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Ep. 283: How To Organize Your Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Balancing Work and Personal Life Organization
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The challenge of managing work emails is likened to being a lion tamer, while personal life outside of work presents different but similar issues of overload and tracking. The tension between reactivity and proactivity exists in personal schedules as well, with a tendency to be pulled into simplicity rather than pursuing more rewarding but difficult tasks. However, managing personal life allows for more autonomy and flexibility. A simpler system is proposed to organize life outside of work with three components: a calendar, file storage, and a mail sorter.
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