Raphael

Let's get practical #2: Deep Work & Organization

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9 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 05:55 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time:  09:58 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 08:23 AM - 09:09 AM
    • I started to do some improvements, then got interrupted by a call
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 46 minutes

Deep Work Sessions:

  • 09:10 AM - 09:55 AM
    • I did some improvements
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 45 minutes
    • 10:16 AM - 11:19 AM
    • I continued the previous improvements
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes
  • 01:10 PM - 02:43 PM
    • I continued the previous improvements. I had unrelated thoughts of past difficult experiences
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes
  • 03:20 PM - 04:56 PM
    • I continued the previous improvement, but it went a little like shit. I had a lot of distracting thoughts
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes
  • 07:33 PM - 08:17 PM
    • I corrected a bug
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 44 minutes

@Raphael Focus on what's necessary. Don't overdo things, nor do things for free. Your time is limited and precious.

  • Average Focus: 3.4 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 5 hours 42 minutes, including 4 hours 56 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
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Cannot Trust My Mind

I cannot trust my mind with dealing with distractions. I always try to distract myself especially when I encounter difficulties. So... I just choose the nuclear option to block everything. The only way to unlock these distractions is to delete/rename the browser plugin configuration files which I'm too lazy to do.

No freedom, no choice for me.

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10 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 06:24 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time:  09:35 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 08:37 AM - 10:15 AM
    • I searched for new projects and sent two proposals
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes
  • 10:27 AM - 11:49 AM
    • I continued my quest of finding new projects
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes
  • 11:56 AM - 12:26 AM
    • I continued my quest of finding new projects
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 30 minutes
  • 01:25 PM - 02:48 PM
    • I continued searching for new projects
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes
  • 02:55 PM - 04:23 PM
    • I continued sending more and more proposals!
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes

 

  • Average Focus: 3.4 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 6 hours 25 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
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11 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 05:41 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time: 10:00 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • No work for today
     
  • Average Focus: ~ / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 0 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective 0 minutes)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
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12 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 06:34 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time: 09:15 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 09:23 AM - 10:40 AM
    • I searched for new projects. I distracted myself a bit near the end
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes
  • 11:12 AM - 12:32 AM
    • I sent a few proposals, but also got interrupted one time, and switched from time to time to LinkedIn conversations
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes

I still have difficulties to work. I feel some fear.

  • Average Focus: 3.25 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 2 hours 37 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

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13 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 05:33 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time: 09:55 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 09:33 AM - 10:43 AM
    • I made a detailed reply for a client
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • 11:00 AM - 12:13 AM
    • I made a few checks and searched for jobs online
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes
  • 01:26 PM - 02:27 PM
    • I responded to a potential client and sent a proposal. I don't know why, but searching for opportunities and sending proposals stress me out
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 1 minute
  • 02:30 PM - 03:59 PM
    • I searched for more projects and sent a few proposals
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes

I still have some difficulties to work properly. It's maybe related to the end of the year period, I'm usually quite lazy during November/December when the temperature starts to raise.

  • Average Focus: 3.25 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 4 hours 53 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
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14 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 05:48 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time: 10:05 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ❌  45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 09:23 AM - 10:35 AM
    • I started to write a list of improvements that I will do on a client website
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes
  • 11:05 AM - 12:04 AM
    • I continued adding items to the list of improvements and also searched for SEO contract templates
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 59 minutes
  • 01:35 PM - 03:16 PM
    • I did a little setup and then had a pretty long call with a client
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes
  • 03:30 PM - 04:54 PM
    • I started to write an SEO contract
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes

 

  • Average Focus: 3.25 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 5 hours 16 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
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15 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 06:08 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time:  09:35 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
  • ❌  45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 09:10 AM - 11:42 AM
    • I finished writing an SEO contract and sent it to the client.
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 2 hours 32 minutes

 

  • Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 2 hours 32 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective 0 minutes)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

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16 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 05:54 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time:  11:20 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
  • ❌  45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Deep Work Sessions:

  • 08:11 AM - 10:06 AM
    • I started doing design improvement on a WordPress website for a new client
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes
  • 10:25 AM - 12:01 AM
    • I continued the design improvement
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes
  • 12:08 AM - 12:55 AM
    • I continued the design improvement
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 47 minutes
  • 01:51 PM - 03:46 PM
    • I work on a new home page design. I got interrupted in the middle
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes
  • 03:54 PM - 04:54 PM
    • I almost completed the home page design
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour

@Raphael Awesome work! Keep it up! :)

  • Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 7 hours 13 minutes, including 7 hours 13 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
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17 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 06:38 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time: 09:50 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 04:32 PM - 04:50 PM
    • I started to verify a website state
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 28 minutes

Deep Work Sessions:

  • 08:50 AM - 10:18 AM
    • I did some changes on the header and worked on the responsive design of the home page, but damn... this network is so slow it's like hell on earth.
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes
  • 10:39 AM - 12:04 AM
    • I worked on the responsive design of the home page
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes
  • 12:11 AM - 12:55 AM
    • I completed the design of the home page
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 44 minutes
  • 01:51 PM - 03:07 PM
    • I continued the design work, I got a new message from another potential client
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes
  • 03:20 PM - 04:31 PM
    • I worked on improving the design
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes

@Raphael Great work Raph! :)

  • Average Focus: 3.33 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 6 hours 32 minutes, including 6 hours 4 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
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18 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 05:45 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time:  11:45 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ❌ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 08:57 AM - 09:24 AM
    • I had a call
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 27 minutes
  • 10:40 AM - 12:00 AM
    • I did an SEO analysis and sent it to a potential client
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes

Deep Work Sessions:

  • 12:08 AM - 12:36 AM
    • I fixed a small issue
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 28 minutes

 

  • Average Focus: 3.33 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 2 hours 25 minutes, including 28 minutes of Deep Work (objective 0 minutes)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

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19 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 07:01 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time:  09:25 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 10:44 AM - 10:58 AM
    • I had a call
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 14 minutes
  • 11:06 AM - 11:53 AM
    • I did some research
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 47 minutes

Deep Work Sessions:

  • 09:17 AM - 10:43 AM
    • I worked on some design issues
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes
  • 12:04 AM - 01:17 AM
    • I continued my work on the WordPress website
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes
  • 02:02 PM - 03:42 PM
    • I did a few design changes and searched for keywords
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • 03:48 PM - 04:49 PM
    • I completed the keyword research, analyzed them, and kept the best ones
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 1 minute

@Raphael Good job! :)

  • Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 6 hours 21 minutes, including 5 hours 20 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
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20 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 06:02 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time:  09:35 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 10:04 AM - 10:53 AM
    • I did a little of SEO configuration
    • Focus: 4/5
    • Duration: 49 minutes
  • 11:09 AM - 12:44 AM
    • I continued the SEO optimization. I got interrupted in the middle
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes
  • 02:10 PM - 03:10 PM
    • I worked on some keyword research
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour
  • 03:25 PM - 04:29 PM
    • I analyzed some keywords and did some SEO optimization
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes

 

  • Average Focus: 3.62 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 4 hours 28 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
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21 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 05:52 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time:  11:20 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 09:49 AM - 10:34 AM
    • I did some research about Google developer tools
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 45 minutes
  • 03:12 PM - 06:06 PM
    • I improved the text of some articles and also had a pretty long call with a client. Things are looking great
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 2 hours 54 minutes

Deep Work Sessions:

  • 10:55 AM - 12:28 AM
    • I did some content optimization for SEO
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes
  • 01:23 PM - 02:48 PM
    • I optimized a few SEO articles
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes

@Raphael Please go to sleep at reasonable hours. Aside from that, great job :)

  • Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 6 hours 37 minutes, including 2 hours 58 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
Edited by Raphael

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22 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 06:30 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time:  09:30 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • No work for today

 

  • Average Focus: ~ / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 0 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective 0 minutes)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
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Weekly Statistics (16 November 2020 - 22 November 2020)

 

Total Working Hours

33 hours 36 minutes

Average Focus

3.46 / 5

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23 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 06:32 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time: 09:45  (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 08:58 AM - 10:21 AM
    • I contacted UpWork for a possible issue and optimized a few articles. I distracted myself in the middle by responding to someone on UpWork
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes

Deep Work Sessions:

  • 10:42 AM - 11:42 AM
    • I optimized an article
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour
  • 11:48 AM - 12:43 AM
    • I optimized another article
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 55 minutes
  • 01:46 PM - 03:21 PM
    • I optimized three other articles
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes
  • 03:35 PM - 04:51 PM
    • I added a few articles, some internal links and launch a SEO analysis
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes

@Raphael Great job! :)

  • Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 6 hours 9 minutes, including 4 hours 46 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
Edited by Raphael

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24 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 07:08 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time:  09:50 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 03:35 PM - 05:00 PM
    • I searched for images and added them to the website's articles
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes

Deep Work Sessions:

  • 02:04 PM - 03:39 PM
    • I did some design adjustments
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes

I almost didn't sleep for the entire night, and therefore woke up late and had a lot of difficulties to get to work. I had some sort of awakening yesterday night where my mind became crazy, uncontrollable, and started to explode in all directions.

  • Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 3 hours, including 1 hour 35 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
Edited by Raphael

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25 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 07:32 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time:  11:30 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
  • ❌ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Deep Work Sessions:

  • 11:27 AM - 11:24 AM
    • I did a little of design optimization
    • Focus: 3.5 / 5
    • Duration: 57 minutes

I had another sleepless night...

  • Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 57 minutes, including 57 minutes of Deep Work (objective 0 minutes)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
Edited by Raphael

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26 November 2020

  • Wake Up Time: 07:08 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM)
  • In Bed Time: 09:25 (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
     
  • ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep

Work Sessions:

  • 11:50 AM - 01:01 PM
    • I responded to a client, did some SEO optimization, and some research. I also distracted myself by doing some research on insomnia
    • Focus: 3.5/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes
  • 02:11 PM - 02:57 PM
    • I cannot work properly. I'm too exhausted, too tired of all these sleepless nights
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 46 minutes
  • 04:42 PM - 6:14 PM
    • I did a little more of SEO optimization. I also did some research on link building and distracted myself a bit
    • Focus: 3/5
    • Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes

I went to bed too late yesterday and still almost didn't sleep.

  • Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 4 / 5)
  • Total Work Duration: 3 hours 29 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours)
  • Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)
Edited by Raphael

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