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Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

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Post by tortasaur »

mrmondo wrote: post #8

> I bought a CO2 monitor. We did the same, it's very noticeable, what we sometimes do is cover it and if people are feeling drowsy only then reveal it so we could be sure it wasn't a placebo (it wasn't). I hacked up (I'm not a programmer!) some code to log the data to CSV, which I then presented to the business as a case to change our aircon system: https://github.com/sammcj/airqualitylogger

In both the OP and your comment I initially interpreted "CO2 monitor" as a computer display that emits CO2. I was wondering how this would boost your productivity for a confusing 10 seconds.

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

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Post by mrmondo »

tortasaur wrote: post #71
mrmondo wrote: post #8

> I bought a CO2 monitor. We did the same, it's very noticeable, what we sometimes do is cover it and if people are feeling drowsy only then reveal it so we could be sure it wasn't a placebo (it wasn't). I hacked up (I'm not a programmer!) some code to log the data to CSV, which I then presented to the business as a case to change our aircon system: https://github.com/sammcj/airqualitylogger

In both the OP and your comment I initially interpreted "CO2 monitor" as a computer display that emits CO2. I was wondering how this would boost your productivity for a confusing 10 seconds.

Ha! Never considered that, thanks for the interesting feedback.

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

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Post by fairpx »

jasonpeacock wrote: post #19

Don't multitask. I work a task until blocked, then switch. Work the next one until blocked, then switch again. You'll be surprised at how much you can deliver when you focus on delivering one thing at a time!

This. I've been a multitasker most of my life, but the moment you organise task one after the other, and keep your focus, you'll just get so much more done. Uni-tasking gets you more done than multi-tasking, no matter how counterintuitive that may sound.

Re: Tell HN: My best productivity hack

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Post by hiaux0 »

andreyk wrote: post #11
mzitelli wrote: post #9

Started to replace coffee after lunch for a short (from 15 to 30 minutes) nap. I usually would have good energy levels just with coffee, however napping brings me more clarity of mind and focus.

Interesting - I have recently started doing my 20 min meditation roughly after lunch, and that has helped my energy a lot in a way that is slightly akin to napping.

I nap 20 min after lunch and sometimes I don't fall "asleep" at all but still feel energized afterwards. I always wondered how both had kinda the same effect. Now that you mention this, it definitely makes sense that I was meditating in some form.
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