Comments on: The Entrepreneurial Time System http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/ A look inside the profitable world of online marketing. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:42:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: RJ Peters http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 RJ Peters Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:56:12 +0000 http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/#comment-1199 I like the way you describe the division of time into focus days, buffer days and free days. I have a white board on the wall by my desk and instinctively knew I needed something like this, so I set up my week as Article day, Blog day, Autoresponder and newsletter day, site maintenance day, Affiliate day, and then personal days. Well, it looks good on the board, but I couldn't follow it. Too strictly segmented? I don't know. But the email hounds are after you every day, so I'd check them first, then before I knew it, I didn't have time to write an article, or to update my autoresponder messages, let alone even look at my blogs. I still have a question about email, though. If I don't check it every day, will I miss an important message from you about a class? That sort of thing keeps me checking it every day. At any rate, I like this new way to compartmentalize my daily tasks. Perhaps Peggy's idea of focus, buffer and free HOURS is the best way to approach this. I like the way you describe the division of time into focus days, buffer days and free days. I have a white board on the wall by my desk and instinctively knew I needed something like this, so I set up my week as Article day, Blog day, Autoresponder and newsletter day, site maintenance day, Affiliate day, and then personal days. Well, it looks good on the board, but I couldn’t follow it. Too strictly segmented? I don’t know. But the email hounds are after you every day, so I’d check them first, then before I knew it, I didn’t have time to write an article, or to update my autoresponder messages, let alone even look at my blogs. I still have a question about email, though. If I don’t check it every day, will I miss an important message from you about a class?
That sort of thing keeps me checking it every day. At any rate, I like this new way to compartmentalize my daily tasks. Perhaps Peggy’s idea of focus, buffer and free HOURS is the best way to approach this.

]]> By: Lisa Braithwaite http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Lisa Braithwaite Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:46:43 +0000 http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/#comment-94 I have far too many buffer days and not enough focus days. This is a great system to break up the week, or even to divide up each day. I'm going to post a note to myself on the bulletin board so I don't forget this. I have far too many buffer days and not enough focus days. This is a great system to break up the week, or even to divide up each day. I’m going to post a note to myself on the bulletin board so I don’t forget this.

]]> By: Jason Peck http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Jason Peck Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:15:32 +0000 http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/#comment-89 Hi Erik, This is really great info. I've written about it on my own blog and i'm going to try and implement the techniques. Cheers Jason http://prohumorist.com Hi Erik,

This is really great info. I’ve written about it on my own blog and i’m going to try and implement the techniques.

Cheers
Jason
http://prohumorist.com

]]> By: Pro Humorist » Blog Archive » Entrepreneurial Time System http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Pro Humorist » Blog Archive » Entrepreneurial Time System Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:59:29 +0000 http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/#comment-88 [...] recently read an article on the Erik Stafford’s blog about a technique called the Entrepreneurial Time [...] [...] recently read an article on the Erik Stafford’s blog about a technique called the Entrepreneurial Time [...]

]]> By: Peggy http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Peggy Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:25:31 +0000 http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/#comment-85 Hi Erik, What you say is good stuff. I guess this is one of my buffer days as I'm reading your blog. :) As I have many distractions - a part time job, kids, a household to run, I have to take focus hours, not days. But when I make a point beforehand to say "these are my focus hours, not surfing hours", I get a tremendous amount done. In fact, I just blogged about my experience with a 3 hour focus experiment http://peggybaron.com/blog. You do have to keep a balance, don't you? I like your terms; free, buffer, and focus. I'll take a better look at how I am spending my days. Thanks Erik, Peggy http://peggybaron.com/blog Hi Erik,
What you say is good stuff. I guess this is one of my buffer days as I’m reading your blog. :)

As I have many distractions – a part time job, kids, a household to run, I have to take focus hours, not days. But when I make a point beforehand to say “these are my focus hours, not surfing hours”, I get a tremendous amount done. In fact, I just blogged about my experience with a 3 hour focus experiment http://peggybaron.com/blog.

You do have to keep a balance, don’t you? I like your terms; free, buffer, and focus. I’ll take a better look at how I am spending my days.

Thanks Erik,
Peggy
http://peggybaron.com/blog

]]> By: joaohn http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/comment-page-1/#comment-82 joaohn Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:46:53 +0000 http://www.erikstafford.com/the-entrepreneurial-time-system/#comment-82 I find my life orders itself this way naturally. It is like that: days when blogging, email etc take most of the time. other days when I just work on writing, drawing, graphics,printing, creating. . . and then there are days when it is a long walk, or other errands. It seems to be built in organically. and I remember a millionaire who advised that one go for at least an hour or two of creative activity at the beginning of the day, as he found that answering emails right off made him a bit depressed: and lowered his productivity and enjoyment of life levels significantly. I find my life orders itself this way naturally. It is like that: days when blogging, email etc take most of the time. other days when I just work on writing, drawing, graphics,printing, creating. . .
and then there are days when it is a long walk, or other errands. It seems to be built in organically. and I remember a millionaire who advised that one go for at least an hour or two of creative activity at the beginning of the day, as he found that answering emails right off made him a bit depressed: and lowered his productivity and enjoyment of life levels significantly.

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