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+title: "Divide and Conquer"
+kind: article
+created_at: 2013-05-23
+tags:
+  - productivity
+  - life-hacks
+---
+
+A few days ago I wrote about getting up early and getting stuff done 
+([link](https://ariejan.net/2013/05/21/early-birds/)).
+
+After giving this a some more thought I figured out that there's something
+else going on as well. 
+
+Getting up early and working during the quiet hours in the morning is not
+the only thing helping me be productive. 
+
+The other factor is having limited time.
+
+The fact is that I have to make breakfast, shower and get out of the
+door for work on time. This means that my time has a hard limit put
+on it and I have to plan what I do accordingly.
+
+I've noticed that each morning I try to pick a single task to focus on. 
+This can be researching some new tech, or fixing a bug or implementing
+a new feature. Because my time is so limited, it's much easier to estimate
+what task would fit into that time.
+
+So, why does this work so well for me?
+
+It forces me to break down features and bugs into smaller pieces that can
+be completed in about ninety minutes.
+
+During a normal work day I don't have these little units of time with hard
+limits and it's much easier to just keep on going.
+
+I'm going to undertake an experiment at work to slice my time into small
+units with hard time limits on them and see if it helps me to be more
+productive during a sprint.
+