What Are Some Work Routine Best Practices?

How do I establish a good routine at work? How do I optimize what I do at work to be the most efficient at my job? What are the best practices around how and when I do certain tasks in order to set good routines? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of Dev Questions.
Website: www.iamtimcorey.com/
Ask Your Question: suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/
Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: signup.iamtimcorey.com/

[@houstonvanhoy2198]

You focus on maximizing your work day. My wife and I do something similar with our non-work time. If we decide to eat lunch out, we usually leave home after rush hour and arrive at the restaurant around 1:30 PM or 2:00 PM - after the lunch rush. Or we plan to have supper out starting around 4:30 PM, or after 7:30 PM.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for sharing!

[@opietwoep1247]

Once again great advice. Im a morning person 6 to 2 but follow a lot that you mentioned in the video.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for sharing!

[@andergarcia1115]

This is a really important advice. I think that everyone feels that sensation of getting stuck at some point. Thanks Master Tim!

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@SagharMax]

It was very helpful as alwayz.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Glad to hear that!

[@IcetipsVideos]

Awesome talk! I find meditation music generally works well for me, but sometimes I plug Queen in and let it rip 😊 Really depends on my mood. I'm lucky to have a very quiet environment and work for myself (I'm 62 and I've spent about 5 years working for others!) and work from home.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for sharing!

Hey Tim! Great advice. I also use OneNote (I'm into the PARA methodology from Tiago Forte). Did you know that with Loop components, you'll have Kanban boards embedded into OneNote? You may already have it under the "Insert" tab being in the US. Anyway, this video landed in the perfect moment where I need to get my rhythm for real because I'm hustling quite a bit. Any tips there (to find your own)? Also, advice when you're getting yourself into a peak of work?

[@IAmTimCorey]

Try different things. Monitor your results. So, try working hard at different times and seeing which times come the easiest, which times are the hardest, and how much time you get done in each. Also, try different techniques such as Pomodoro or Kanban or 2 hours of lock-in so that you can figure out how to get the most out of your time without burning yourself out.

@@IAmTimCorey thanks a lot, Tim! Appreciate it a lot!

[@ahmadbinali4668]

Sir, i love your contents, very educative and viable ideas 💡, Thanks 😊, I'm lazy early in the morning, i usually pass my morning exams with lower grades.

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@trustingod0]

Hey Mr. Corey little off topic but I have a question about the all access pass subscription, how do I email you?

[@IAmTimCorey]

You can email the helpdesk at [e-mail] and they can get you the help you need.

[@trustingod0]

@@IAmTimCorey Thanks Sir !

[@Esgarpen]

Tim: "I am not very effective in the morning." Me: "If I want something done, it better be before 8.00am, or chances are it ain't happening." (meetings, discussions, workshops, design-sessions, ... . the only time I can actually code is before anyone gets to work)

[@maxron6514]

Oh well

[@IAmTimCorey]

Yep, different people are different. I have a friend who used to get up at 4am in order to get things done. I would prefer to stay up until 4am to get them done.

[@itaylorm]

@@IAmTimCorey Yep I am the guy that prefers early morning

[@jankool01]

Very interesting Tim. The trouble is that in a corporate environment, you're treated like you're on a production line gutting chickens.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Absolutely. There are small things you can do, and a bit bigger ones if you work from home, but you aren't going to have total freedom in most cases.

[@AlThePal78]

yeah I can't use music at all whenI code because I have to sing along lol

[@IAmTimCorey]

Been there. The worst was when I was on a plane with noise cancelling headphones doing work. I was playing music in my headphones. My wife nudged me because I was singing out loud to the music while I concentrated. I didn't even realize I was doing it.

[@FanOfYourFan]

You might be more of a "morning person" if you ate breakfast :)

[@IAmTimCorey]

Tried that. Doesn’t work.