Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life

Rhythms, Routines and Crafting a Rule of Life with John Drury

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Jul 1, 2024
Productivity enthusiast John Drury discusses the impact of the pandemic on routines and spiritual practices, emphasizing the concept of a 'rule of life' for stability. Conversation delves into over/under stimulation, Sabbath practices, values, and holistic time management.
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Concept of a Rule of Life

  • Everyone lives by a rule of life, whether conscious or unconscious, imposed or chosen.
  • A rule of life consists of orienting values and stabilizing practices, shaping one's life.
INSIGHT

Radical Understimulation

  • The pandemic offered an opportunity for radical understimulation, a key aspect of desert monasticism.
  • Intentional understimulation allows individuals to discern how they want to direct their energies and resist external shaping.
ADVICE

Work-Life Balance

  • Individuals have more agency over work-life balance than they realize; it's not solely determined by employers.
  • Decide your balance, then negotiate and compromise with your employer, not the other way around.
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