EPISODE · Jul 12, 2022 · 23 MIN
Time Management: Capture, Configure, Control [Cal Newport]
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Listen to Deep Questions: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/deep-questions/ep-169-how-do-i-manage-my-time-gTNFVbZvLQA/Three requirements of time managementCapture: don't store anything in your head. Your ideas, info, commitments, plans.Configure: make effort organizing. Gather relevant info in one place.Control: proactively make a plan for your time in advance: quarterly, weekly, dailyConstrain (bonus!): figure out how to automate, consolidate interruptions with office hoursActual tools usedCaptureworkingmemory.txtshutdown: -> go thru workingmemory -> trello, gdocConfigureseparate kanban board for every role - researcher, etc columns"to be processed""waiting to hear back from""persistent initiatives"daily: just add stuffweekly: reorganize and reviewControldaily, weekly, quarterly, time blocking
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Cal's system for planning life and getting more done with less persistent background anxiety.
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