Chapter 3

Busy all day, so why won't the big project move?

Cả ngày bận rộn, sao việc lớn không nhích được?

The chapter's question

This week, how many hours did I have without interruptions?

Big idea

Big work only moves forward in stretches of uninterrupted time.

In this chapter

  1. Part 3.1

    Quiet Hours

    Do I have a time block everyone knows not to interrupt?

  2. Part 3.2

    Office Hours

    At what hours do I take small tasks?

  3. Part 3.3

    Breaking Up Big Work

    Into which half-day steps can my big project be broken?

  4. Part 3.4

    Automating the Repetitive

    Which tasks do I do by hand every week that a machine could do?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of A One-Person IT Department is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of A One-Person IT Department

  1. 1.If it's all in my head, why write it down?
  2. 2.Everything's urgent, so what actually matters?
  3. 3.Busy all day, so why won't the big project move?
  4. 4.If I take a week off, does everything stop?
  5. 5.Won't the boss hire, or can't they see the work?