I'm Blocking Off Most of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

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Bob Greene: What would happen to my observable productivity if I had more or less a schedule like this every week? Two deep work sessions a day, 30 to 60 minutes of admin, one day with appointments and on a regular basis maybe the entire day just taking off to do other things. He says that his visible productivity - books, academic articles, New Yorker articles -- would almost certainly be increased under such a schedule. The only way to actually make that all work is aggressively block out time for yourself each week by creating a strategic plan.

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DEEP DIVE: A World Without Busyness? [4:51]

- In an era of Quiet Quitting is it easier to become a star? [22:09]
- How do I resist my job’s demand for out-of-hours work? [29:52]
- Should new writers use social media to get feedback? [35:31]
- Should I use social media to promote my filmmaking website? [46:11]
- Am I too busy find new ideas? [53:54]

THREE INTERESTING THINGS:

- On Teenage Luddites [1:03:07]
calnewport.com/blog/2022/12/16/on-teenage-luddites/

- Deep Work in Stocism [1:07:48]

- Finding the Deep Life in the Mountains [1:09:09]
outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/moving-to-a-ski-town-steamboat-springs-colorado-no-regrets/

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