Personal time management

Ain't got enough time..

"I work hard, but I can't get things done"

Hard work != Productive work

"I have to stay late to catch up"

"We hope to have it ready by..."

Hope is not a strategy

Effectiveness

Doing the right things

Efficiency

Doing the things right

Don't work hard

Do what it matters

Maximize output

Know how you learn

• By reading

• By writing

• By doing

Multi tasking?

• Take a piece of paper
• 5 mins
• Write by row:
  • Column 1: Alphabet letters
  • Column 2: Letter position (number)
  • Column 3: Roman representation of column 2

Multi tasking is inefficient

Know how much you can do

• At most 4 things at a time
• Create a work queue

Control your time

GTD

Pomodoro

Pomodoro

• Work at 25 mins periods
• Take 5 mins of standing up rest
• Every 4 periods, rest 15 mins

Pomodoro

• No interruptions
• No distractions
• No procastination

Control what you do

Daily log

• Starting: What are you gonna do today (4 things limit)
• Ending: What did you do
• Ending: How much did you invest on it

Never get blocked

• Propose solutions
• Switch contexts
• Learn something new
• Apply something new

Know how you work the best

• Quiet environment?
• Talking with partners?
• With music?

Find a way to do things

PLAN

DO

CHECK

ACT

Release your head...

• Walk
• Read
• Eat
• Watch movies
• Play