I will say first that this is not a reason to do the canonical hours, they are good in themselves. However, I find that I do my best work when I assign myself tasks to be completed between them.

I& #39;m hoping to add writing between Prime & Terce. I try to grade a certain amount between Terce & Sext, and between Sext & None. Further grading or organizing work between None & Vespers.

I am more often not successful in this than I am successful, but when it works, it structures the rest of my life around prayer & leads to a fuller sense of ora et labora. It calms me in my work, and leads to a sense of stillness.