I’ve been trying out a rule in my workday over the past couple of weeks – no distractions allowed for 3 hours. Distraction = email, google reader, facebook, twitter.
I still take breaks every 25 minutes (roughly – depending on whether or not I am in flow..), but I’m now working to make sure I do something useful in these breaks until I hit the 3 hour mark. Another consequence is longer stretches of flow with no succumbing to distraction temptation.
It’s been working really well so far. Since I’m experimenting with rules practically every week, many of my rules die fairly quickly. This one looks here to stay.
Let me know how it works for you.
A Learning a Day 