I've had ADHD and OCD my entire life, but didn't get diagnosed with it until I was 33. Up to that point, I struggled as a developer to get things done. This talk is all about the tips, tricks, and techniques I used to get things done. From managing your time, prioritizing, and being a better leader, this talk is full of the things I still use on a daily basis to overcome having both ADHD and OCD.
32. –Donald Knuth
“We should forget about small efficiencies, say about
97% of the time: premature optimization is the
root of all evil.Yet we should not pass up our
opportunities in that critical 3%”
44. RESCUETIME
• Are you a morning or afternoon person?
• How much work are you actually doing?
45. RESCUETIME
• Are you a morning or afternoon person?
• How much work are you actually doing?
• Interruptions
46. RESCUETIME
• Are you a morning or afternoon person?
• How much work are you actually doing?
• Interruptions
• Focused on you, not clients/employees
48. WHAT DID I LEARN FROM
RESCUETIME?
• I work best in the afternoon.
49. WHAT DID I LEARN FROM
RESCUETIME?
• I work best in the afternoon.
• Emails, chat, and notifications would interrupt frequently
50. WHAT DID I LEARN FROM
RESCUETIME?
• I work best in the afternoon.
• Emails, chat, and notifications would interrupt frequently
• People would interrupt as well
51. WHAT DID I LEARN FROM
RESCUETIME?
• I work best in the afternoon.
• Emails, chat, and notifications would interrupt frequently
• People would interrupt as well
• Meetings
52. WHAT DID I LEARN FROM
RESCUETIME?
• I work best in the afternoon.
• Emails, chat, and notifications would interrupt frequently
• People would interrupt as well
• Meetings
• Interruptions would usually take me up 20 minutes to get
back to work
72. MEETINGS
Schedule time when you work best
Plan other disrupting things around meetings
Do you really need to be there?
73. MEETINGS
Schedule time when you work best
Plan other disrupting things around meetings
Do you really need to be there?
Schedule meetings for half the time
108. HABITS ARE PLANS
THATYOU FREQUENTLY DO
• When you want to do something, your plan is to
schedule time
• Do this enough, and your habit will be to schedule
things you want to do