Rands in Repose on the need to take an hour each day to build something selfish:
I break the flow of enticing small things to do, I separate myself from the bright people on similarly impressive busy quests, and I listen to what I’m thinking.
Every day, for an hour, no matter what.
Being in the final year of a Ph.D., I found this article extremely timely. I often find myself paralyzed with never-ending to-dos. To combat this cycle, I’m going to start making use of the precious hour. You should, too.