Why I don't think where I work – Jakob Greenfeld – Experiments in Entrepreneurship and Learning
But there is an infinite number of things I could spend my time on. It’s far too easy to feel overwhelmed and procrastinate or waste time doing things that don’t move the needle.
So I need to set aside time to plan, to strategize, to operationalize and think deeply about problems. But when I’m trying to do this at my desk I get distracted by work.
Just as it’s easy to get distracted when working at home, it’s easy to get distracted by work if you try to think deeply at your work space.
There needs to be a clear line between working and deep thinking. Otherwise, it simply won’t happen as there are always more urgent tasks waiting at my desk.
The best way to establish such a boundary is by separating deep thinking and working spatially. Just as I don’t work where I relax, I don’t even attempt to think deeply where I work.
By thinking deeply I mean, for example, asking the big questions. What projects should I work on next? What exactly are my goals? What steps are necessary to reach them? And how do I make sure I actually carry them out effectively?
