Is there magic in the number 48? Does this number hold any significance in your future success? Speaker Don Crowther suggests that there is. In his presentation at the NSA Summer Symposium, Don told the audience that 48 minutes is the magic number. Here’s how it works… Set a timer for 48 minutes. Close out all distractions and work continuously for 48 minutes. When the timer goes off, get up and stretch, get coffee, use the restroom etc, in the following 12 minutes. Repeat as necessary.
Don reports that this technique repeated four times a day allowed him to write a 200 page book in just two weeks. The ability to focus on one task for 48 minutes straight was the key. I have been testing Don’s idea and I have to say it works well for me. This eliminates the distractions that have a way of derailing even the best laid plans. Taking a short 12 minute break once an hour is refreshing but not enough to get you off track.
So the question comes up, If this solution works well how can I use it in planning out my daily schedule and applying it to future goals. Can I successfully write a blog post in 48 minutes? Can I write a book chapter in that time? As I’ve tried the process, it has been a challenge to sit in one place that long. But when I do my productivity soars. I find it best to just keep writing, not worry about mistakes, and get everything on paper. Once I have the points on paper I can go back and make my edits and corrections.
My usual morning schedule has about 2 hours of productive time available. I’ve tested the idea of blogging for an hour and then working on a book for the second hour. So far this has worked well with standard length blog posts and has yielded a book outline.
There does seem to be magic in the number 48!
This technique does require a little planning and it helps to have a coffee cup warmer
Using this simple technique may help me streamline my daily blog postings and help me be much more consistent. The book outline is taking shape and given me hope of actually completing the project.
If you find yourself getting distracted on your projects give this simple technique a try. It has really helped me focus and get things done!
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Should’ve been 42… after all, it is the answer to life, the universe and everything.
However, this is a great entry on GTD. I need to improve my concentration, since I tend to get distra…
Nothing new here, came up with an arbitrary number.
FYI, this is result of meditation.
Old wine, new bottle.
I have tried this technique, It works pretty well, I don’t think it matters much how much time the breaks should be or when you should be taking them, test several numbers and find out what fits best for your business (or whatever are you doing) and age, after you settle down on something, you will instantly notice the very positive results and increase in productivity, its so simple and very effective.
I will try this way of working from Monday. What timer software for Windows have you tried and can recommend?
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Actually , i think this number has a numerical power when concerned with astrology .
Apart , from that , there is an important scientific fact that MIND can concentrate , at a stretch , for a maximum of 40 minutes . I came across this at our local news paper . So i think that is the fact behind this magic number .
Thanks for the replies everyone. Ah Rolandog the number 42… there may be something there. Ace… the number 48 might really mean Jimmy Johnson in NASCAR?? Samer, thanks for your positive update. Peter… I’ve been testing a few Windows timers and trying to decide on the best one. I’ll post later. Yes Poldo, I am a little crazy. Bootcat, I am currently leaning towards 50 minutes as my working number as it is a much easier number to work with and divide up into smaller segments.
John
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This tool is perfect (AND FREE) to countdown
http://www.bitszone.com/trackit
sorry… The correct link for the countdown is:
http://www.bitszone.com/clockit
FREEWARE
It’s a Countdown for disorganized people
[...] I have been trying to find a way to write faster, as I find myself writing much much more than I ever have in my life to date. I have read some things about getting into the zone take usually 30-40 minutes. And then recently I came across this Article about 48 minutes being the magic number. My take is you have to find your own sweet spot… unfortunately I have nto found mine… I seem to do well with randomness.. I mean hell, how would I even know. [...]
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I’ve been meaning to blog about this…Although I mentioned it at my other blog, The Good Life, I should let you readers here know about the Joyful Jubilant Learning project at Talking Story. Rosa Say is a remarkable blogger, author, and…
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Good article. Toggling between intense focus on a well-defined task and break activities which are easy to start/stop is the key to a sustainable productive cycle for the knowledge worker. I’ve also learned that I can beat a moderate sudoku or lose a game of Pac-Man in 12 minutes.
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I’ve been having great success doing the opposite: 12 min of work, and 48 min of relaxation.
It’s highly effective: by the end of the day you’ve done just enough work to have accomplished a small goal or two, and you’ve had a great time “in between”
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[...] I recently read “The Power of 48 Minutes” through a lifehack post. The gist of which was to… …Set a timer for 48 minutes. Close out all distractions and work continuously for 48 minutes. When the timer goes off, get up and stretch, get coffee, use the restroom etc, in the following 12 minutes. Repeat as necessary. [...]
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If you’re using Firefox, you can download a free countdown timer here: http://extensions.mercille.org/CountdownClock.php
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[...] Melanjutkan tulisan kemarin tentang Bekerja dalam Waktu yang Terbatas, dari successbeginstoday.org: The Power of 48 Minutes, Don Crowther dalam presentasinya di NSA Summer Symposium, mengatakan bahwa dengan mengeset 48 menit pada sebuah pewaktu, kemudian mengabaikan segala gangguan dan bekerja fokus pada rentang waktu tersebut, akan meningkatkan produktivitas kita. Dengan cara ini, yang dilakukannya secara kontinyu, Dia dapat menulis buku 200 halaman dalam waktu hanya 2 minggu. [...]
[...] Another great technique that may help you get “in the zone” is suggested by blogger John Richardson from Success Begins Today. He posted a productivity tip that he learned from Donb Crowther, an internet marketing expert. Set a timer for 48 minutes. Close out all distractions and work continuously for 48 minutes. When the timer goes off, get up and stretch, get coffee, use the restroom etc, in the following 12 minutes. Repeat as necessary. Don reports that this technique repeated four times a day allowed him to write a 200 page book in just two weeks. [...]
This technique is really great…
[...] Set a timer for 48 minutes. Shut out all distractions and work continuously for those 48 minutes. When the timer goes off, move around, stretch, whatever, and then repeat the process. [...]
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Saw this link posted on Liz’s site–what a great idea! I make up a “to do” list every day and then try to work down it but have so many things to do that it’s sometimes hard to stay focused. Having a time limit of 48 minutes (and break to look forward to) helps. As my desk at home is in a corner of the kitchen, I can use the timer on the oven (about time I used that oven for something!) Thanks for sharing.
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[...] I was just searching through the blog Success Begins Today and came across an article titled The Power of 48 Minutes. [...]
[...] Whether your boiling an egg or timing your 48 minute intervals, Minuteur really is the perfect timer for the mac. It’s got a smooth and simple interface that makes it incredibly intuitive to use. It’s not equipped with bells and whistles because it shouldn’t be. It does what it should…and does it with excellence. It’s completely free. [...]
There is a great free Mac tool for this called Time Out!
http://www.dejal.com/timeout/
Jargon,
Thanks for sharing this helpful tool. I use a Mac and a PC at home and this will be a great addition to my Mac library.
John
[...] To work 48 minutes out of every hour and take 12 minutes off to make coffee/use the bathroom/read my feeds/stretch. I will stick to this ratio and not be tempted to read feeds during my work period; [...]
[...] But … I’m going to try doing just that in my new J.O.B. Well, I’m framing it as a productivity booster. There’s this concept of the 48 minute work sprint. And maybe I’ll do something more productive during my 12 minutes than help support Phillip Moris. [...]
Route to success:
1) Adopt the 48 Minute method
2) Turn into a robot. This biological life is so messy anyway.
I’m definitely going to give this a try.
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Great post! I’ve been trying this system and found that two 24-minute increments works best for me. Kind of a half-way reminder…
Thanks.
Sandy
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[...] Comincio a bloggare un po’ anche di produttività personale, un tema che mi interessa particolarmente in questi ultimi tempi. Perché. Perché io sono di una pigrizia cronica, e fino a qualche tempo fa ero un monumento vivente alla procrastinazione. Ore le cose stanno cambiando, grazie al GTD di cui parlerò tra un po’, a vari trucchetti letti in rete, ad alcuni cambiamenti della mia vita. Il primo problema, in genere, è quello di cominciare. Che sia studiare o lavorare, bisogna staccarsi dai vari cazzeggi online o casacasa (come diciamo noi dell’accademia della panella) e darci dentro. Ma di questo parlerò più in là. Il secondo è quello di concentrarsi, di non pensare a nient’altro che a ciò che si deve fare. Ancor più difficile, probabilmente, se si lavora/studia a casa. Qualcuno dirò che è un problema di forza volontà, ma non è così. Il nostro corpo e la nostra mente hanno dei ritmi, non si può restare concentrati a tempo indefinito su qualcosa, tanto più quando le fonti di distrazione sono numerose: email, newsgroup, rss, IM… Chi insegna o fa il formatore lo sa e sta attento ai segnali dei componenti della classe: i cambi di postura, i pssst pssst sottovoce ai colleghi, gli sguardi lanciati furtivamente all’orologio per vedere quanto manca… Per quanto una lezione o un corso di formazione può essere interessante, ad un certo punto è meglio staccare, fare una pausa e poi riprendere, altrimenti l’attenzione vola via e in aula si perde solo tempo. A casa, per ognuno di noi, è lo stesso. Non importa quante pagine devi leggere, quante ne devi scrivere, quanti grafici devi elaborare con Excel. Pensare di legarsi alla scrivania è, semplicemente, controproducente. Allora meglio organizzarsi il lavoro, dividendo il tempo a disposizione in blocchi che possiamo gestire e reggere e individuando le attività che possiamo svolgere in ognuno di questi blocchi. E qui arriva il magico numero 48: lavorare per 48 minuti, senza distrazioni, senza posta, senza pause sigaretta, solo lavoro per 48 minuti. Si può fare, non sono molti. Poi 12 minuti di pausa, per alzarsi e sgranchirsi, controllare la posta, andare in bagno, chiaccherare con i colleghi. Poi altro 48 minuti di full immersion. E così via. Qualche consiglio accessorio: [...]
[...] From the Success Begins Today Blog, via Lifehacker Is there magic in the number 48? [...]
[...] Its difficulty level matches the worker’s skill So let’s review each of the Csikszentmihaly components: 1. Clear Goals. Decide what to do next, on what to work next, especially why you want to do it. Vague intentions don’t trigger the Flow state. If the work in hands is in fact a large multi-session project like a web app, clearly state the purpose for this single creative session 2. A high degree of concentration on a limited field of attention. Concentration is a learned skill, which means can be increased by training like any physical exercise! The gains in concentration are incremental and not abrupt! To make sure you’re not distracted, eliminate everything that might disturb your field of attention, like IM’s, Email, irrelevant sites and all applications that might get your attention while you’re concentrating on something, otherwise you’re just sabotaging yourself! 3. Loss of self-consciousness, merging actions and awareness. Fully immerse yourself on the task upon you, choose projects based on your passion for them and not by the recognition you might get for doing them! 4. Distorted sense of time. Losing awareness of time is a hard state to get into, but somethings like setting yourself to work for fixed periods of time, during which you block all distractions and interruptions (as much as possible!) seems to increase the chances of achieving the Flow and get the distorted sense of time with it. According to Peoplewareit takes at least 15 (uninterrupted) minutes to enter a state of flow. Follow the The Power of 48 minutes rule: work in 48 minute cycles, with 12 minute breaks in between them. Use (and abuse from) alarms clocks: set them at specific times, before you engage yourself in some task, this way you won’t keep checking the clock! This particular component is probably why in my opinion Open-Spaces don’t bring better productivity, the more people moving and working around, the more probable it is for us to get distracted and break the Flow! 5. Direct and immediate feedback; behavior can be adjusted as needed. Constantly check your path, inquire yourself if you’re still working on the goals you’ve set for that particular working session. Keep an eye on the desired results, as a way to keep you on track! 6. Balance between ability level and challenge. If we set our objectives too high, the result might be an increase in anxiety, but at the same time, if we lower the challenge to much we’ll bore ourselves to failure. If the work in hands is way to easy, find a way to make it more efficient, more elegant, more innovative or simply more automated. If on the opposite side, the task is incredibly hard or large, break it into chunks and progressively engaged each one of them. 7. A sense of personal control over the situation or activity. This is a tricky factor, it’s one of the reasons why I’ve switched from Windows to MacOSX, the operating system from Apple, it enables me and doesn’t get in my way with stuff that’s not related to my work. Tools should be enablers and not something that get in our way. Different people, makes different uses from the same tools, so we should all search for the right tools for each job. The tool should be handled by your subconscious while the conscious mind is solely focused on the task in hands. 8. Intrinsically rewarding action, so there is an effortlessness of action. [...]
[...] If there is one kickstart system to begin getting a taste of flow, it is The Power of 48 Minutes. Cheesy website, but an effective system. The idea is to work in 48 minute bursts, with 12 minute breaks in between. During the 48 minutes you are fully immersed in one task. If you start to get bored, you can race against the clock. After that burst, you get up, walk around, make a cup of tea, and check your email. Then, after what may seem like a decadently long break, you go back for Round 2. [...]
[...] Are you 48 minutes away from actaully doing something? [...]
[...] I personally find the 48 minutes time blocking approach to be most effective. It means that you spend 48 minute working on your task, and then rest for another 12 minutes. Together, they present a really nice time block of one hour. Please read The Power of 48 Minutes article on Success Begins Today blog for more details on this approach. [...]
why the 48?? when you set a time will you not be increasing your stress levels to complete a task?but worth a try
[...] One of the strategies that this article provides is the 48 minute rule. The idea is to work in 48 minute bursts with 12 minute breaks in between. [...]
[...] Zen Habit Interviews Kyle of Lifehack.org Leo at the Zen Habits blog posted his Golden Series interviews this week. ”Golden Goals series: Kyle Pott of Lifehack.org on losing weight, waking early and GTD” offers excellent advice on productivity. Kyle uses the “The Power of 48 Minutes” approach. My take-aways were learning about this approach and combining it with the “Goal Setting Toolkit” that provide note card templates. It’s the perfect complement to David Seah’s forms. [...]
[...] I use a mismatched productivity system. I carry a quasi-moleskine that I use strictly for writing down ideas I get throughout the day. I also use my quasi-moleskine to write down appointments until I can get them onto my calendar. I strictly adhere to the principles of GTD when it comes to managing my email and next actions. When I need to do some serious concentrating I follow the 48 on and 12 off system described here: The Power of 48 Minutes. [...]
[...] April 19, 2007 Posted by Bronwyn in being organised, discipline, Time Management, Focus, Writing. trackback More from John on using 50 minute focus sessions … I have been amazed at the power ofworking in a focused manner for a significant amount of time. Since my post on the power of 48 minutes, I’ve been testing different time intervals and doing different tasks. I added the ability to combine shorter tasks with focus cards that are marked with shorter time periods. This system works very well for me and I have found that 50 minutes is optimal before taking a break. [...]
[...] If there is one kickstart system to begin getting a taste of flow, it is The Power of 48 Minutes. The idea is to work in 48 minute bursts, with 12 minute breaks in between. During the 48 minutes you are fully immersed in one task. This has an added safety net for people with short attention spans: if you start to get bored, you can race against the clock; if you’re finding focusing on your task tortuous, you’ll at least know you only have to do it for X more minutes. You’ll probably be surprised at first at just how much you can accomplish in a 48 minute session, when you are fully immersed. [...]
[...] I’ve been working from 9-10am until about 2-3am every day with no weekends or days off. Sometimes I just take some time off and watch a movie or cook (or post here) and sometimes I just collapse and want to quit everything I’m working on (mainly study related work since other work generally is more fun to do and more “educational”). My workplace is slightly more ergonomic than it used to be but it’s still very very improvised and temporary (plastic garden chair, anyone???). It extremely influences my productivity and put a decent chair and a height adjustable desk on top of my wish-list for when I come back to Australia. I simply can’t do it at the moment. To try to accommodate for these long work hours and the bad conditions I started to use AntiRSI It helps me to take breaks and if I use the mouse or keyboard continuously it forces me to take little 10 second breaks. The thing I love about AntiRSI is that the notification won’t distract from the app you’re working on. You can finish your thought in Word or Pages and take the break shortly after. And you can set the timing as well as the length of the main work breaks. I just set mine to 48 minutes of work followed by 12 minute breaks (The Power of 48 Minutes). Since I find that 90 minutes (my previous setting) was way too long. But I liked to do big chunks at once. However, it didn’t work out well. Let’s test the power of 48 minutes and at some stage get a proper chair and desk as well… [...]
[...] В любом случае, чтобы меньше уставать, необходимо иногда переключаться между задачами
. Время необходимо подбирать индивидуально: кто-то может продуктивно работать два часа и восстанавливаться за 15 минут, кто-то предпочитает 48-ми минутные промежутки работы с 12-ти минутным отдыхом, следуя правилу 80/20. Я стараюсь делать 10-ти минутные перерывы через 50-60 минут, хотя всё ещё зависит от уровня энергии. В любом случае, после двухчасовых, казалось бы, эффективных сессий, чувствуешь себя усталым и не скоро восстанавливаешься. [...]
[...] If you’re anything like me, you might get a bit distracted during your work day and, say, publish 5 entires to your redesigned blog. If you find yourself wasting the better part of your day, try to rein in your playtime by either using the (10+2)*5 method or the 48 Minute method. [...]
[...] .phtmMore from John on using 50 minute focus sessions … ?I have been amazed at the power of working in a focused manner for a significant amount of time. Since my post on the power of 48 minutes, I’ve been testing different time intervals and doing different tasks. I added the ability to combine shorter tasks with focus cards that are marked with shorter time periods. This system works very well for me and I have found that 50 minutes is optimal before taking a break. [...]
[...] Take regular breaks – I use the 48/12 minute rule (I picked this up a while ago from the Success Begins Today blog – http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2006/09/the-power-of-48-minutes/). Work for 48 minutes then take a 12 minute break from what you were doing and do something completely different – clean the bath, put on the washing, play with the dog, read a blog post. It’s a great way to stay productive for longer and feel like you are getting through all of the household tasks. [...]
[...] I use a mismatched productivity system. I carry a quasi-moleskine that I use strictly for writing down ideas I get throughout the day. I also use my quasi-moleskine to write down appointments until I can get them onto my calendar. I strictly adhere to the principles of GTD when it comes to managing my email and next actions. When I need to do some serious concentrating I follow the 48 on and 12 off system described here: The Power of 48 Minutes. [...]
It is little bit difficult for me to take rest of 12 mins at every hour as i m working in one firm and we have to follow the rule.but i will try this at home.
thanks for sharing
I take a slightly different approach. I have several different project types that I work on. Some are more fun than others. I set a timer for 45 min work / 15 min break for stuff I am not fond of, and 90 min work / 20 min break for fun stuff. I find I can concentrate on the fun stuff longer but still need to limit myself to avoid overdoing it to the point where it become unsavory.
Determining the “ideal” time chunk is a really interesting question. There probably isn’t a single “one size fits all” answer. A few perspectives: Drucker suggest 90 minutes, and there’s 96 minutes (80-20-ing an 8 hour day).
[...] a timer for 48 minutes. Shut out all distractions and work continuously for those 48 minutes. When the timer goes off, [...]
[...] Ich habe einen interessanten Blog-Artikel (in englischer Sprache) gefunden, der einen “productivity trick” vorstellt, wie David Allen das in “Getting Things Done” nennt: “Die Kraft der 48 Minuten.” [...]
A possibility to enhance the effect of this method might be to promise yourself a r e w a r d at the end of the time period, like: having a coffe, allowing oneself to surf the internet etc.
This has not only a positive psychological effect, but might also keep you from doing these things while working and so distracting yourself.
Power of 48 Minutes.
I wonder if it related to Pareto’s 80:20 principle?
Here goes the relation
48/60 80%
12/60 20%
The 12 mins of break {20% of time-taken-off} gives the remaining 48 mins of work a great productivity
[...] David Allen’s Getting Things Done). I have also used more tactical approaches, such as the 48 minutes rule, which I always find surprisingly effective, particularly when I know I can work for some time [...]
[...] começar a seguir a técnica dos 48×12 e a técnica de fazer imediatamente tudo que leve menos de 2 minutos para se [...]
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I use 45 minutes. I just feel more comfortable if the hour is broken into even quarters. Plus I use my 15 minutes to look for free advertising from reputable companies
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[...] encountering the Pomodoro Technique I was playing around with the 48 Minute method, which means that you should work for 48 minutes, rest 12 and repeat. It did do something for me, [...]
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[...] there is one kickstart system to begin getting a taste of flow, it is The Power of 48 Minutes. Cheesy website, but an effective system. The idea is to work in 48 minute bursts, with 12 minute [...]
[...] you’re at it, take a look at our 48 minute strategy for focused time management and find out more about David Allen’s masterful work, Getting [...]
How in the world did I miss that?
[...] via The Power of 48 Minutes | Success Begins Today. [...]
[...] few good articles: Productivity Tip: How to use a digital timer to get things done The Power of 48 Minutes Boosting Productivity With a Timer Tags: [...]
Wondering whether this 48 minutes might be the reason in Indian schools to have 50 minutes as one session (2 minutes to set ready & disperse)….
Instead of a physical timer, I use TimeBoxed (Mac OS X only).
Great UI, subtle/unobtrusive yet very efficient.
http://www.macmation.com/TimeBoxed
[...] to Peoplewareit takes at least 15 (uninterrupted) minutes to enter a state of flow. Follow the The Power of 48 minutes rule: work in 48 minute cycles, with 12 minute breaks in between [...]
[...] 48 Minute Card: This card is helpful when used with a 48 minute focused work session. The card is divided into 12 minute sections and is a quick and useful way to plan out a focused [...]
[...] produce 200 pages in two weeks. But over the course of a few months? Absolutely. — Gina Trapani The Power of 48 Minutes [Success Begins Today] found [...]
Wow! Little did I know that the technique I used when writing my dissertation actually had a name! The power of 48 minutes is exactly what I did. I would type the dissertation for 45 minutes and then crosstitch for the 15 minutes remaining (as well as get up and stretch). Doing this consistently enabled me to work 12-14 hours straight on the dissertation, and I also finished a few small crosstitch projects too! I think I'll go back to this concept!
To your success,
Dr. Laura
Thanks for sharing your experiences, Laura. I have found this technique works very well for a myriad of activities, but I especially like it for writing.
[...] 48 Minute Card: This card is helpful when used with a 48 minute focused work session. The card is divided into 12 minute sections and is a quick and useful way to plan out a focused [...]