Comments on: How to Get Any Work Done (When Connecting Is Your Job)

By: Elana

Elana — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:37:01 +0000

Discipline and creativity–two concepts that are frequently misunderstood. You make them so simple to understand here.

One of the things I like about your 50/10 plan is that it not only fosters discipline, but it helps your creative process by giving it a time and place to emerge. If you’re like me, those 50 minute writing sessions don’t always proceed at the same pace. Sometimes I need several sessions just to get to something worth publishing; other times one session seems to be enough. I bet plenty of people are like that.

The challenge is to remember that not every 50 minute session will produce the same results. And to be okay with that. And to trust the process anyway.

There’s some in here about compassion, self-compassion, that’s suggested but not named. We all need down time, even, or especially, when our to-do lists are miles long!

By: Jenny Milchman

Jenny Milchman — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 01:35:16 +0000

I want so badly to be a Chris Brogan, but the wisdom of your words–mediocre work spread thin is worth a lot less than good work targeted–is hitting me. My problem is that I genuinely want to be friends and close to a great many people. I really hope I can find a way to do it–posts like yours help.

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By: Kenny Rose

Kenny Rose — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:04:34 +0000

I am late to this post. But the information is absolutely relevant. Trying to cram more unproductive work into a day is just not worth the effort. It does not help me or the customers I intend to target through being in the social media space. At the end of the day what matters is doing great work. Once that is nailed everything else will fall into place if combined with developing great relationships. That’s my perspective. Someone else may see it different.

By: Marc Sokol

Marc Sokol — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:34:57 +0000

Very cool! You and others have in the past gotten me to recognize that one important tactic of sustainable blogging is to find your own voice; now I can add to that the tactic of finding your own schedule. Your advice around choosing a few platforms reinforces advice I got a while back: start out posting 1x week so you can focus on quality of content and use your other time during the week to read different blogs, comment on others’ posts, and engage in Linked In discussion groups for ideas.

Many people tell me the key to expanding readership is to post 2-3 times a week minimum. Do you agree with that advice?

By: Break down your time and see your productivity go up

Break down your time and see your productivity go up — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:09:44 +0000

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By: Sam Amit

Sam Amit — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:48:51 +0000

Sonia, I love your 50 minute way of working. It sounds just as good as the GTD 2 minute rule. I wanted to ask you how long it took you from the decision to do this to get it right. I set myself time to do a task notice that i have not finished in the allotted time and then most often decide to go over time. I am basically asking you about the process you went through to get this right.
Thanks in advance
Sam

By: Cynthia Smoot

Cynthia Smoot — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:48:31 +0000

Ah, the unanswerable question, “How do I effectively manage my time?” I say unanswerable because everyone works differently so there will never be one magic bullet that fits all. But I love to read how others make the day work for them. I’m not structured enough to work the “chunks of time”plan. I work off a daily to-do list and list the items in order of importance, so at the end of the day I feel very satisfied to see items crossed through. Of course, I hardly ever get through the list and usually have items that roll over to the next day. But, that’s life! Great post!

By: Villas in Nerja

Villas in Nerja — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:02:07 +0000

The dedication part is very important, setting yourself aside for so many hours each day to achieve connecting tasks cannot be understated.

By: Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:21:01 +0000

Revisiting, with data!

Jan and Feb 2010, I did the 2 hour rule in the morning. Things marched right along.

Progress Was Made.

I got distracted in March. Lost the habit. Progress was not made, not in the same way to be sure. I’ll start it back up tomorrow.
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