[kendallpark]

At the macro (yearly) level I am most productive with:

1) condensed higher intensity blocks followed by larger breaks

2) distinct "seasons" of work that differ in projects/pace

At the micro (day-to-day) level:

3) no logging of hours

#1 and #2 are a product of the academic calendar. I find the regular 9-to-5 work week paradoxically draining. I'll trade a good chunk of my weekends and evenings for longer breaks between "ON" periods.

As for #3, one company I worked for simply trusted that you'd put in your 40 hours a week. It was more flexible and quite simply freeing. If I were in a good flow state I might work late to finish up a feature, then sleep in the next morning (provided there were no meetings). All without the tedium of counting quarter-hours.