tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248128892011800094.post9185572810547530977..comments2024-03-23T10:28:32.464-07:00Comments on Write, Publish, Thrive! A Blog about Writing, Publishing and the Scholarly Life: A question of focusRich Furmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452872065331069781noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248128892011800094.post-65612199462687050602013-02-13T13:04:05.604-08:002013-02-13T13:04:05.604-08:00When I have large chunks of time, I work on three ...When I have large chunks of time, I work on three or even four projects, and spend between 45 min-2 h on each. I usually get stuck or little productive after this time, and this is when I move to another project; I know from experience that if I worked longer on that piece, I would get more and more frustrated. Working on another project, however, somehow reactivates my energy.<br />The funny thing is that I do need sense of completion, but since I started measuring time I spend working on projects and writing it down in a journal, I found out that it does the trick: my inner supervisor is satisfied with progress done even if I leave in the middle of a messy paragraph.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248128892011800094.post-1794394812749611642013-02-11T10:40:12.834-08:002013-02-11T10:40:12.834-08:00Thanks for your response. A thought for you; if yo...Thanks for your response. A thought for you; if you work on google site with your colleagues, you NEVER have to send things back and forth, and save a great deal of time, and never have to wait for others in order to continue with your work. See my past post on the topic- it has changed the way I work.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />RichRich Furmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452872065331069781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248128892011800094.post-21788461633926563732013-02-11T10:20:35.948-08:002013-02-11T10:20:35.948-08:00I think it depends on the nature of the task (e.g....I think it depends on the nature of the task (e.g., analysis vs writing or editing) and whether you are working on your own or as co-authoring. If I am co-authoring 2 or 3 things, I will work on several pieces at the same time, so that I can send things back and forth to my co-authors, and keep various things moving. However, if I am working on my own, I find it better to focus on each individual piece at one time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com