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
   

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2. My problems
   “You can only have
   one hobby”
   Some post I found on HackerNews
   

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3. My problems (more)
   Big projects have no defined success.
   How should I know when I’ve finished?
   !!PROCRASTINATION!!
   

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4. BUT…
   I want to get the big projects done.
   And one day I found...
   

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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!
   

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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.
   

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7. And...
   START!
   

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8. Feedback and measure
   ● Learn how you prioritise.
   ● Learn what your chain-breakers are.
   

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9. Chain breaker example
   

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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
    

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11. Seinfeld + Pomodoro
    ● Break the “future lock”
    ● Enjoy doing again
    ● Learn your own
    priorities and breakers
    ● Experiment
    Have more than one hobby!
    

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12. Thanks for listening!
    Questions? Thoughts? Sharings?
    @jamesfublo // hi@jamescooke.info
    This presentation is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
    

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