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

[Raphael]

22 August 2021

• Wake Up Time: 08:43 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 10:36 PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ❌ Cold shower after waking up
• ❌ Breathwork
• ~ No distractions until 8 PM (Doesn't apply on Sunday)
• ✅ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• No work for today

Very bad night of sleep.

• Total Work Duration: 0 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: ~ / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited August 22, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

Weekly Statistics (16 August 2021 - 22 August 2021)

 

Total Working Time

27 hours 12 minutes

Average Focus

3.5 / 5

[Raphael]

23 August 2021

• Wake Up Time: 07:23 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 11:05 PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ❌ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ 30 minutes of meditation in the morning
• ✅ No distractions until 8 PM
• ✅ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• 09:25 AM - 10:30 AM
  • I went back working on templates for this client.
  • Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 10:49 AM - 12:29 PM
  • I continued the work on these templates. I got interrupted by a lot of noises outside and some traumas in myself.
  • Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 01:36 PM - 02:36 PM
  • I continued the work on these templates.
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 04:19 PM - 05:47 PM
  • I continued working on these templates.
  • Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes
  • Focus: 3.75/5
• 06:57 PM - 07:37 PM
  • I continued working on these templates.
  • Duration: 40 minutes
  • Focus: 3.75/5

 

• Total Work Duration: 6 hours 0 minutes, including 6 hours 0 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: 3.6 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited August 23, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

24 August 2021

• Wake Up Time: 09:20 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 12:05 AM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ❌ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ 30 minutes of meditation in the morning
• ❌ No distractions until 8 PM
• ✅ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• 11:49 AM - 12:43 PM
  • Took some time to communicate with a coworker.
  • Duration: 54 minutes
  • Focus: 3/5
• 02:23 PM - 04:15 PM
  • I continued working on these templates.
  • Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 04:57 PM - 05:54 PM
  • I continued working on these templates.
  • Duration: 57 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 07:22 PM - 08:25 PM
  • I continued working on these templates.
  • Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5

Almost didn't sleep of the entire night. It messed up my day.

• Total Work Duration: 4 hours 46 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: 3.37 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited August 24, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

25 August 2021

• Wake Up Time: 08:09 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 11:30 PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ❌ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ 30 minutes of meditation in the morning
• ✅ No distractions until 8 PM
• ❌ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• 11:08 AM - 12:42 PM
  • I worked on these templates.
  • Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 01:55 PM - 02:48 PM
  • Started to work back on these templates, but got interrupted by a client who needed an immediate service so I did that instead. The site foreman outside was full of rage, I heard him insulting his workers with an insane amount of hate.
  • Duration: 53 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 04:26 PM - 08:05 PM
  • I continued the work on the templates.
  • Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 07:13 PM - 09:13 PM
  • I continued the work on the templates.
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Focus: 3.5/5

 

• Total Work Duration: 6 hours 6 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited August 25, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

26 August 2021

• Wake Up Time: 07:47 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 11:19 PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ❌ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ 30 minutes of meditation in the morning
• ✅ No distractions until 8 PM
• ✅ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• No work for today

Almost didn't sleep of the entire night again.

• Total Work Duration: 0 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: ~ / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited August 26, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

27 August 2021

• Wake Up Time: 09:00 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 10:47 PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ❌ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ 30 minutes of meditation in the morning
• ❌ No distractions until 8 PM
• ✅ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• 11:18 AM - 12:18 PM
  • Did some work on these templates.
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 03:25 PM - 04:27 PM
  • Worked on these templates, also distracted myself a bit.
  • Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 04:43 PM - 06:05 PM
  • Worked on these templates again.
  • Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 07:09 PM - 07:47 PM
  • Worked a bit on these templates, then did a bit of accounting. I made some good money this month.
  • Duration: 38 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5

Deep Work Sessions:

• 07:53 PM - 08:46 PM
  • I went back working on my app. I corrected some bugs. I will have to do more testing on the publishing interface before the release.
  • Duration: 53 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5

 

• Total Work Duration: 4 hours 55 minutes, including 53 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited August 27, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

28 August 2021

• Wake Up Time: 07:23 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 11:02 PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ❌ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ 30 minutes of meditation in the morning
• ✅ No distractions until 8 PM
• ✅ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• 09:35 AM - 10:36 AM
  • I created a few pull requests and merged it, updated the development API on the server, fixed an issue with GitHub and tried to build the app but it failed.
  • Duration: 1 hour 1 minute
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 10:53 AM - 12:07 PM
  • Did some corrections on the app. Took care of some configurations and put it online on the development URL. I realized that there's still a crucial bug on the publisher interface that need to be fixed.
  • Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 12:16 PM - 12:45 PM
  • Just did a few researches and thought about the mail designs for the app.
  • Duration: 29 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5

Deep Work Sessions:

• 01:51 PM - 02:51 PM
  • I worked on an email design.
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 04:29 PM - 06:05 PM
  • Designing email templates are a headache.
  • Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 06:53 PM - 07:27 PM
  • I continued the work on email templates.
  • Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 08:32 PM - 08:53 PM
  • I think I'm done with the email design. I'll continue to work on email sending next week or maybe a bit tomorrow.
  • Duration: 21 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5

 

• Total Work Duration: 7 hours 13 minutes, including 4 hours 29 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited August 28, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

29 August 2021

• Wake Up Time: 07:27 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 12:12 AM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ✅ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ Breathwork
• ~ No distractions until 8 PM (Doesn't apply on Sunday)
• ❌ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• No work for today

 

• Total Work Duration: 0 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: ~ / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited August 29, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

Weekly Statistics (23 August 2021 - 29 August 2021)

 

Total Working Time

29 hours 0 minutes

Average Focus

3.49 / 5

[Raphael]

30 August 2021

• Wake Up Time: 08:35 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 11:15 PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ❌ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ 30 minutes of meditation in the morning
• ❌ No distractions until 8 PM
• ✅ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• 10:29 AM - 12:50 AM
  • Did some work on templates, contacted someone, and find out that there is still a bug with email templates.
  • Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes
  • Focus: 3/5

Deep Work Sessions:

• 01:57 PM - 02:43 PM
  • Did some progress on this email template. I still have to create images for social networks.
  • Duration: 46 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 04:17 PM - 06:30 PM
  • I worked on the welcome email template and also on the API structure to send emails. I distracted myself at some moments.
  • Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes
  • Focus: 3/5
• 07:33 PM - 08:21 PM
  • I did some progress on constructing the email from the backend.
  • Duration: 48 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5

 

• Total Work Duration: 6 hours 8 minutes, including 3 hours 47 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: 3.25 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited August 30, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

31 August 2021

• Wake Up Time: 07:15 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 11:30 PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ✅ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ 30 minutes of meditation in the morning
• ✅ No distractions until 8 PM
• ✅ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• 09:48 AM - 10:20 AM
  • I filled some documents for the revenue authority.
  • Duration: 32 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5

Deep Work Sessions:

• 10:35 AM - 12:42 AM
  • The code to send emails is working properly. I will integrate it soon to the API. I also did a lot of email testing with different clients during this session.
  • Duration: 2 hour 7 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 01:38 PM - 02:49 PM
  • I integrated the code to send emails to the API. I noticed a mistake in it and also noticed a bug on the account confirmation page. There's still a lot of noises outside because of the constructions.
  • Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 04:27 PM - 05:51 PM
  • I continued the good progress on the emails.
  • Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 07:26 PM - 08:18 PM
  • I completed the password forgotten email and started the goodbye email.
  • Duration: 52 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5

 

• Total Work Duration: 6 hours 6 minutes, including 5 hours 35 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited August 31, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

01 September 2021

• Wake Up Time: 09:37 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 11:45 PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ❌ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ 30 minutes of meditation in the morning
• ❌ No distractions until 8 PM
• ✅ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• 11:43 AM - 12:51 PM
  • I worked on some templates.
  • Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
  • Did some work on these templates, a bit of accounting, and tested some emails. I distracted myself a bit too much.
  • Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Focus: 3/5

Deep Work Sessions:

• 04:32 PM - 05:14 PM
  • I'm just too exhausted to continue working. I'm stopping there for today.
  • Duration: 42 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5

Almost didn't sleep of the entire night. It completely messed my day.

• Total Work Duration: 3 hours 20 minutes, including 42 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: 3 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited September 1, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

02 September 2021

• Wake Up Time: 07:47 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: ~ PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ✅ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ Breathwork
• ~ No distractions until 8 PM (Doesn't apply on Thursday)
• ✅ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• 01:55 PM - 02:50 PM
  • I did some corrections on a few templates.
  • Duration: 55 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 04:40 PM - 05:30 PM
  • Did some progress on understanding an issue regarding these templates, but I was also thinking a lot about... another thing that made me sad.
  • Duration: 50 minutes
  • Focus: 3/5
• 08:15 PM - 09:08 PM
  • I did a bit more work on these templates.
  • Duration: 53 minutes
  • Focus: 3/5

 

• Total Work Duration: 2 hours 37 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: 3.1 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

[Raphael]

04 September 2021

• Wake Up Time: 08:23 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 10:45 PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ❌ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ 30 minutes of meditation in the morning
• ❌ No distractions until 8 PM
• ❌ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• 12:31 PM - 01:05 PM
  • I worked on a few images.
  • Duration: 34 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 02:05 PM - 03:00 PM
  • I worked on some email templates.
  • Duration: 55 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5
• 04:34 PM - 06:10 PM
  • I continued doing some work on these email templates.
  • Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes
  • Focus: 3/5

Yesterday was very messy. I didn't slep well, I was tired all day and I procrastinated a lot.

• Total Work Duration: 3 hours 5 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: 3.33 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

[Raphael]

04 September 2021

• Wake Up Time: 08:23 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 11:51 PM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ✅ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ 30 minutes of meditation in the morning
• ❌ No distractions until 8 PM
• ✅ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed

Work Sessions:

• 04:27 PM - 06:01 PM
  • I worked on emails for the app. I distracted myself a bit too much.
  • Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes
  • Focus: 3/5

Deep Work Sessions:

• 07:33 PM - 09:15 PM
  • Did some work on the app API. Was distracted by other unrelated thoughts.
  • Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes
  • Focus: 3.5/5

 

• Total Work Duration: 3 hours 16 minutes, including 1 hour 42 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: 3.25 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited September 4, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

05 September 2021

• Wake Up Time: 07:53 AM (objective 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM)
• In Bed Time: 12:04 AM (objective 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM)
   
• ✅ Stretching after waking up
• ✅ Cold shower after waking up
• ✅ Breathwork
• ~ No distractions until 8 PM (Doesn't apply on Sunday)
• ❌ 1 hour 15 minutes of random journaling before going to bed (Did 1 hour)

Work Sessions:

• No work for today

 

• Total Work Duration: 0 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work
• Average Focus: ~ / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5)

Edited September 5, 2021 by Raphael

[Raphael]

Weekly Statistics (30 August 2021 - 05 September 2021)

 

Total Working Time

18 hours 32 minutes

Average Focus

3.23 / 5

[Raphael]

I'm thinking more and more about closing this journal and having a journal for my daily habits instead.

[Raphael]

I going to try to only track my daily habits to see how it goes. I will do it for two weeks, then decide if I'll keep this journal or no.