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How I got to 200 productive hours a month

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Re: How I got to 200 productive hours a month

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I prefer not to pay my bills automatically because it doesn't take much time and lets me make sure they are correct.

You can still check if they're correct if you do it automatically though. You can just cancel the tranfer.

My bank doesn't make that easy for me. Besides, it only takes me a few minutes each month to review and pay bills.

Re: How I got to 200 productive hours a month

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I was using RescueTime for long time but then discover Timing[1] (which also works offline). Never tried Qbserve but I highly recommend Timing. [1] https://timingapp.com/?lang=en

I downloaded this and Qbserve both over the weekend. So far is seems like Timing is better (but time will tell). However I am irked that I can't see the whole day for adding 'tasks'. For example yesterday I went out around 5PM for a movie. However the day kinda stops around that time as well.

Hi, developer of Timing here. FYI, the Timeline currently only shows the times for which it has data. If you want to add Tasks outside that time range, simply click "Add Task", then enter a different time range manually.

Re: How I got to 200 productive hours a month

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Thank you. I was suspecting that I might have ADHD for a while now but never got to actually test it. The country I'm living in is still very backwards when it comes to ADHD treatment and until recently only children could get diagnosed. For adult immigrants it was almost impossible. Your comment was a good reminder though. I right away googled for a mental clinic, picked up my phone and asked if they are able to dia…

That’s great! Glad you’re making progress.

I had my appointment. It looks like I indeed might have ADD and a hint of depression.

The next step is to try ADD medication and potentially undergo TMS treatment.

Glad I learned that there might indeed be something wrong with me. Now it’s time to fix that

Re: How I got to 200 productive hours a month

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I miss the times developers would optimize their lives without all the online rants and the sensitive encouraging, nodding and enabling of said behavior. That said, don't you have banks which automatically pay your bills (electricity/gas/water)? Which country are you from?

I think 'paying bills' here is shorthand for the general administrative burden of being alive, which seems to have grown substantially in recent decades.

exactly.. it's literally a job in itself.

Re: How I got to 200 productive hours a month

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Besides the larger issues of whether or not this is something you should be doing, this seems a decent overview. Except for one part, the amount of exercise is terribly low. A swim a couple times a week and 30 minute walks every day is not good enough for your health or if you are chasing peak performance. First of all, this isn't even enough to offset the damage this much inactivity will cause. If you want peak ment…

Source on that?
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