9: 10+2*5: Work in short spurts of 10 minutes,
interrupted by 2 minute breaks. Use a timer.
Do this 5 times an hour to stay on target without
over-taxing your physical and mental resources.
Spend those 2 minutes getting a drink, going to
the bathroom, or staring out a window.
Compare and contrast with the John Cleese piece on creativity:
There he talks about getting into flow, and how long it takes.
Then in 17 they talk about time-boxing, which is in direct contrast.
This is basically 50 platitudes all presented so you can cherry-pick your favorites and feel good about yourself. It's a psychic cold-reading, designed to give you enough to agree with, nothing controversial, and then you find yourself agreeing with it.
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There he talks about getting into flow, and how long it takes.
Then in 17 they talk about time-boxing, which is in direct contrast.
This is basically 50 platitudes all presented so you can cherry-pick your favorites and feel good about yourself. It's a psychic cold-reading, designed to give you enough to agree with, nothing controversial, and then you find yourself agreeing with it.