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174: Deep Work, with Cal Newport

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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Analog Versus Digital Time Blocking

David Max Sparky: I have a hybrid approach in the sense that I think in many modern knowledge work context you need a digital calendar for your appointments to live. So each day I look at that calendar pen and paper make my time block plan for that day so I want my planner for the day to be analogso I can bring it with me when I'm away from the computer. The system is self-correcting if you pay attention right you get better at it.

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