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Ep. 233: Escaping Your Tyrannical Inbox

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

How Can I Stay Productive Insane Without Stepping on Toes?

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Jesse: Some co-workers tell me that they actually prefer having many email check-ins and get angry when I jump the gun and start executing tasks. How can I stay productive insane without stepping on toes? Jesse: Figure out up front okay what are my responsibilities in this thing we're working on and figure out some sort of in this words not going to surprise you process by which you're going to get that work done. When you send out this process for whatever collaborative project you're working on lean towards feedback options versus feedback checkpoints, he says.

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