21 min listen
How to find focus in a fragmented day
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week Frankie Tortora and Steve Folland have a chat in response to a question from Ross Wintle. Ross is a software developer, he says:
“How do you cope with days where you have lots of 'context switches' and can't focus. Like my 'half day' which is:
Get wife + pre-schooler out the house
School run
Off to co-working
Collect pre-schooler
School run (with pre-schooler in tow)
Feed school-kid
Hand pre-schooler to grandma
Take school-kid to swim class
Home for tea
It does my head in, and though I have half a day of work in there, I rarely get anything done. The changes drain me so much. I find it exhausting too.
Do you have days like that? Do you have tips for getting focus when your day is so fragmented? Do you just avoid planning in "deep work" for those days?”
What would your advice be? Let us know your thoughts using #DIFTKpodcast on Twitter and Instagram, and join in the conversation via the DIFTK Community on Facebook.
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Frankie Tortora's website
Steve Folland's website
Steve's podcast - Being Freelance*
Ross Wintle's website
Doing It For The Kids website
DIFTK Facebook Community
DIFTK Instagram
DIFTK Twitter
“How do you cope with days where you have lots of 'context switches' and can't focus. Like my 'half day' which is:
Get wife + pre-schooler out the house
School run
Off to co-working
Collect pre-schooler
School run (with pre-schooler in tow)
Feed school-kid
Hand pre-schooler to grandma
Take school-kid to swim class
Home for tea
It does my head in, and though I have half a day of work in there, I rarely get anything done. The changes drain me so much. I find it exhausting too.
Do you have days like that? Do you have tips for getting focus when your day is so fragmented? Do you just avoid planning in "deep work" for those days?”
What would your advice be? Let us know your thoughts using #DIFTKpodcast on Twitter and Instagram, and join in the conversation via the DIFTK Community on Facebook.
•••
Frankie Tortora's website
Steve Folland's website
Steve's podcast - Being Freelance*
Ross Wintle's website
Doing It For The Kids website
DIFTK Facebook Community
DIFTK Instagram
DIFTK Twitter
Released:
Apr 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Staying visible over the summer holidays: This week Frankie Tortora and Steve Folland have a chat in response to a question from Ben O'Brien. Ben is an illustrator, he says: “HOLIDAYS! Have you got any tips on how to get work done through the school holidays. I work from home and my wife (although self-employed) works elsewhere so it comes down to me more often to be with our son. 2 years ago I just couldn't get through the summer holiday, I managed to work on commissions I had, but I had no time for self-promotion, maintaining client relationships, updating my portfolio etc so by the end of the holidays commissions were drying up. It felt like I ran my business into the ground a bit and it's been uphill ever since. Every school holiday or half-term means another dip in my business. There's always a few playdates and summer camp days, plus my wife tries to take days off when possible, but it's never quite enough. So, with the next Summer holiday coming up, do you have any tips at a by Doing It For The Kids