Well, that didn't turn out to be such a great idea for 2 reasons.
Firstly, I found that I kept forgetting what I was writing about. Having 5 days off a week meant that by the time a work day rolled round again, I'd forgotten what I was working on or how far I'd gotten and had to re-read most of what I'd already done.
Secondly, I JUST CAN'T not write every day.
I think writing must be in my blood because on days I wasn't writing, I really wanted to. It nearly drove me crazy.
I kept trying to tell myself that if I just waited, I would be okay and I'd have a whole day to sit down and get plenty of work done.
But I just couldn't wait.
Not only that, but when I sat and worked all day, I was alright for the first few hours, but then I'd be itching to get up and do something else.
So now I'm back to my old way of working for 3 or 4 hours a day.
But don't get me wrong. It doesn't always work out that smoothly.
When I'm working in a massive window of inspiration, I'll sit and work all day.
Or if I have a dead line looming and still have a lot to do, then I just keep going and going.
However, on a normal week, I stick to my 3 or 4 hours. I usually aim for 3, but inevitably, everything takes longer than I expect and so it extends into 4 hours.
But it's amazing how much I can accomplish during that time.
A few productive working hours a day can seem to work miracles.
But I have made a couple of changes that I won't be going back on.
I've deactivated my affiliate program (which I mentioned in my last email - and you REALLY should subscribe if you haven't done so already) and I've decided not to use images on this blog anymore because it can often take me longer to locate, download and publish an image that it does to write the blog post.
And as I've just recently finished reading an inspiring book on Essentialism, I now don't want to waste time on non-essentials.
How about you?
Are you working the way that is most productive for you?
And by "productive" I don't mean "busy." Busy work is a real time waster.
Productive work helps you get so much done, and makes you feel great too.
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