More work, less email
Posted by F | Filed under Generic, Planning, productivity
I worked faster than ever today. The secret? I’ve only checked three times my email account today. Nobody died. Wow, actually I can’t believe how fast I manage to work today with all this email detox stuff.
I worked for around 7 hours in a row (well, having half hour break for lunch) accomplishing almost all of the duties planned for today, I delayed the calls to the bank and stuff because those require so many time. But it is a priority now. Top on the list. Probably I’ll do it now while having a small stroll around before my daily run or going and buying some bread or something. Or first thing morning tomorrow.
Ah! amazing! To be honest, I am aiming to work only 4-6 hours daily with all this prioritization stuff. I think I can make it, for real.
Sara, I saw your comment. Why don’t you write me an email with exactly what would you like to know. remember: flavorfla at gmail
F*ck, do it, don’t check your email that often, you will note how productive you could become!
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A productive life online
Posted by F | Filed under Generic, productivity
It’s 2009.
10 years ago I was struggling trying to find out what to do with my life while binge-drinking in “La Llanera” Bar after modern languages classes, and fighting with my mom because of my heavy use of Internet. She paid for the phone. If I tell you the amounts, you would hit me straight in the face. How come I did my mom waste so much money on Internet? But the thing paid for itself. I started then making money out of the Internet while working for loquesea.com, then freelancing as a web designer/coder, then creating pareonone (a dating website) or elflojo (a students website) with Oscar.
It’s 2009 and I’m still working on the Internet. I work from home. I am doing a PR work for a client in London and my duties are all related to contacting people in Spain and report to the guys in London. I found the job on the internet. I use the internet for this job. I call locally and internationally, answer emails, and use loads of tools on the Internet to accomplish my work. I can do this anywhere in the world.
I want, as well, an automated source of money, but that one is a secret right now.
I remember that 10 years ago people were saying how Internet was going to change our lives, how we were going to be all home-based offices doing our work. I always thought that was crap, and it is somehow if you want to enter the formal world. But I’ve been living that reality at least half of this period 99-09. And to be honest I have my virtual office all here in my laptop. Where is my office? well, is all on my IP.
So, 10 years to realize that actually you can convert Internet in your very source of money.
The advantages are huge. I can travel and keep working. But I have to correct some things in my head. I mean, it’s no use that I travel if I want to keep checking my email every 5 minutes. And it’s for real, I become anxious.
I think the goal now is to reduce the amount of time I use online. It’s absurd. I’m a junkie, and I have to make a big big effort to keep my Internet use to the minimal. But I’m becoming really aware of this right now, 10 years later. And I hope to get a grasps fast with this one, as I don’t want to spend the next 10 years ONline.
Things I know: I waste too much time looking if something’s new arrived to my email. Even tho I know nothing urgent is gonna come through. That no one’s life would depend on me checking that. Conclusion: check email only TWICE a day. Once first thing morning. And after noon. Or maybe three, with one check at tea hour or so. So, from now on, if you ever need to contact me urgently, call me.
My junkiness with the msn has pass away since I came first to the UK. The reason? there’s no reason, or maybe there is it. I now I want to keep in touch with a large amount of people that I love back in my country, but somehow we’ve managed to keep in touch even if I’m not online. I think Gtalk and my addiction to checking email has helped. I don’t chat as much as I did, but still speak with the important ones. And -good stuff- now I know I have a really really good tool to replace the msn and keep in touch (whenever I want) with those darling persons. The skypephone.
Facebook. most. stupid. addiction. ever. You go in there, there’s nothing in there. Just had a peek in there. I’m selecting a random status update so you could see how pointless it is: “S. H. Need a stroll to the beach” (S. H. necesita playita!!!!!!!!). Common people. Go and do whatever you want, if need company call some friends! If people were consistent… But probably this person would end next week going to Madrid, and not to “la playita”. So, honestly, it’s no use. I’ll keep that to a maximum of 1 check per week. More if I’m commuting brighton-london and have nothing better to do with my phone.
Tumblr. I’m not gonna explain this one because is a new addiction and I don’t really understand it, but it’s gonna me a mamixum of 1 per day.
Just to recap. All of this is so you people can now that if you truly want to talk with me give me a call or write me an email. I will answer I swear. Don’t expect the lottery of Internet to put me in front of you so you can have a few words with me. I’ll do the same for you. While more time passes, it is more unlikely that we will be meeting onlineas I am less and less using those timewaster tools. Also, you can skype me during after office hours (10-18) and on weekends.
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