{"id":101,"date":"2010-03-09T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angryweasel.com\/blog\/?p=101"},"modified":"2010-03-09T10:24:02","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T18:24:02","slug":"making-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angryweasel.com\/blog\/making-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, a colleague asked me where I find the time to blog, twitter, etc. This is something I get asked often, but the only answer I have is that I just make<\/em> time. I put blogging, presentations, sasqag<\/a> work, and other community stuff right alongside my core work on my todo list. I\u2019m heavily driven by my todo list (I use the tasklist in outlook), and anything I think is important makes it onto the list. I don\u2019t work exceptionally long hours \u2013 I just make time for what I think is important. I don\u2019t work exceptionally long hours either \u2013 my home life and my work life sort of blend together (I take care of personal stuff during the work day, and work most mornings and evenings from home. I\u2019d estimate that I typically work about 50 hours a week at the most (although that number is a bit higher now as I ramp up on my new job).<\/p>\n

I suppose it also helps that I think about work a lot. In fact, I write most of my blog posts (including this one) in my head before I sit down to type them out. I use my commute (20 minutes) to think through blogs, papers, projects, and whatever else I\u2019m doing that requires a bit of thought before execution.I don\u2019t have a lot of dead time during my day, but I think that helps keep me sharp.<\/p>\n

I have one other bit of related advice to share (something I should have included in my gravy train presentation). There is always enough time<\/strong><\/em>. I\u2019ve talked to people around the world (mostly testers), and I\u2019m surprised how many tell me that there is some cool thing they want to do\u2026but they just don\u2019t have enough time. \u201cI\u2019d like to learn a new language,,,but I don\u2019t have time\u201d, or \u201cI\u2019d like to look ahead and build a strategy for our team\u2026but we\u2019re just too busy with execution right now\u201d. When people tell me this, I ask- \u201cWhat would happen if you were sick for a day? So sick you couldn\u2019t even get out of bed?\u201d \u201cWould you be able to \u201ccatch up?\u201d Sometimes they try to convince me the world would end, but the conversation always ends with a statement like \u201cit would be inconvenient, but we\u2019d survive\u201d. \u201cFine\u201d, I say, \u201cif this is important, block some time off of your calendar and make it happen\u201d. You will never get off of the treadmill if you don\u2019t make<\/em> that time, and if you don\u2019t get off the treadmill, you\u2019re never going to make great things happen.<\/p>\n

And everyone should get a chance to make great things happen.<\/p>\n

ed. Adam Goucher<\/a> pointed me to this article <\/a>on making time. A fantastic read – thanks Adam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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