Ep. 12: Habit Tune-Up: Office Hours, Rabbit Holes, Perfectionism, Phones as Escape, and Making Deep Work Deeper
In this mini-episode, I take "calls" from listeners asking for advice about how best to tune-up their productivity and work habits in a moment of increased distraction and disruption.Here are the topics we cover: * Advice on using "office hours" to reduce email [1:51] * Random thoughts and internet rabbit holes [11:18]* Fear of mistakes crippling productivity [16:27]* Escaping to phone when tried at work [22:11]* The secret to making deep work deeper [25:10]As always, if you enjoy t...
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Show Notes
In this mini-episode, I take "calls" from listeners asking for advice about how best to tune-up their productivity and work habits in a moment of increased distraction and disruption.
Here are the topics we cover:
* Advice on using "office hours" to reduce email [1:51]
* Random thoughts and internet rabbit holes [11:18]
* Fear of mistakes crippling productivity [16:27]
* Escaping to phone when tried at work [22:11]
* The secret to making deep work deeper [25:10]
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Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.
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