Comments on: What is Your Perfect Work Schedule?

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:43:32 +0000

My ideal schedule is to start about 7 or 7:30 a.m.–assuming I don’t have to commute any farther than my living room–then take a short break about 10 a.m., eat some lunch while working (at my dining room table)and be finished by about 1:30 in the afternoon. I used to be able to telecommute once a week, and I found the above schedule worked really well for me. I generally find that by the time I get to work (some time between 8 and 8:30)after an hour long commute on public transit and having been up since 5 a.m., I’m already feeling as though the productive edge has evaporated away. I find that for myself, it’s the environment (both physical and interpersonal/emotional) as well as–or perhaps even more so than–the schedule that impacts my productivity and overall happiness at work.

By: Brandi

Brandi — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:16:23 +0000

My most productive work schedule is early morning, about 7:30 AM until about noon, non-stop. After lunch, I just get way to tired and usually become less than half as productive in the morning. I try to schedule all of my meetings in the morning so that I’m clear headed and can completely focus on the task at hand.

By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy

Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:18:43 +0000

Hi Paul, That’s a long day. Hope you can squeeze in a nap during the afternoons.

Hi Marelisa, working hard then giving yourself some “me” time is a great technique.

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:06:35 +0000

Hi Karl: I work best if I work for 45 minutes and then take a ten minute break to stretch, close my eyes, and maybe do something fun for a little while.

By: Paul Maurice Martin

Paul Maurice Martin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:50:45 +0000

It’s funny how that works with “power hours.” Must be tied to biorhythms…

For me, ideal is seven or eight AM till about noon, with short breaks roughly every hour.

But late nights into the early hours of the morning – say ten or eleven PM till 2 AM – is also a good time frame for me.

By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy

Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:25:27 +0000

Hi J.D., increasing your power hours is a great way of putting it. I’m in the process of doing this myself. My power hours are from 10am – 2pm and 8pm – 10:30pm. I need to expand these hours and I’m slowly working on this.

Hi John, a spread sheet is a great idea. When you can break down where your time is going. You can adjust your focus appropriately.

By: John Hoff - WpBlogHost

John Hoff - WpBlogHost — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:21:55 +0000

I’ve recently reshuffled my organization and work schedule to be more productive all around.

My problem is I’m the type of person who when I start something, I want to finish it – now. As a result, other projects suffer.

I’ve implemented a spread sheet with anywhere from half hour to hour long blocks of time for given tasks I must complete each day.

It’s working, because here I am commenting on your blog, one I’ve been meaning to visit but just haven’t until now.

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:04:20 +0000

I try to create an ideal structure by doing the following:
- increase my power hours
- increase my creative hours
- spend more time in my strengths
- spend less time in my weaknesses
- focus on effectiveness and efficiency
- focus on outcomes over activities
- spend more time with catalysts than drains

It’s really less about time spent and more about how I spend my time.