Deliberate Freelancer

Today’s guest, Megy Karydes, lives in Chicago and has owned her communications and marketing consultant practice for the past 12 years. Megy is all about systems and structure. She is very disciplined about sticking to a set schedule throughout her work day. Megy uses systems like time tracking and knowing her peak productivity time to create this discipline—and it’s a system to be admired. Hear how she does it and what tips you can pick up to try to build more structure into your routine. DELIBERATE FREELANCER SHOW NOTES Learn the system Megy uses to schedule her day. She is regimented about sticking to her schedule and minimizing distractions. Time tracking every 15 minutes showed Megy how to find more time in her day and how much time it took her to do certain types of projects. Megy’s a fan of Cal Newport’s book, “Deep Work,” which showed her the importance of setting aside uninterrupted two-hour blocks of time to do work that required concentration and deep thinking. Megy uses exercise as a good afternoo