Working vs. Executing
I have found this a useful question to ask myself lately: are you executing, or just working? Just because I’m sitting in front of a laptop with Gmail or Textmate or Terminal open does not entail I’m doing meaningful work. This Gcal event is a reminder to GTD. ( for similar tricks / concepts I highly rec 4 hour work week.)
I love playing mind games with myself like setting Gcal reminders like this one or creating artificial constraints. Now, another hour of work before soccer.