Front End Engineering, May 2015

Time Management

These two articles describe the two systems I used to stay organized and productive, but the main rules I follow are:

  • Have an information inbox that I check daily and process into actions or reference.
  • Have a place to put next actions that I am planning on completing in the next week, and review this daily to plan my tasks for the day.
  • Have a place to put actions that I won't complete until at least a week away, and review this weekly.
  • Try to organize tasks by context (location or required materials) and time required.
  • Work on only one thing at a time for 25 minutes, then reevaluate if I still think I am working on the most important thing I should be working on. Repeat.

Getting Things Done

https://hamberg.no/gtd/

Pomodoro Technique

http://blog.staffannoteberg.com/2008/02/22/pomodoro-technique-in-5-minutes/