November 29, 2009 at 15:03Three whales
On Habré, there is regular discussion about high-quality and fruitful work. I want to describe my observations and my application of the “technology” that I use in my work. Maybe someone already wrote or thought about it, I will also be glad to hear your additions and comments. This technology cannot be called universal, but I think for many this will be very useful information. The information is more focused on programmers, but I think it will be useful to read to others.
1. Scope of work
2. Time
3. Knowledge.
If you are developing on one large project in which there is always work, the main thing is not to get out of control. You need to take the amount that you can make and of course raise this bar constantly. It may be objected that quality is lost, but everyone decides to either do little but qualitatively, or quickly, but skip some details and “file” their mistakes during testing, but feel calm, because the work has already been done to some extent.
If the projects are small and there are many. You can and should learn to click them like seeds. With such work, these small projects are often repeated, then you can already think in advance how to solve this problem the next time. Most often they write or use cms or their libraries.
Everyone knows how much a person spends time at work thoughtlessly or not fruitfully. It must always be remembered that time cannot be bought and not rolled back. When a person values his time, he always spends it with benefit, and if he fails, it always saddens him.
You always need to associate volume + time. First of all, to set a goal for yourself that you make such a volume in such a time and at least “die”, but do it. The main thing is not to overdo it, not to put a large amount in a short time. You can start with a simple and small, but constantly raise the bar. As you can see, the first and second points are very connected, but you need to fasten it to the third and, in my opinion, it is important to your knowledge.
How much work time do you spend viewing information about your work? If there is a lot, then you can make it a rule to find out everything outside working hours. What is the use? During work, you will always be concentrated and will not be distracted by searching for each question.
For example, I ask the project manager what we will do during the week. Also, what to read, so as not to do this during working hours (although it allows ). It is important to understand that theory and practice are slightly different things. To know how is done in theory, this is not a 100% implementation in practice , I often encounter "pitfalls".
These three whales are very interconnected. In my opinion, if you remove one of them, there can be no talk of fruitful and high-quality work. You can also “twist” them for yourself and make another structure of the work plan.
Three whales consist of:
1. Scope of work
2. Time
3. Knowledge.
Now in order.
1. Volume
If you are developing on one large project in which there is always work, the main thing is not to get out of control. You need to take the amount that you can make and of course raise this bar constantly. It may be objected that quality is lost, but everyone decides to either do little but qualitatively, or quickly, but skip some details and “file” their mistakes during testing, but feel calm, because the work has already been done to some extent.
If the projects are small and there are many. You can and should learn to click them like seeds. With such work, these small projects are often repeated, then you can already think in advance how to solve this problem the next time. Most often they write or use cms or their libraries.
2. Time
Everyone knows how much a person spends time at work thoughtlessly or not fruitfully. It must always be remembered that time cannot be bought and not rolled back. When a person values his time, he always spends it with benefit, and if he fails, it always saddens him.
You always need to associate volume + time. First of all, to set a goal for yourself that you make such a volume in such a time and at least “die”, but do it. The main thing is not to overdo it, not to put a large amount in a short time. You can start with a simple and small, but constantly raise the bar. As you can see, the first and second points are very connected, but you need to fasten it to the third and, in my opinion, it is important to your knowledge.
3. Knowledge
How much work time do you spend viewing information about your work? If there is a lot, then you can make it a rule to find out everything outside working hours. What is the use? During work, you will always be concentrated and will not be distracted by searching for each question.
For example, I ask the project manager what we will do during the week. Also, what to read, so as not to do this during working hours (
Conclusion
These three whales are very interconnected. In my opinion, if you remove one of them, there can be no talk of fruitful and high-quality work. You can also “twist” them for yourself and make another structure of the work plan.