Maia Toll recently wrote about creativity needing structure. I responded that even oceans have boundaries.
I rather like the 4-hour day. It's my sweet spot. I take it even further with 2 of those 4 hour chunks being constructive moodle time. Time where I sit and intentionally think about how I do things, or time I review and plan. The other 3 days are client facing.
I love the image of the ocean with boundaries, and the immense power it contains 💛
And yes, I personally don’t want five days a week client facing. I’m still working out a rhythm, but I suspect my model will end up looking very similar to yours.
Constructive moodle time. I need to try that! I also love the thought about oceans having boundaries. I'm a big choppy ocean and I need my currents to stop pushing past the boundaries I set for myself....
Yeah, I have that time where I sit in a comfy chair with pen and paper with a biz question on my mind. I write what comes as it does. It's like using the art of journaling on my biz.
I used to think this was not "work", but it is indeed. My best ideas come when I have space.
I look forward to hearing how the experiment goes. I often feel like I work quite short days, and I also have problems with time-blocking and consistency. But time, as you say, loses boundaries and then days can bleed into each other. I need to try a bit harder to stick to the structure I lay out for myself!
Years ago I did a mountain biking training skills day. It was 1:1 and intense learning, and I remember the guy saying that most people could only take about four hours before they naturally to stop. There was only so much information and concentration our brains could take before it became a case of diminishing returns. I remember that felt very permission-giving!
Maia Toll recently wrote about creativity needing structure. I responded that even oceans have boundaries.
I rather like the 4-hour day. It's my sweet spot. I take it even further with 2 of those 4 hour chunks being constructive moodle time. Time where I sit and intentionally think about how I do things, or time I review and plan. The other 3 days are client facing.
I love that model.
It also helps me to on ramp and off ramp my week.
I love the image of the ocean with boundaries, and the immense power it contains 💛
And yes, I personally don’t want five days a week client facing. I’m still working out a rhythm, but I suspect my model will end up looking very similar to yours.
Constructive moodle time. I need to try that! I also love the thought about oceans having boundaries. I'm a big choppy ocean and I need my currents to stop pushing past the boundaries I set for myself....
Yeah, I have that time where I sit in a comfy chair with pen and paper with a biz question on my mind. I write what comes as it does. It's like using the art of journaling on my biz.
I used to think this was not "work", but it is indeed. My best ideas come when I have space.
I look forward to hearing how the experiment goes. I often feel like I work quite short days, and I also have problems with time-blocking and consistency. But time, as you say, loses boundaries and then days can bleed into each other. I need to try a bit harder to stick to the structure I lay out for myself!
Years ago I did a mountain biking training skills day. It was 1:1 and intense learning, and I remember the guy saying that most people could only take about four hours before they naturally to stop. There was only so much information and concentration our brains could take before it became a case of diminishing returns. I remember that felt very permission-giving!