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Ep. 144: LISTENER CALLS: Is Overload Necessary?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The Hyperact of Hive Mine

The dominant way in which work loads are generated in most knowledge work environments is what we can call a push model. If i have something that i need you to do, where i need your help on, i push it on to your plate. Then we expect the individual to just manage all the different stuff on their plate. The type of advice i give all the time, especially in these listener calls episodes, is about how do i deal with this always growing mountain of stuff on my plate?

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