Seinfeld method and coding

A look at how I've been using Seinfeld method to get my personal projects done - with some experiments combining it with Pomodoro Technique.

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1. Seinfeld Method and coding James Cooke
2. My problems “You can only have one hobby” Some post I found on HackerNews
3. My problems (more) Big projects have no defined success. How should I know when I’ve finished? !!PROCRASTINATION!!
4. BUT… I want to get the big projects done. And one day I found...
5. Seinfeld method • Print out a big calendar and stick it to the wall. • Decide your “mini-task”. • Every day you complete the “mini-task”, cross off a day. • As you build up a chain of days, don’t break the chain!
6. Big projects: refactored? • Can be broken down into small mini-tasks. • Starting and stopping a mini-task is cheap. • Goals are changed, success is closer.
7. And... START!
8. Feedback and measure • Learn how you prioritise. • Learn what your chain-breakers are.
9. Chain breaker example
10. Better measurement 15 minute mini-tasks, nah… POMODORO! • 25 minutes work. 5 minutes rest. • Better concentration from rests. • Better estimation of tasks. My mini-tasks == 1P Pomodoro timer image © Erato / CC-BY-SA-2.5
11. Seinfeld + Pomodoro • Break the “future lock” • Enjoy doing again • Learn your own priorities and breakers • Experiment Have more than one hobby!
12. Thanks for listening! Questions? Thoughts? Sharings? @jamesfublo // hi@jamescooke.info This presentation is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.