![]() I used to cordon off entire days to study for my midterms, and spend most of them procrastinating and wasting time. Oh, and while writing the essay, I also ended up finishing the Halo Reach campaign. The other day, I spent a total of 3.5 hours (1 hour planning and 30 minutes on each paragraph) and finished my latest essay, no sweat. Most of these hours would be spent in frustration, hating life and the college humanities requirement, and refreshing Gmail and iGoogle every 5 minutes, putting off the time I would have to buckle down and write. I would have to spend 2 hours planning my essay, 3 hours staring at Microsoft Word and then another 4 hours painstakingly writing the essay for school (a total of 9+ precious hours down the drain). I would dread each essay assigned in my humanities class. Now, I stop at the 30 minute mark and relax for half an hour, and when I come back to my computer, my calm mind has a divine inspiration in the first 5 minutes and I blow the bug to smithereens, saving countless hours of exasperation. While working on a software project, I would get stuck on a bug and spend hours trying to figure out what went wrong, addicted to the quest and unable to stop, even when I run out of ideas on what else to try. You can probably tell by now where this story is going. ![]() ‘It sounds like it would take twice as long to get anything done!’ ‘When I’m in my groove, I can’t drop it and come back to it easily.’ ‘Switching context that often would be too distracting.’ After 30 minutes, I go back to my desk, rinse and repeat.” ![]() During this relaxation time, I don’t think about work at all - I play games, write, whatever, but no work. Then, after the 30 minutes are up, I drop whatever I’m doing and go do something fun for 30 minutes. “I sit at my desk and work for 30 minutes without distraction, completely absorbed in my work. “You might think it’s crazy and stupid, but it works for me,” he said. I used to sleep for 9 - 10 hours each day, and now I need just 6 - 7.5 to stay just as sprightly, if not more.Ī few weeks ago, after these successful life hacks, my friend told me about the eccentric work cycle that he follows. It worked as advertised, allowing me to get better sleep and need less of it. I’ve since had zero pain in my hands when typing for many hours straight, I’ve been able to type faster, and I make fewer mistakes while typing.Ī few months ago, I decided to try the biphasic sleep cycle. Life Hack: The 30/30 Minute Work Cycle Feels Like MagicĪ year ago, I switched to the Colemak keyboard layout.
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