Comments on: Settling back into work http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/settling-in Information architecture, interaction design and much more Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:41:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Andrew Boyd http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/settling-in#comment-826 Andrew Boyd Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:21:59 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/settling-in#comment-826 Hi Donna, first last and always - look after yourself emotionally when everything is going to hell around you. Concentration is important, task completion is important, getting paid is important, but life is quite literally vital - in the past I've fallen into the trap of just doing it when clients demanded it, and regretted it later. Watch those that demand this kind of dedication - they are often the ones who do not expect it of themselves. Best regards, Andrew Hi Donna,

first last and always - look after yourself emotionally when everything is going to hell around you.

Concentration is important, task completion is important, getting paid is important, but life is quite literally vital - in the past I’ve fallen into the trap of just doing it when clients demanded it, and regretted it later.

Watch those that demand this kind of dedication - they are often the ones who do not expect it of themselves.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: Gary Barber http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/settling-in#comment-825 Gary Barber Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:46:53 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/settling-in#comment-825 Ninja Stealth Mode™ - like you do, turn everything off. Email off Twitter off Feed reader off Phone (land and mobile) - to voice mail Skype - off IM - off Ensure the work you are doing doesn't need to reference email, it it does export the email in question. But Still I get bored and my mind wanders off into various ideas, so I write them down, document. this allows me to focus back on the task at hand. Ninja Stealth Mode™ - like you do, turn everything off.

Email off
Twitter off
Feed reader off
Phone (land and mobile) - to voice mail
Skype - off
IM - off

Ensure the work you are doing doesn’t need to reference email, it it does export the email in question.

But Still I get bored and my mind wanders off into various ideas, so I write them down, document. this allows me to focus back on the task at hand.

]]> By: Maxine Sherrin http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/settling-in#comment-824 Maxine Sherrin Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:59:01 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/settling-in#comment-824 Ummmm, I usually don't keep going in times of unsettledness, that is their nature :) But your description as above of one of those days when you feel it's possible you just might get back into the swing of things is spot on. I've always been a big fan of the simplicity of the good old list as a productivity tool. Today I was very happy to give Todoist a go - try it out if you haven't already. Ummmm, I usually don’t keep going in times of unsettledness, that is their nature :)
But your description as above of one of those days when you feel it’s possible you just might get back into the swing of things is spot on. I’ve always been a big fan of the simplicity of the good old list as a productivity tool. Today I was very happy to give Todoist a go - try it out if you haven’t already.

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