WHAT ARE YOUR RABBIT HOLES?

Posted by: Bob Levitus Date: March 8, 2016 0 Likes 518 Views

So… Having confessed to being a serial procrastinator, I’m curious: What are your biggest rabbit holes—the things you find yourself doing instead of real work.

Mine include (but aren’t limited to): guitars, social media, Logic Pro or GarageBand, and that damn Strike Skilz bowling game I keep playing on my iDevices. 

I’d love to know what your rabbit holes are… so I can help you figure out the best way to avoid them when you’re working.

That’s all for now. Thanks and have a great day!

Followup:

Try this: Schedule a specific time (or times) to work on email, and then look at email only during that time period. Stop switching to Mail app during the day — just keep it closed or turn automatic mail checking and alerts off and hide it. I only do mail twice a day — once before lunch and again before the end of the day. Two 25 minute sessions maximum. If I can’t finish all my email in 50 minutes, I must be doing it wrong. That said, I usually finish it in less. 

I also subscribe to SaneBox (http://www.sanebox.com/ with plans starting at $7/month and worth every penny), which pre-sorts my mail leaving only the important and useful stuff in my inbox. It also adds a “snooze” feature for messages (you can “snooze” a message for a day, two days, a week, a month, or whatever you like) and makes it much easier for me to maintain InBox=0. I’ll be writing about SaneBox here soon but you’re hearing it here first. 🤓

Author: Bob Levitus
Bob LeVitus, often referred to as “Dr. Mac,” is a well-known authority on all things Macintosh, OS X, and Apple devices including the iPad and iPhone. One of the Apple community’s most trusted advisors for almost thirty years, he’s known for his trademark humorous style and unerring ability to translate “techie” jargon into usable and fun advice for regular folks. He's written more than 80 books including macOS Sierra For Dummies, iPhone For Dummies, and iPad For Dummies. And, for the past 20 years, he's written the Dr. Mac column for the Houston Chronicle (which he still does). He's also been writing for The Mac Observer for almost as long (he still does that, too). Bob has been published in more than a dozen computer magazines over the past thirty years including: a three-year stint as Editor-in-Chief of the irreverent and unpredictable MACazine and four different columns in MacUser magazine: Beating the System, Personal Best, Game Room, and the Help Folder (with Andy Ihnatko, and later, Chris Breen). Though best known for writing, he’s also dabbled in broadcasting with a radio show (Inside Mac Radio, CNET Radio, 2001-2002) and hosted a popular television series (Mac Today, Syndicated, 1992–1993). Another of Bob’s loves is teaching, which he's been doing at University of Texas Informal Classes for over a decade, with well-loved courses including, iPhone for Smart People, Making Music with GarageBand, and soon, Working Smarter for Mac Users. Always in-demand as a speaker, Bob has presented more than 200 seminars, workshops, conferences, and training sessions in the U.S. and abroad, and given Macworld Expo keynotes in three countries, He's also done presentations at countless Apple Stores, and at least three world-famous Geek Cruises. Last but not least, Bob won the Macworld Expo MacJeopardy World Championship three times before retiring his crown. He did not, however, return the Rocket J. Squirrel Memorial Cup, which is still displayed prominently in his office. Prior to giving in to his obsessions with Apple technology and productivity, Bob worked in advertising, producing television commercials, radio spots, and print ads for Kresser & Robbins and SelecTV, in Los Angeles. Bob holds a B.S. in Marketing from California State University and lives in beautiful (and over-crowded) Austin, Texas with his beautiful wife, Lisa, and Zeke the Wonder Vizsla, with occasional visits from now-adult children Allison and Jacob.
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