Deep Questions with Cal Newport Ep. 59: Why Be Productive?
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Jan 4, 2021 Explore the challenges of maintaining productivity amidst multiple roles and the practicalities of time blocking without a clock. Discover strategies for overcoming procrastination in graduate studies and managing unpredictable schedules with children. Delve into the transformative power of plain text tools like Markdown for productivity, and confront the fears of judgment from others. Finally, reflect on the deeper meaning of productivity and how it intertwines with leisure and personal fulfillment.
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Deep Work Setup
- Separate gathering information from deep work.
- Do pre-work in a shallow work block, minimizing context switching during deep work.
Concrete Artifacts for Deep Work
- Identify a concrete artifact to produce during a deep work session.
- Work towards producing something tangible to maintain focus and fight ambiguity.
Managing Multiple Roles
- Treat different roles like separate jobs, organizing obligations distinctly.
- Use tools like Trello to manage tasks and information for each role.