I discussed with Monica a while ago why athletes spend the majority of their time training physically - developing their skills - whereas scientists spending so much time on emails/communication rather than whatever-it-is that scientists do, but then i realized that the collaboration and exchange of ideas is just as much a part of the job.
But, I also think it's important to have time to yourself to think, reflect, and produce. Ideally, I will spend 4 good hours by myself per project per day. The rest of the time can be used for discussion with others, collaboration with others, doing other personal things like email, reflecting, thinking. But 4 hours a day per project isolated work time is a good way to get things done (plus, it also places an implicit limitation on the number of ongoing projects you should have at one time).
Note: I'm a firm believer that people operate in very different ways and that there does not exist a single system method which will work optimally for all people. With that said, this is my personal system. It may or may not work for you, but in the end it's important to find a system that works for you and stick with it.
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