What keeps you focused?
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- Pupsipu0
distractions keep me focused on them
- chossy0
my motherfucking glasses yo!.
- jfletcher0
I work out in the morning if I have time. Helps me get prepared for the day, gives me energy.
On weekends, I do all my errands before work. Then I can focus on what I like to do.
- version30
the work itself...
it's as easy as doing, thinking about it will result in no progress, think with your wacom on, as to say with your tools in reach.
as far as downtime with no paying work? self promotional/internal materials etc. maybe a wall sticker collage of your logo if at a studio/work space. how much down time do you have and what are you into? pretty much all my hobbies are part my professional life. i notice when i am stuck on a clients job i go off and design something altogether different before focusing on the needs of the customer and not just giving them something "cool"
- gramme0
coffee, Tycho, obsession with detail, love of craft, and the persistent fear of becoming useless. Oh and then of course there's a little thing called a mortgage that plunders my bank account every month.
Also as others said, getting out from time to time. Regular exercise and occasional trips to wander around Borders without any clear agenda. I should prolly get out more, museums and galleries etc.
- swimming and running in particular really clears my head.gramme
- hektor9110
I want a dog...
- manonthestreet0
working on my own startup
- Rand0
nuthin
- must_dash0
How does QBN look on the XBox?
- Douglas0
only way i can focus is when the deadline in an hour away. up until then, it's all research/development time.
- Greedo0
if you like This American Life, give this a try:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiol…
it's more big-picture science oriented, but really well produced and thoroughly fascinating.
- inkpink0
a spliff... for about 15 minutes, then i'm a clicking fool.
- version30
i guess i've always found to work on the tools that my clients may want need before they ask for them so i am prepared with options if given such a request
- nocomply0
Well I'm pretty much in your same shoes...work-at-home freelancer with a problem maintaining focus. I swear I used to be a lot better, but over the years I've slowly found it becoming more difficult to stay on task. Since I started working at home 4 months ago it's really become a problem.
For me I think I need to get out more. I've found that I work best when in coffeshops or places where there are other people around me who are also working.
I think the isolation of a home-office combined with the comforts of home makes me a little too comfortable.
In terms of music, I've found that stuff with repetitive beats works best. That means a lot of ambient, chill-out style music.
I have this theory that stuff with a computer-driven beat (like a click-track) makes my brain think better, as opposed to the organically created tempo of most of the rock stuff I like. Something about the precise repetition... I don't know. Hope that makes sense.
- jaylarson0
read between the leading:
http://readbetweentheleading.com…
- sashies0
the 'Night People' podcast is like three and a half hours long and perfect chatter for me to listen to while i work.
- Coffeemaker0
i am always focused 100%. Nothing ever distracts me.