very personal list, tailored to my life and it may not be that helpful to you):
1) alarmed appointments and events in my digital calendars/reminder systems. My tablet, phone and PCs will all beep at me 30 minutes before any event that I put in, which is a lot of events. This saves me over and over again.
2) lists and maps of procedures with notes on associated timing.
e.g., "Process X has seven major steps. Times: 1-0:30 , 2-0:15, 3-4:00, 4-3d, 5-2:00, 6-0:15, 7-0:45"
3) I can do something that seems like procrastinating when I don't know how to begin doing something. I just get stuck sometimes. I find I need to make diagrams of procedures to overcome this and there are times when I have to call people to learn how to begin the new thing-for some reason this is very, very hard to do. So I have a "stuck" procedure which is basically an instruction to call a series of people to consult about how to get it done.
4) I need to keep records of how I have spent my time and I find doing this breaks my concentration and is difficult. I find quick notes on paper through the day and entries in a software log helpful for this. I still sometimes miss days when I am hyperfocused, but having a system helps.
#3 is what I have so much difficulty with. I have the most problem when there are too many steps/decisions. I like the idea of having a "stuck" procedure to turn to.
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09 Nov 2014, 10:45 am
