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If our teams would be more like bands, we would see lots of products that are much more passionate, unique and enjoyable. At the same time the teams would gain followers who want to know what's going on with their favorite team, eagerly waiting for them to create their next product. There are a few companies that get it, but there is definitely more room left in the corporate world for new bands like 37 signals. Go for it, create a band and rock the world.

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by Jarkko on June 7, 2007 · 7 comments

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Wake up at 5.30 every day

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Go to work every day for 8 hours of game programming to earn a living for my family

Build this blog and maintain my tumble log

Get started with my master's thesis and finish the computer science studies

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TV: I don't watch TV that much anyway, but now that Finland is moving to completely digital TV broadcasting it's a great chance to turn off the TV for good.

The next step was to cut off the things that I enjoy but are just eating up too much of my time:

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Blogging: I love writing and expressing myself. And now I finally started a blog that lets me do that - so how could I let it go. Also, I think that blogging will be a good way to clear my mind from all the work and studying.

Reading: both books and RSS feeds, listening to inspiring podcasts. These keep me going and keep me happy and focused.

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Simplification is great - it makes me feel that maybe it is actually possible to get my tasks completed in a year (starting from today) - but it's not enough. To make most out of the time I have I need to focus on the things I'm working on at any given time. Multitasking might be good for computers, but it just doesn't work for humans. So, my plan is to create a schedule for my days so that every activity has its own time and place, Order Celexa with No Prescription. With a baby I'll have to be a bit flexible, but even then I think it's better to just switch the order of items in the schedule than to try to do many things at once.

Wake up early: This helps me get my work done as quickly as possible and get back home to the family before everyone is already asleep.

Batch work: RSS feeds, personal e-mails and messaging will be done only during one hour each day, and not throughout the day.

Dedicated time: Time for blogging, time for the family, time for my studies. During each of the dedicated time slots I'll turn all other distractions off and concentrate on whatever I'm doing at that moment.

Plan Most Important Tasks: Every morning after my morning appointment and before heading to work I'll go through the most important things that need to be achieved during the day, both work related and personal. This way I'll be better aware of my tasks and don't just wander through the day.

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My process is most likely going to evolve into something even more interesting and more realistic during the coming months, and I'll keep you posted on my successes and failures. Order Celexa with No Prescription, At this point I'm happy to get started but at the same time a bit scared of how this will actually go. Will I be able to get up early when the baby has been crying all night long, or am I too tired to study after my work day. This we'll find out soon.

I hope this can be an inspiration to someone, or in the worst case a warning example on how you shouldn't try to do too much at once. And it's my life, so I'm eagerly waiting to get good ideas from people who have already done something similar. Let me know what part of my plans sucks and what's good about them.

And now it's time to put all the talk to practice. Good luck, Jarkko.

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