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Found a simple timer trick that stopped me from overbilling clients
I was always losing track of time on small dev tasks and undercharging. Started setting a physical kitchen timer for 25 minutes per task block and it forced me to stop obsessing over tiny details. Has anyone else tried time boxing for their freelance work?
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lindahunt3mo ago
Nah, the timer's a starting point not a hard cutoff.
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anthony4263mo ago
The problem with rigid time boxing is that it ignores how creative work actually happens. Sometimes the best solution comes after 30 minutes of head scratching, not a neat 25 minute window. You risk cutting off that productive flow just because a timer beeped. Also, clients pay for results not for your time management system. If you deliver a half-baked feature because the timer ran out, that reflects poorly on you.
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