53: Productivity Habits (Part 1)

08/06/2021 30 min
53: Productivity Habits (Part 1)

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Episode Synopsis



On this episode, we count down our all-time favorite productivity habits—this week we cover numbers 10-6! Topics covered include:




The point of becoming more productive
How productivity can make us more human
Earning back time, enjoying the journey, carving out time for what’s meaningful
Keeping an accomplishments list
The “Zeigarnik Effect”
How often to review your accomplishments
Email/message sprints
“Time confetti”
The two types of work: focus work vs. collaborative work
Your “biological prime time,” and how to calculate it
Working around your energy level fluctuations
Taking only the productivity advice that works for you (and leaving the rest)
Keeping a distractions list
Remembering to remember things
Shrinking the tasks you find most aversive




Links mentioned in this episode:




Wikipedia: The Zeigarnik Effect
Caveday (for work sprints)
Focusmate (for instant accountability)
Article: 3 Ways to Calculate Your Peak Energy Time of Day




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