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Threw $200 at a timer plug and it saved my freelance bacon
I kept missing deadlines because I'd lose track of time working on client projects at weird hours. Last month I got sick of it and bought this heavy duty timer plug for my shop lights for $45. Set it to kill power at 6pm sharp. First week I panicked hard when everything went dark mid-edit on a rush job. But you know what? It forced me to actually finish drafts by noon instead of fiddling around. The lights-out rule made me focus like crazy. Now I get projects done a full day early on average. Has anyone else tried a hard cutoff like that or do you just rely on alarms?
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sandra_moore301d ago
Oh man, @caseywalker sounds like someone who's never had their artistic genius interrupted by their own electric bill. I get it though, my timer kicks off at 9pm and my neighbors have definitely heard some colorful language when it hits. Still beats relying on my phone alarm that I just snooze into oblivion.
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caseywalker1d ago
I get what you're saying but honestly this sounds like a disaster waiting to happen... especially for creative work. You paid $45 to have your lights shut off at 6pm sharp but what if you're in the zone or have a real emergency deadline? That panic you mentioned on the rush job could've cost you a client if it happened again. I've seen people lose their train of thought permanently from that kind of interruption, not just a few minutes of scrambling. Seems like setting a regular alarm and having some self control would do the same thing without risking your work getting killed midstream.
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