#289 — Time Management for Mortals
Making Sense with Sam Harris
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Embrace Finitude
- Don't aim to optimize efficiency as the main solution to feeling overwhelmed; acknowledge our finite nature within infinite possibilities.
- Develop the 'anti-skill' of choosing what not to do, accepting that your to-do list will never be fully cleared.
- Focus on what genuinely matters for a few hours, even amidst undone tasks.
- Relinquish the hope of ever being completely on top of everything.
- Treat tasks as something to address regularly for a set time without aiming for completion, allocating time at the end of the workday, or during peak energy hours for important projects.
- Surrender to the reality of undone tasks while prioritizing what truly matters.
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