Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule.
In this essay, Paul contrasts the high-level schedules that power many makers (programmers) and managers. Makers tend to find their maximum productivity within long spans of uninterrupted time (often four hours or more). Writing software frequently requires sustained focus and the ability to juggle multiple complex ideas at the same time (this classic comic summarizes things quite well). Managers, on the other hand, tend to have days that revolve around communicatio