Today will be the 11th Productivity Wednesday since I started this whole thing – so enough data to give some perspective on it. What have I learned?
- Some people still don’t get that I’m not just being productive on Wednesdays, just focusing on it. Its like Mother’s Day – I love my mom every day, but I get to celebrate it once a year.
- Having one dedicated day that I know I can crank away on stuff and people are going to respect that I’m heads down more than usual is nice.
- Turning off tweetdeck every once in a while is a good thing.
- People are starting to join up – search #productivitywednesday on twitter and you’ll start to see about a dozen regulars posting with the hashtag (usually at the beginning of the day then not much until the evening).
- It isn’t easy to focus every wednesday on keeping it up – but not everything is easy every time you do it
- Having Hacknight at the end of Productivity Wednesday is a nice way to know that I’ll be able to let off some steam at the end of a hard day.
- I find other people helping to keep me motivated and on task to support my productivity – often in obscure ways like public humiliations and mockery – but it works.
This is not the end of Productivity Wednesday, but hopefully a way for more of you to jump on board and start to use it to be more productive in your own workspace.
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