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Ep. 226: The Productivity Dragon

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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How Much Time Should I Put Aside for These Things?

Chris: A common question is how to plan your week when you don't know what's coming back. He says there are three options for dealing with things that come in the next week. Chris: You can negotiate deadlines and hold people to them or schedule less stuff on the weekly scale. If something comes in on Tuesday, it's not like Wednesday has already been completely filled by every minute.

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