I normally like to try working out an approach a while before publishing it here, but I think it makes sense to (1) state it publicly, and (2) get any feedback from anyone who has been here.
Tomorrow I've got 7 hours of calls scheduled.
That's just stupid. Two days ago it was five hours. I've had multiple 10+ hour days in the last couple months.
This isn't going to fly long-term. Biggest problems I think:
-- Defaulting to one hour calls
-- Not strict enough agendaing and objectives at the start
New approach:
-- Default 30 minute call (lower?)
-- Before the Skype call starts, use chat to confirm what we want to accomplish; decline calls that start before agenda mutually set into chat and agreed
-- Go longer on interviews, consulting if it's suitable for the client, and knowledge shares with a mixed expansive-and-tight agenda
One consulting call tomorrow is a joint-collaboration session that'll be an hour. Besides that, I think I can cut down to 4 hours without losing production. So, I'm going to be a little faster.
Feedback welcome.