Comments on: Management for Geeks: Managing myself http://www.elilopian.com/2009/02/23/management-for-geeks-managing-myself/ Creating better software Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:09:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eli Lopian’s Blog (TypeMock) » Blog Archive » Break down tasks to controllable actions http://www.elilopian.com/2009/02/23/management-for-geeks-managing-myself/comment-page-1/#comment-33146 Eli Lopian’s Blog (TypeMock) » Blog Archive » Break down tasks to controllable actions Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:23:45 +0000 http://www.elilopian.com/2009/02/23/management-for-geeks-managing-myself/#comment-33146 [...] So my weekly actions are to review 50 resumes, this means 10 resumes each day. This is quite possible as it takes ~3 minutes per resume, so it will take me half an hour to complete. I said it, I intend to do it and actually do review the resumes. What is most exciting is the feeling of accomplishment at the end of the day when I get to tick off that task in worksheet: I reviewed 10 resumes! on some days these can lead to 3 phone calls, and on others to no phone calls at all. Either way it is ok, as I am still in integrity! [...] [...] So my weekly actions are to review 50 resumes, this means 10 resumes each day. This is quite possible as it takes ~3 minutes per resume, so it will take me half an hour to complete. I said it, I intend to do it and actually do review the resumes. What is most exciting is the feeling of accomplishment at the end of the day when I get to tick off that task in worksheet: I reviewed 10 resumes! on some days these can lead to 3 phone calls, and on others to no phone calls at all. Either way it is ok, as I am still in integrity! [...]

]]> By: Eli Lopian’s Blog (TypeMock) » Blog Archive » Management for Geeks: Know where you spend your time http://www.elilopian.com/2009/02/23/management-for-geeks-managing-myself/comment-page-1/#comment-32884 Eli Lopian’s Blog (TypeMock) » Blog Archive » Management for Geeks: Know where you spend your time Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:11:29 +0000 http://www.elilopian.com/2009/02/23/management-for-geeks-managing-myself/#comment-32884 [...] In a previous post I talked about managing myself which I believe must be done before you manage others, if only for the sake of leadership [...] [...] In a previous post I talked about managing myself which I believe must be done before you manage others, if only for the sake of leadership [...]

]]> By: Eli Lopian http://www.elilopian.com/2009/02/23/management-for-geeks-managing-myself/comment-page-1/#comment-32870 Eli Lopian Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:48:46 +0000 http://www.elilopian.com/2009/02/23/management-for-geeks-managing-myself/#comment-32870 You are totally right Brian. I found that using a program, any program, is really useless! It just leads to a huge inventory And Inventory is bad (it is a waste) That is why I use paper and I do a weekly iteration. Here is how: Each week: I write 5-10 major goals of the week. Each day: I write 3 major tasks of the day. When I finish a task I just cross it off. When a new task emerges - I write it and cross it off when it is complete. This way there is NO inventory, the tasks don't pile up and I get great satisfaction in seeing the tasks get ticked of. At the end of the week, using this method, I almost always complete all the goals and more. You are totally right Brian.
I found that using a program, any program, is really useless! It just leads to a huge inventory
And Inventory is bad (it is a waste)

That is why I use paper and I do a weekly iteration. Here is how:

Each week: I write 5-10 major goals of the week.
Each day: I write 3 major tasks of the day.
When I finish a task I just cross it off.
When a new task emerges – I write it and cross it off when it is complete.

This way there is NO inventory, the tasks don’t pile up and I get great satisfaction in seeing the tasks get ticked of.

At the end of the week, using this method, I almost always complete all the goals and more.

]]> By: Brian http://www.elilopian.com/2009/02/23/management-for-geeks-managing-myself/comment-page-1/#comment-32864 Brian Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:55:17 +0000 http://www.elilopian.com/2009/02/23/management-for-geeks-managing-myself/#comment-32864 What's the difference between a list of a tasks in one program and a list of tasks in another program? Your still in the end deal with some sort of inventory of items that have to be managed; they don't get input into the system or marked as complete by themselves. Is it the fact that it's 'grouped' that makes the difference? I've given up searching for a program that makes it easier and have just succumbed to fact that I just live under a perpetual pile of tasks. What’s the difference between a list of a tasks in one program and a list of tasks in another program? Your still in the end deal with some sort of inventory of items that have to be managed; they don’t get input into the system or marked as complete by themselves.

Is it the fact that it’s ‘grouped’ that makes the difference? I’ve given up searching for a program that makes it easier and have just succumbed to fact that I just live under a perpetual pile of tasks.

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