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Ep. 248: Decoding Overload

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Overload: A Critical Topic in Knowledge Work

Sally Kohn: overload is a critical topic when thinking about knowledge work, especially in our increasingly distracted world. She says the source of overload for a lot of knowledge workers actually comes from the overhead component. Overhead often requires coordination or collaborations with other people and can muck up your schedule if you don't have enough time to do it all. The overhead also creates just landmines on your schedule as well as conversations that need to be had before things get done.

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