EPISODE · Jul 13, 2022 · 17 MIN
Baby Steps to Get Control [Cal Newport]
from The Swyx Mixtape · host Swyx
Listen to Deep Questions: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/deep-questions/ep-184-replay-the-y_ucZrt6CDB/Time Block Plan - give every minute a jobSetup Task Boards - keep track of every task and their statusthis weekambiguousmajor projectswaiting to hear backFull Capture - by end of day - every obligation is out of head, in a trusted systemEmail inboxCalendarTask BoardWeekly Plan - at beginning of each week, build plan for weekblock time for critical thingsinterfaces with daily Time Block PlanStrategic PlanThe Vision for your professional life (for quarter)Vision interacts with weekly planAutomate and Eliminatereduce amounts of context switchesbatch stuff, handing off, outsourcingsay no, leave, step awayGo for ittake really ambitious projects, big swings
What this episode covers
How to slowly easy into Capture, Configure, Control.
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