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My Daily Productivity Hack

Name: My Daily Productivity Hack
Uploaded: 2024-11-25T02:30:13+00:00
Duration: 34 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this short monologue, the speaker explains their personal time‑blocking system that relies on physical timers placed in their office. They set a…

25 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker explains their personal time‑blocking system that relies on physical timers placed in their office. They set a specific duration for a task (e.g., 20 minutes), start the timer, and pause it whenever a distraction occurs so the recorded time reflects only true focused work. The speaker notes that this method provides a concrete view of actual work time versus perceived work time, which they share publicly (e.g., on Instagram). They also mention that their team has adopted the same practice, leading to a noticeable reduction in self‑allowed interruptions and an overall increase in efficiency.

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I like to time block. So I have timers in a lot of my offices and my team has adopted this too. Even on the most micro level, I say, okay, how long should this take? I think this should take 20 minutes. And then I hit start. And if for whatever reason something distracts me, I pause it so that I know that I didn't actually work that period of time. And so what happens is it will give you a very real look at how long you're actually working versus how long you think you're working and you tell other people working and you Instagram how long you're working. And As I've become more efficient at work, I've realized that there's just been a significant decrease in the distractions that I allow to interrupt me.