I have been using Focusmate* for a while now and this post helped me realize that one of my biggest failure modes with it was not having sessions setup to begin each day. I would use it a lot for a while and then get out of the habit and my productivity would gradually start to suffer and it took me some time to realize and get back into it.
Now I have been booking first sessions out for two weeks. It’s flexible in that I can always cancel it if something comes up, but I usually won’t and it’s elastic in that even if I bail on it for the good part of a day, my first session is setup by default for me for the next day. Usually that’s enough to get and keep me on track.
I have been using Focusmate* for a while now and this post helped me realize that one of my biggest failure modes with it was not having sessions setup to begin each day. I would use it a lot for a while and then get out of the habit and my productivity would gradually start to suffer and it took me some time to realize and get back into it.
Now I have been booking first sessions out for two weeks. It’s flexible in that I can always cancel it if something comes up, but I usually won’t and it’s elastic in that even if I bail on it for the good part of a day, my first session is setup by default for me for the next day. Usually that’s enough to get and keep me on track.
*A service that matches you with video co-working partners for accountability. More about it and EA group details here.
The last link is broken, and should probably be:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ZQPig66wteqwbNHGh/ea-focusmate-group-announcement
Fixed thanks!