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294. Mastering Personal Productivity: Lessons from an Executive Advisor at Google with Laura Martin (Part 2)

The Greg McKeown Podcast

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Analog Feel for Digital Detox

The speaker finds it easy to set up a tech gadget, which despite not being analog, gives an analog feel. They express enjoyment in experimenting with it. When asked about the most useful tactic for living in an uptime way, the speaker mentions setting up email to mimic doing laundry. This tactic has been positively received over the years for helping clear mental space by treating emails like laundry items - not addressing them one by one but as a collective task like fixing laundry items together before moving on.

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