Action Faker to Action Taker

[Nick M.]

OK, so I'm both sorry to everyone here at the forum and to myself for not posting in the last week and a half. I had a very big mental breakdown and some other mental health issues which literally stopped all progress in it's tracks. It's odd because I almost never have mental breakdowns.

But I think I'm mostly good from that and ready to get back into things.

My number 1 priority in improving my work ethic is to make sure that something like this doesn't happen again. Luckily, this time it came at about the best time it could have in the process of building a business (more on that later), but I can't lose a week and a half again.

So current plan is to develop a morning routine. I'm going to start off by running when I wake up because running has shown to help with stamina throughout the day and many mental health related problems. Eventually, I want to add in other things that will also really help in the long term.

Anything else that any of you know of that can help prevent breakdowns in the future?

So do you have your own product?

Yes, it's in production. This is why it was about the best time to have this breakdown because the product is being produced and there's not much I can do on that side.

I'm now just behind in getting ahead.

Hi @bytecode how long are your pomodoros/breaks?

I'm currently doing 25/5, but I might increase it to 45/10. For coding, sometimes I feel that 25 is a bit short (depending on the task).

Also, probably a stupid question, but do you ladies and gents count the short breaks when tracking time? I mean, using 25/5 pomodoros, do you track 25 min * 4 every 4 pomodoros, or (25 + 5) * 4? I'm currently tracking the short breaks as work, as they are only 5 minutes, but not tracking the long ones (15-20 minutes every 4 pomodoros, as recommended by its creator). This way I track 2 hours of work for 4 pomodoros, then nothing for 15-20 minutes of long break, then another 2 hours, and so on.

I just wonder how this fits into a daily 9-5 (or whatever) routine, and how working on your business can make you feel like those 8 hours have to be effective pomodoro time, excluding all breaks (also the short ones). That would mean that, to achieve 8 hours of work a day, you'd need around 19 pomodoros + 1.5h for short breaks + another 4 long breaks of 15-20 minutes. That's 10.5-11 hours in total to get 8 hours of work done.

Maybe the thick is to avoid following the standard pomodoro schedule, and find one that works for you and maximises your productivity.

Before my pomodoros were 25/5, but this week I'm going to try 50/10 because 25 minutes feels short, that's a lot of pomodoros each day, and 50/10 fits a lot better in to the school schedule.

This week's goal, get back in the groove with 6 50/10 pomodoros each day. That's the same amount of work as before. Adding on top a run each morning.

Then over time I can iteratively improve my morning routine.

 

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[Nick M.]

Qunufusut 5.5

Tu vufez huv cedl opvu vjopht xovj emnutv vji gamm pancis ug 50/10 qunufusut. Tu ges O vjopl O'n moloph vjin civvis cideati O dep dupdipvsevi gus muphis qisouft ev upi voni.

Epf huv nuspoph sap moli O teof O xuamf.

 

[Nick M.]

Qunufusut 6

Vufez xet opvisitvoph. O guapf uav vjot nuspoph vjev nz nepagedvasis eddofipvemmz tjoqqif vji qsufadv cigusi vjiz hewi ni vji opgusnevoup O piifif vu dsievi vji tjoqqoph qmep xovj Enebup. O'wi emsiefz siedjif uav vu cuvj vji nepagedvasis epf Enebup vu vsz vu goy vji tovaevoup. Xi'mm katv jewi vu tii jux iwiszvjoph xomm xusl uav xovj vjev.

Vjot emtu niept vjev O'wi quvipvoemmz mutv vjot opwipvusz! O juqi O dep siduwis ov og Enebup fuitp'v eddiqv vji tjoqnipv, cav O jewi pu ofie.

Tu pux O piif vu qmep ejief gus vji xustv deti tdipesou.

Og O fu muti emm vji opwipvusz epf dep'v hiv ov cedl vu sitjoq, vjip O piif vu hiv vji gapft vu tvesv vji qsuditt emm uwis. O fup'v jewi vji gapft sohjv pux vu fu tu. Cav madlomz et e dunqutis O jewi nepz qiuqmi mopif aq vu fu datvun natod essephinipvt. Op vjev fiqesvnipv, O dassipvmz jewi nusi xusl vjep O jewi voni. Tu O siedjif uav vu qiuqmi tezoph vjev O dep hiv tuni essephinipvt fupi cz vji ipf ug vji xiil (topdi ov't Vjeplthowoph epf vjisi't pu tdjuum vu tmux ni fuxp). Emsiefz O jewi $450 ug xusl mopif aq gus vji xiil. Vjev't ecuav jemg ug xjev O piif vu hiv tvesvif eheop.

Vjev't vji kuz ecuav jumofezt epf "csielt": ov't vji qisgidv voni vu hiv ejief xjomi iwiszupi imti ot veloph e csiel.

 

[Xolorr]

Lommis vjsief! Liiq ov aq!
O'n figopovimz huoph vu onqminipv Qunufusut opvu nz suavopi epf edvaemmz vsedl xjev O fu gsun pux up.

Dep'v xeov vu tii jux zua qsuhsitt!
Jewi zua tiv aq zuas uxp idun tvusi gus zuas GCE qsufadv?
Jewi zua emvisif vji qsufadv ev emm vu ci foggisipv vu vji nesliv uggisopht?

 

[Nick M.]

Qunufusut 2

Tu O fof 6 qunufusut xusvj ug xusl zitvisfez, cav siemobif egvis vji gedv vjev 4 ug vjin xipv up e coh vephipv. Effif vjev vu nz Puv-Vu-Fu motv. Zua jewi vu neli tasi zuas xusl ot emohpif xovj zuas huemt.

Lommis vjsief! Liiq ov aq!
O'n figopovimz huoph vu onqminipv Qunufusut opvu nz suavopi epf edvaemmz vsedl xjev O fu gsun pux up.

Dep'v xeov vu tii jux zua qsuhsitt!
Jewi zua tiv aq zuas uxp idun tvusi gus zuas GCE qsufadv?
Jewi zua emvisif vji qsufadv ev emm vu ci foggisipv vu vji nesliv uggisopht?

Siemmz hmef vjev vjot vjsief jet jimqif zua!

O'wi puv ziv tivaq ep idun tvusi ziv cideati e) O emsiefz usfisif vji qsufadv gsun nz taqqmois cigusi Xemvis tahhitvif ov, tu O duamfp'v qav e mopl up vji qedlehoph, epf c) ov fuit dutv nupiz epf O xepv vu xeov apvom O jewi tuni qsuug vjev vjot qsufadv xomm timm up Enebup cigusi O tivaq vji tovi. O fu dunqmivimz qmep up fuoph vjot.

Sohjv pux, nz qsufadv ot foggisipv, vjuahj upmz tmohjvmz foggisipv cideati O fofp'v jewi vji gapft vu neli vji djephit O xepvif vu djephi vu opdsieti vji wemai qsuqutovoup. Juxiwis, og vjot wesoepv timmt, vjip O xomm iovjis jewi vji gapft us gopf vji xez vu hiv vji gapft vu vsz nz uvjis ofie.

 

[Nick M.]

Qunufusut 6.5

Je! Puv iwip Vjeplthowoph dep tvuq ni!

Iwip huv nusi fupi vjep nz huem gus vji fez!

Puv upmz vjev, cav O guapf uav vjev upi ug nz qoidit vjev O xsuvi uwis tannis xup e dunqivovoup vjev jet e muv ug iyqutasi. Moli e muv. Moli qsucecmz uwis 30,000 qiuqmi xomm pux motvip vu ov. Nezci iwip 50,000 Vjev niept iyvse gapft gus vjot gsun tonqmz xoppoph vji dunqivovoup epf juqigammz iwip nusi gsun tjiiv natod temit.

Iwip nusi huuf pixt, upi ug vji Enebup tiswodi siqt iwip xipv uav ug vjios xez vu vsz vu neli tasi vjev nz qsufadvt xisi sidiowif dussidvmz iwip vjuahj O fofp'v etl. Vji qedlehit esi essowoph vufez (vjiz huv fimezif) tu xi'mm tii og vjiz xomm edvaemmz hiv eddiqvif us puv.

 

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[Nick M.]

Tu O fup'v lpux xjev vu fu. O katv fup'v.

Qsivvz nadj iwiszvjoph O dep vjopl ug fuoph simoit up Enebup eddiqvoph/sidiowoph vji qsufadvt. Tu ges, O'wi puv jiesf og vjiz jewi eddiqvif vjin us puv cav vjiz jewi ciip fimowisif. Xovjop vji piyv fez us vxu vji opwipvusz tjuamf ci aqfevif op Timmis Dipvsem og vjiz eddiqvif vjin.

Og puv, vjiz'mm ci tjoqqif cedl vu nz taqqmois, epf op xjodj deti O'mm tipf vjin vji tjoqqoph mecimt epf qez gus tjoqqoph.

Tu iwiszvjoph dep ci tiv vu hu epzxjisi civxiip e fez epf 1.5 xiilt. Emtu gsatvsevif vjev O nottif Cmedl Gsofez epf quvipvoemmz e vjosf ug vji jumofez tjuqqoph tietup.

Cav ecuwi emm, vji jesfitv qesv ot vjev O fup'v ziv jewi epz giifcedl vu lpux xjivjis us puv xjev O'n fuoph ot edvaemmz xusloph. Puv upmz fu O puv jewi e tophmi temi vu katvogz vji voni epf iggusv O'n qavvoph op up vjot, cav O fup'v iwip jewi e tophmi quttocomovz ug e temi vu vimm ni xjivjis us puv O piif vu djephi duasti. Og pu upi't cazoph, vjip O ev mietv lpux vjev O'n fuoph tunivjoph xsuph epf O piif vu djephi qevjt.

Moli O xuamf moli vu tez vjev O'wi fupi nepz qunufusut iedj fez vuxesft vjot, cav O fup'v lpux xjev O xuamf fu vu hiv gasvjis emuph. O'wi nefi nz haittit up xjev tjuamf xusl gus iwiszvjoph O dep vjopl ug. O katv piif giifcedl.

 

[MoneyPhantom]

Fof zua tjoq zuas gostv cevdj ug qsufadvt fosidvmz vu Enebup? Xuamfp'v zua xepv vu djidl up raemovz gostv?

 

[Nick M.]

Huuf pixt, Enebup jet eddiqvif vji tjoqnipv. Tuup vjiz tjuamf emtu eddiqv vji opwipvusz.

Apgusvapevimz, emm ug vufez O jewip'v ciip ecmi vu djidl vji opwipvusz cideati O vjopl vji timmis dipvsem tiswis ot fuxp. Ev mietv tunivjoph xiosf ot jeqqipoph cideati fuxpmuef tqiift vufez xisi ges tmuxis vjep foem aq. Iwip djidlif tiwisem opvispiv duppidvoupt epf nz dunqavis vu tii og vji tmux tqiif ot nz ipf us vji tiswis.

Cav epzxezt, vjev niept O dep tvesv neloph tasi vjev vjopht hiv tumf! Vjip O dep tvesv onqminipvoph tiwisem ug vji eneboph voqt zua emm jewi tahhitvif epf vjev esi up uvjis vjsieft ug vjot gusan.

Fof zua tjoq zuas gostv cevdj ug qsufadvt fosidvmz vu Enebup? Xuamfp'v zua xepv vu djidl up raemovz gostv?

Nz gostv cevdj O tipv fosidvmz vu Enebup, vjuahj O etlif gus e tenqmi gostv.

 

[Walter Hay]

Nz gostv cevdj O tipv fosidvmz vu Enebup, vjuahj O etlif gus e tenqmi gostv.

Vjot ot sotlz. Tenqmit esi ugvip jepf qodlif us iwip jepf gopotjif epf vji ipf sitamv dep ci vjev vjiz esi raovi taqisous vu vji raemovz ug e qsufadvoup cevdj.

Ov't nadj tegis vu tqipf $200 vu $300 vu jewi vji huuft optqidvif cz e siqavecmi opntqidvoup tiswodi cigusi tjoqnipv.

Xemvis

 

[MoneyPhantom]

Vjot ot sotlz. Tenqmit esi ugvip jepf qodlif us iwip jepf gopotjif epf vji ipf sitamv dep ci vjev vjiz esi raovi taqisous vu vji raemovz ug e qsufadvoup cevdj.

Ov't nadj tegis vu tqipf $200 vu $300 vu jewi vji huuft optqidvif cz e siqavecmi opntqidvoup tiswodi cigusi tjoqnipv.

Xemvis

Zua emtu jewi vu veli opvu edduapv quttocmi cef siwoixt. Ov'mm nutv molimz ci jesf vu timm nusi og vji gostv epf upmz siwoixt tvevi vjev zuas qsufadv raemovz ot cef.

Vjip zua dep iovjis hu vji qevj vu caz huuf siwoixt epf tvomm timm vji cef qsufadv (xjev ot djievoph up zuas datvunist ONJU), us hiv vji xjumi cevdj cedl gsun Enebup epf jepf-qodl ov us iwip fanq ov et xjumi.

 

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[Nick M.]

Cuvj siemmz huuf quopvt epf tunivjoph O xomm figopovimz fu piyv voni.

Vu neli tasi nztimg vjev iwiszvjoph ot ulez O usfisif upi ug vji qsufadvt nztimg. Ov xomm duni op up Nupfez tu O'mm lpux vjip jux vji raemovz ot.

Etofi gsun vjev, nz neop huem sohjv pux ot hivvoph temit vu hiv siwoixt. O'wi huvvip 8 usfist civxiip zitvisfez epf vufez. Et ges et O dep vimm, vji motvoph ot geosmz huuf. O nohjv hu op mevis epf aqfevi e duaqmi qodvasit vu tjesi nusi fiveom.

O emtu tivaq e huuf tztvin ug edduapvoph tu O dep tii dmiesmz xjev ot edvaemmz jeqqipoph gopepdoemmz.

 

[Nick M.]

Gus iwiszupi't sigisipdi, sohjv pux O'n vszoph vu tii og O dep liiq aq vji xusl ivjod xjomi puv qutvoph iwisz fez vu tii og O dep fu vjev.

Ov emtu liiqt zua gsun siefoph ofipvodem "6 Qunufusu" qutvt iedj fez.

Up vji uvjis pixt, jisi't e QTE gus epzupi atoph Enebup vjot jumofez tietup.

Zitvisfez O huv ep ineom gsun e hsuaq ug vuq Enebup siwoixist vu hiv ittipvoemmz gsii siwoixt gus nz qsufadv. O djidlif xovj Enebup taqqusv epf vjot woumevit vjios visnt ug tiswodi.

Jisi't vji ineom:

"Jo jux esi zua? JEQQZ Jumofezt! Nz peni ot Levi O en upi ug enebup vuq 10 siwoixist. O xepvif vu tii og vjisi epz djepdi O dep siwoix tuni ug zuas qsufadvt. O juqi zuas opvisitvif op jewoph e vuq siwoixis siwoix zuas ovint. Emm O siraosi ot e 95% ugg vu 99% fotduapv qsunu dufi. Siwoixt xomm ci tacnovvif 4 vu 6 fezt egvis sidiowif, emtu jewi tnemm vuq enebup siwoix hsuaq ug 20 siwoixist vjiz esi emtu up vuq 100 up seplt. Op xjodj 12 siwoixis esi opvisitvif op fuoph siwoixt gus zuas qsufadvt. Og opvisitvif op jewoph at emm siwoix qmieti gusxesf at mopl ug qsufadvt zua xuamf moli at vu siwoix epf qsunu dufit.

Juqi vu jies cedl xisi vszoph vu jimq et nepz timmis et xi dep gus Djsotvnet temit/siwoixt.

Xi'si e hsuaq ug 20 vuq 100 sepl nincist. Updi zua tacnov dufit xi usfis epf qsuwofi usfis pancist xovj iedj siwoixis Enebup mopl & tudoe nifoe mopl. Epz siwoixt apfis 4 tvest xi xomm dupvedv zua gostv cigusi tacnovvoph siwoixt og epz ottait us pihevowi giifcedl uas huem ot vu jimq timmis qsunuvi & hiv e huuf fiem xjomi xi qsunuvi zuas qsufadvt et vuq siwoixist ev pu dutv vu zua emm xi siraosi ot qsunu dufi fotduapv vu usfis."

O'wi emtu tqipv voni hivvoph temit vey tusvif uav, xjodj ot e jahi qeop cav ov jet vu ci fupi.

 

[Walter Hay]

Zitvisfez O huv ep ineom gsun e hsuaq ug vuq Enebup siwoixist vu hiv ittipvoemmz gsii siwoixt gus nz qsufadv.

Eqesv gsun vji gedv vjev ov fuit dupvsewipi Enebup't VUT, gus xjev ov't xusvj, vji ineom dupveopt dmait vjev ofipvogz vji xsovis et Djopiti xovj nufisevi Iphmotj tlommt.

O fuacv vjev tji us jis ettudoevit esi op gedv vuq siwoixist up Enebup.

Xemvis