Life Hack - The 30/30 Minute Work Cycle Feels Like Magic

Re:Life Hack - The 30/30 Minute Work Cycle Feels Like Magic by jamesbkel on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @03:19AM (#1889613)

I personally set my time by album length. Depending on the work I need to do in the next block, I can range anywhere from 30min to 2hr. Typically it's in the range of 45-80min. I have a few key albums that I listen to often and when listening to those can now subconsciously pace my work to a certain extent.

Of course, you need to be the kind of personal that likes to listen to music while working in order for this to work.

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Re:Life Hack - The 30/30 Minute Work Cycle Feels Like Magic by chopsueyar on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @07:42AM (#1890066)

You must tell us the album names.

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Re:Life Hack - The 30/30 Minute Work Cycle Feels Like Magic by Periodic on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @06:27PM (#1892189)

I've been using Rhythmbox to play music, and in it you have a play queue in addition to being able to play directly from the library. It conveniently tells you how long total time in the play queue is. I often toss an album in there, then trim it to the amount of time I have before I want to stand up. There's usually a track or two that could stand to be removed.

I like energetic music for things that are mostly implementation and little thought (e.g. Dragonforce). While I use more relaxed, less vocal music for things that are mostly planning and thinking (e.g. cello concertos or Mogwai)

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Re:Life Hack - The 30/30 Minute Work Cycle Feels Like Magic by jules on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @08:11AM (#1890117)

Somebody make a music app that does this for you!

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