Engtech has a great post: 14 Tips to Get More Done in Less Time.
My favorites are:
Write down ideas and get back to them later. Amazing ideas aren’t always so amazing after a night’s sleep. If you act on every new idea without finishing the one you’re working on then you’ll never complete anything. Same holds true for programming. Get it working, then refactor.
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Curb useless information addiction. Most news has no long term value. Mainstream media is bad for focusing on what’s popular versus what is useful, but niche media like blogs are just as bad for focusing on “what’s hot …read more