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By: Martin Wildam

Martin Wildam — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:37:27 +0000

Thank you for your empathy – and thank you very much for linking that very interesting article. I never got aware of that difference of makers and managers although it seems very logical when reading the article you linked.

I have a problem now: As the company I am working for is not so big (<20 employees) my job profile includes both roles somehow. I have to do programming and writing as well as phone and email support or project management tasks – and somehow even presales. Unfortunately I cannot hide away for two days completing a programming task as nobody is doing the support in the meantime – although it may happen that there are two days without any support call and sometimes there are three a day – but I can’t know that in advance.

I got it managed that many customers know that they should do planning with me and so they tell me about planned changes (that might lead to problems and therefore support calls) in advance so I can know.

I know that this is not very efficient combining such different work together in general but the company will not add another employee just for doing the support or just doing writing stuff or just for management. And last but not least I know many other people who have to do more and more different tasks over time while companies are reducing their staff. Today many people need to do tasks at their work that in former times have been done by two or three different people. Hence I think the problem of being a maker and manager might be quite common these days.

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:40:50 +0000

Martin,
I’ve been thinking about your situation and trying to find an explanation. The best I’ve found is related to Paul Graham’s concept of maker and manager (please read his article for definitions). The principle in this post applies more to maker’s schedule than manager’s schedule. Your schedule seems to be manager’s. But if you work in maker mode (which allows single-tasking) I think the principle will work for you too.

By: Martin Wildam

Martin Wildam — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:55:18 +0000

I tried that but it does not work because of:
1. There is no single path with 1-2-3… steps involved. In most projects many things have to play together. There are multiple dependencies.
2. You usually have several projects to manage and a delay in one affects another.

My solution was to do enough analysis and then do good planning – taking into consideration all relevant sub-tasks. Focusing on the one only next step is good if something dangerous suddenly happens.

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By: jonathan figaro

jonathan figaro — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:43:23 +0000

JOnathan, i agree with you statement.
By definitely working hard and making things happen by action. Success will by synonymous and procrastination will be extinct.
Procrastination will cease to exist and a new habit of taking action will have taken place.

A way to get this done is to be consciously aware of your activities. And ask yourself …Am i progressing while i do this? Is this taking me towards my goals?

By: Jonathan Beebe

Jonathan Beebe — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:47:35 +0000

Great advice! Focus is definitely an essential element to stop procrastinating and getting things done. I personally use brain wave entrainment (isochronic tones) and have it playing to stimulate the right frequencies while working.

After just a few minutes of listening, I find that I’m very focused and in-tune with my work… and I normally produce even better work than I would without it. My wife even made a comment today after I finished writing a large article… she said “I can’t believe you wrote all that so fast!”.

Thanks for the advice, anything that helps with procrastination is definitely a valuable resource :-)

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By: jonathan figaro

jonathan figaro — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:14:15 +0000

In order to be productive , a person must prioritize them sales more. Take more time to do the most important task first and leave everything else for after. Make sure you stay on top of your deadlines and keep focused on completing goals that matter now.

By: carol

carol — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:25:06 +0000

when I’m meeting a deadline and there’s no way I’m going to miss it, I deal with one task at a time so I really agree with focus=productivity. I find it hard to focus when I think of all the other tasks waiting in line for me hence impairing my work and judgment while focusing in one task alone lets me finish the job flawlessly.