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

Juliet Funt on Taking Strategic Pauses to Conquer Busyness

Aug 30, 2021
45:04
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Juliet Funt, renowned keynote speaker and advisor to the Fortune 500, discusses reclaiming creativity, conquering busyness, and doing your best work using strategic pauses. Topics include the power of strategic pauses, the importance of white space, distinguishing true urgency, and getting others on the same page.
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Quick takeaways

  • Taking strategic pauses throughout the day can help combat busyness and improve productivity, allowing individuals to recuperate, reflect, reduce unnecessary work, and engage in creative thinking.
  • Creating white space at work requires both individual effort and collective action, with suggestions such as using 'wedges' of white space between tasks and meetings, discussing busyness as a team, and redesigning work as hybrid models emerge.

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The Power of Strategic Pauses

Taking strategic pauses throughout the day can help combat busyness and improve productivity. Juliette Funt, the author of 'A Minute to Think,' explains how busyness is costing businesses millions of dollars each year and how taking a strategic pause can be a solution. By creating white space between tasks and activities, individuals can recuperate, reflect, reduce unnecessary work, and engage in creative thinking. Pausing can help individuals gain clarity, make better decisions, and find meaning in their work.

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