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Finish Line

On Monday night I completed this project for work, which was the last part of a much larger project I was hoping to wrap up before the end of the year. Since I did that with four days to spare it feels very good.

I've been working about eight to ten hours a day since early October on the last three projects I've done for work. What helped my productivity was splitting up my sessions to early mornings and early evenings rather than trying to do it all in one go. I discovered that I was able to get more done every day, and I didn't feel as pressured. I was also able to stick to my work plan 95% of the time.

It's still been kind of a haul, as I've only taken two days off work (Thanksgiving and Christmas) since early October. I'm happy with the results, and now I'll be able to take a week off before I start on the next project.

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