Hot answers tagged time-management
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I too am a web developer, work faster than my colleagues, and feel the exhaustion and headache after a sprint of productive work. In my case, the sprints are necessary and unavoidable since my managers are fond of demanding adhoc, urgent requests all the time. In your case however, there is no reason for you to finish earlier since your company is billing by ...
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I work a lot faster than average. I don't work overtime frequently, but I do always work 7/8 hours per day. And I haven't had "nothing to do" in 11 years. (I was entry level 11 years ago. And even then I asked for more work and got it.) So I don't agree with the premise of there not being anything to do. I can't tell if you don't want more work because ...
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Note that in this answer I'm squarely(!) contradiction your remark "The obvious solution is to set in stone time each day for these little tasks, but this just doesn't make sense.... "
You are right, that is the obvious solution, and you are wrong, it does make sense. So just do it, and after sticking to it after 2 months, evaluate.
Set a designated period ...
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The problem with your setup is that smaller priorities pileup and eventually become bigger priorities, and the cycle repeats itself indefinitely. Even if the smaller priorities may cost you a lower penalty if undone, the emotional and mental baggage you're forced to carry may not be worth neglecting those smaller things.
It seems obvious, but you should set ...
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