If you want to get something done, pay someone else to do it
That's pure gold!
And in my experience I certainly agree.
Otherwise best to not have movies/tv eps playing all day, I seem to do that and it definitely doesn't help productivity
LOL yeah I hear you on that one. It took a couple of years of working at home to become disciplined enough not to have the television on.
To this day I fight my urges as hard as possible to never turn the TV on, even while eating lunch. "Just 5 minutes of TV with lunch won't hurt" has turned into "2 hours+" on many occasions.
I also try and avoid news sites as well. For some reason despite knowing that the latest breaking news doesn't substantially influence my life I still find it captivating and once I start reading I find it hard to stop.
Personally, most mornings I write a list of what I want/need to achieve for the day and then set out to make it happen best I can. Can't remember the last time I had nothing to do - but I always want to clear the list
I write a list most mornings as well - but I can't tell you the last time I cleared it...
I also think having the right tools help..
Do you have any other tools you use to keep your productive and on track?
One I know I like is LeechBlock as a firefox addon - it blocks sites at certain times of the day. Whilst you guys probably wouldn't know it I even block myself from DN Trade for most of the day. I just give myself small windows throughout the day to get on here and post.
Good coffee and music also help
I'm a tea man, and I can't do music unless it's classical. I have found through trial and error that even lyrics in music distract me enough that it slows me and increases the likelihood I'll make errors.
