The chapter discusses a strategy called reciprocal meeting blocks for knowledge workers in digital technology, balancing deep work time with meeting time. It provides productivity tips like incorporating 'recovery blocks' after meetings and setting work quotas for important tasks. Additional tips include small habits like reserving time for high-priority tasks, using a workingmemory .txt file for organization, and suggestions for a deeper life outside of work.
On this show, we often talk about major overhauls to your work and life. In this episode, we go the other way and focus on the small habits that can make a big difference. In more detail, Cal describes eight surprisingly small strategies – four focused on work and four focused on life outside of work – for finding more depth in a distracted world. He then answers listener questions and reacts to a recent article about pushback to calls to limiting social media for kids.
Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo
Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia
Deep Habits [2:46]
- Can I keep my weekly plan in my workingmemory.txt file? [31:13]
- Do you experience any pleasure during deep work? [33:39]
- How many deep work sessions should I do each working week? [38:23]
- How can I prioritize my goals in my personal life? [40:58]
- Does the suggestion to “limit daily goals” conflict with time blocking? [44:09]
CASE STUDY: Building my career around a desired lifestyle [45:53]
CAL REACTS: Countering Pushback to Limiting Social Media for Kids [54:26]
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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for the slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.