Explore: timeboxing (part 2)

Previously, I wrote about wanting to explore timeboxing again. What I've come to realize is that I do not want to spend time timeboxing.

Initially, I would differentiate between the following categories of working:

• Writing (non-specific)

• Ghostwriting

• Project stuff

• Content development

Now, after doing this for a few months, I sort of put it all under the "writing" category. Also, I tend to extend my writing sessions on the go, so I'm not really time-boxing at all.

The one thing that works is that I keep a record of the amount of time I spend daily and weekly. It is a form of self-regulation. I promised myself that I would try to work only 25-30 hours a week. Generally, I am sticking to this, though more in the direction of 30 hours per week.

Secondly, I schedule writing time a week or two in advance. That is working.

The timeboxing routine exposes how often I work without taking a weekend break. Not good.

So, I've decided to switch the timeboxing around. (Okay, admittedly, my therapist did give me a nudge.) What I want to do is time-box "zone-out" times. Now that spring has come, and I will be travelling more in the next months, I want to schedule at least 5-10 hours a week to zone out.

Let's see if that works.