Curious how others deal with this: if I focus on one vertical slice of a long project (e.g. some design problem), I become annoyed that everything else remains frozen for long periods; if I work on a horizontal slice (a few pieces at once), bulk progress is very slow. Any escape?
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This is pretty easy to solve if you calendar your time. If you learn to schedule all your work & honor your schedule, this issue disappears because you know they will get done exactly on time just like you planned.
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I don't think it's possible to schedule open-ended research like this!
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Hey Andy, No worries. Might be right - it won’t work for you. That hasn’t been my experience. I shared a tool that has worked well for others. It may be even more beneficial for open-ended work. If you decide later that you are curious, let me know. You always have status quo.
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