Down to business

I am useless at sticking to a schedule, especially when I have lots of work to do. The more deadlines I’ve got and reading that piles up, the more I tend to freak out and do nothing instead. So today, I decided to set a timer on my phone, and work in 45 minute blocks, followed by 15 minute breaks. I usually tend to go all gung-ho on working for two or three hours and then my brain seizes up and I get very little done for the rest of the day. This way, I know I only have to work for 45 minutes before I can browse blogs for 15, or watch TV, or run to the shops, or (if I was in my office) go find something to eat. I eat so much more at work than I do at home!

The timer thing seems to be working, and I’m thinking I will implement it more in my every day life: setting a 30 minute timer for breakfast & blog reading, for example, as I tend to have breakfasts that drag on for at least an hour whilst I catch up with all the blogs updated overnight. Or setting a time for an hour and making a deal with myself that I will go for a run/to the gym/clean up when that timer goes off. I think it’s a pretty good idea, and hopefully it helps me to kick my lazy side in the butt a little!