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Tips for Increasing Productivity and Decreasing Distractions
28:11 - 31:36 (03:25)
In this episode, the hosts discuss strategies for maximizing productivity by decreasing distractions and increasing activation energy, including scheduling and maintaining focus by removing access to technologies that cause distractions.
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Tips for increasing productivity in a world that is constantly full of distractions such as phones and technology.
28:11 - 29:40 (01:29)
Summary
Tips for increasing productivity in a world that is constantly full of distractions such as phones and technology. Turn off your phone and set up an area with no access to distractions to decrease activation energy.
ChapterTips for Increasing Productivity and Decreasing Distractions
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PodcastThe School of Greatness
Cal Newport suggests listing out your schedule and making estimations of how long things are going to take, then recreating your schedule throughout the day based on the actual time taken.
29:40 - 31:36 (01:56)
Summary
Cal Newport suggests listing out your schedule and making estimations of how long things are going to take, then recreating your schedule throughout the day based on the actual time taken. This method takes into account the segmentation effect, where estimating the time taken for individual parts tends to be more accurate than estimating the time taken for the whole process.