Coburn Ventures Podcast #210: Noise Cancellation for Investors
Dec 5, 2024
Delve into the concept of 'clean time' and its vital role in modern investment strategies. The discussion highlights how smartphones distract our focus and disrupt attention spans. Listeners are encouraged to cultivate intentional relationships with technology. The podcast underscores the value of unplugging for meaningful real-life connections. It offers practical tips for breaking free from mindless screen time, promoting personal growth and curiosity in a noisy world. Embrace counter-cultural practices for a more fulfilling investment approach.
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Smartphone Opposes Clean Time
- The smartphone deeply conflicts with 'clean time' by promoting immediacy, convenience, and control that distract from long-term thinking.
- Clean time, a countercultural practice, requires a different mindset than the one normalized by smartphone use.
Steps to Embrace Clean Time
- Recognize the smartphone is not your friend and reevaluate productivity to include meaningful relationships and purpose.
- Use small 10% cuts in smartphone reliance and incorporate clean time intentionally to nurture uncommon insight generation.
Team Experiments for Focus
- Experiment with clean time on teams by questioning how often urgent monitoring of stocks or tasks is truly needed.
- Explore alternative ways to cover responsibilities so that you and your team can create intentional focus time.