> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://books.fablabbcn.org/make-works/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://books.fablabbcn.org/make-works/up-and-running/how-to-manage-your-day-to-day.md). # How to: Manage your Day to Day #### The everyday influx of emails Between researching, visits to factories, writing content and putting together funding proposals, in our experience there are a lot of emails every day. We’ve found that rather than spending all day getting distracted by a buzzing inbox, picking a specific hour in the day to process them saves a lot of time; however this will depend on your working style. #### The ‘can I pick your brain’ question We get countless requests every week that essentially ask if we can take an afternoon to hang out, get a coffee, Skype / Zoom, chat (etc). It might be about a new product, a startup idea, a PhD student, or simply a question about manufacturing. Of course, we want to be helpful to everyone but these types of enquiries have the potential to take hours out of your working week. We suggest: 1. If possible, send appropriate links to existing resources, [Stories](https://make.works/blog) and articles. For manufacturing specific requests we send links to the appropriate Make Works [listings](https://make.works/companies). 2. Asking the enquirer for three specific questions they would like to know the answer too. 3. Running a monthly ‘office hours’ session where people can contact you to ask questions. Typically this filters all the brain pickers into one morning rather than eating into lots of hours throughout the month. 4. If you provide it, explain you offer of 1-1 consultancy at paid rates if they are interested in working on something in depth. #### Talks Giving talks and attending conferences are a fantastic way to get the word out there and meet interesting people. However, similar to the ‘can I pick your brain’ questions, these can take up a lot of your time. So be diligent about the ones you say yes to! Make sure that they work well with your schedule. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://books.fablabbcn.org/make-works/up-and-running/how-to-manage-your-day-to-day.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.