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Laser-Sharp Focus

Started by eibrahim · 3 months ago

Now that I have no income and very soon I will start feeling the heat, I need to develop a laser-sharp focus super-power.

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Here are the steps I am taking to reduce distractions and stay focused and productive:

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3 comments

  • don't care about productivity. enjoy your freedom. and focus on making your product smaller, to deliver faster with less work.
  • I went through the same exercise about a year ago, although I kept my employer ;)
    My list:

    * GTD - saved my life
    * No longer hosting my own Exchange server - Gmail is free and better
    * No longer hosting web site at home - have a nice friend who hosts me for free
    * Read personal email once or twice a day, quite easy with the work schedule I have
    * Read blogs once a day at most
    * Skipped bulky lunches
    * General analysis of my time if it takes more than an hour and I'm not being paid for it then I have to ask myself if it is worth me doing it, or paying someone else.
  • @Rob: Thanks for the tips. I am a huge fan of GTD and have been regulary using it. I am trying to outsource everything I can. The opportunity cost lost by trying to do everything on my own is huge. It's better to focus on what I can do best and outsource everything else.

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