Every once in a while - say every 6 to 8 weeks - I need some time in the office on a weekend. It's really tough with SWMBO and the children, and all the demands, to do that during the day. So, sometimes I will make the treck to the office of a Saturday night, grab a fine coffee (my drug of choice) on the way, and head in at 8 or 9 on a Saturday night.
Let me suggest to you that you don't do this the night Daylight Savings Time begins. Trust me.
I did this very thing last night, getting PILES of stuff done and out of my way. Truly, it was relieving to get so much stuff done. I did the proverbial cranking of widgets from about 9 to about 1 am, and it was liberating. So why can't I do it at work?
In fact, I have been. I've been very much "in the zone" at work, and have had a remarkable ability to concentrate and throw all of my energy back at my job. It's been fun, it's been powerful, and I'm ploughing through stuff.
When GTD talks about the energy available (which has been a huge discussion at the Yahoo! GTD Group of late), it means just that - what your mood is, how much you are willing to throw at it, and how much you are willing to commit to it. Lately it's been fantastic for me. I think many people "fall off the wagon" as much because of their energy level/mood as because they are trying to find the elusive single, magical, perfect GTD system.
Trust me - it is much easier to just plough through things when you have the energy and inclination - no matter what time of day that strikes. Even the Saturday night before Daylight Savings Time begins.
Technorati Tags: GTD, Energy, Mood, Daylight Savings Time, Coffee
Let me suggest to you that you don't do this the night Daylight Savings Time begins. Trust me.
I did this very thing last night, getting PILES of stuff done and out of my way. Truly, it was relieving to get so much stuff done. I did the proverbial cranking of widgets from about 9 to about 1 am, and it was liberating. So why can't I do it at work?
In fact, I have been. I've been very much "in the zone" at work, and have had a remarkable ability to concentrate and throw all of my energy back at my job. It's been fun, it's been powerful, and I'm ploughing through stuff.
When GTD talks about the energy available (which has been a huge discussion at the Yahoo! GTD Group of late), it means just that - what your mood is, how much you are willing to throw at it, and how much you are willing to commit to it. Lately it's been fantastic for me. I think many people "fall off the wagon" as much because of their energy level/mood as because they are trying to find the elusive single, magical, perfect GTD system.
Trust me - it is much easier to just plough through things when you have the energy and inclination - no matter what time of day that strikes. Even the Saturday night before Daylight Savings Time begins.
Technorati Tags: GTD, Energy, Mood, Daylight Savings Time, Coffee
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