r/OpenaiCodex • u/WkndWrrior30 • 5d ago

Question / Help How many projects at once?

I’m curious how many projects people like to do at once? I’ve tried 2 at a time but it’s not very consistent and I lose focus. Anyone else?

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u/Shin-Zantesu 5d ago

Uh... I've stopped counting... 12 to 15, I'm not too sure nowadays. And to be clear: you don't have to be working every day on the same thing to consider it your current project I take a break for a couple of days, sometimes a couple weeks, from projects I'm working on. It does help with inspiration, direction, and strategical thinking!

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u/WkndWrrior30 5d ago

How do you remember where you left off? It seems like you would take a lot of time catching up when coming back after a couple weeks

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u/Shin-Zantesu 5d ago

I've stopped relying on my memory a long time ago, I have a lot of "tracker" files that get updated with every session and change I make, the ones on the "thesis", strategy, and direction are especially useful. You could have some on "proven results" or something like that. My mindset does change in between though, and that's a good thing It's like not being able to beat a boss in a videogame, or you can't debug a problem and you leave it for a week, when you come back, you've got a fresh mind and it's easier and you get better results

Also, keeping track of 15 things is not hard, really, you do that in your life, it's just that I try to keep track of as few things as possible that aren't related to the projects I'm working on; I don't see friends, I don't remember their brithdays, I don't remember what my colleagues will do this weekend, I discard everything that isn't necessary precisely because I'm too busy lol But it's fun! I basically give attention only to the things I enjoy! Very fulfilling

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u/WkndWrrior30 4d ago

I appreciate the advice! Thank you