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Do Busy Right - The Task and Attention Management Podcast — 100 episodes
Why Self-Improvement Should Be a Group Activity - DBR 100
Cognitive Ergonomics for the Pain of Productivity Anxiety - DBR 099
The Art and Science of Focus for Knowledge Workers - DBR 098
Fables of Work: Hard Work #2 - Beyond the "Brute Force" Model - DBR 097
What is Attention Compass and how will it help me? (Classic Episode) - DBR 096
From Sirens to Tags: Categorizing Information for Executive Function - DBR 095
The Hidden Personal Secret to Group Information Management - DBR 094
The Strategic "No" - the Master Skill of Attention Management - DBR 093
The Enduring Principles of AI for Knowledge Workers - DBR 092
Architecting Your Digital Sanctuary - an application of 'monk mode' - DBR 091
Master Your Tasks & Time with a Backlog Refinement Rhythm - DBR 090
PIM is Critical for Knowledge Creation - DBR 089
DBR 088: Meetings and Death By Them - Is It Inevitable?
Be Your Own Executive: Mastering Productivity Through Executive Function - DBR 087
Not As Busy As We Think (Maybe) - DBR 086
From Guild Secrets to Modern Work: Process Thinking is the Key to your Productivity - DBR 085
Digital Moderation and How To Decline a Technology - DBR 084
How to Process Incoming Information - DBR 083
Don't 'manage time'; time is the constraint - DBR 082
WFH: Don't Fall For The Hidden Challenge - DBR 081
Information Overload Is Simpler Than You Think - DBR 080
Work-life Balance Is Nothing (... but an Attention Management Problem) - DBR 079
Watch Out For The Three 'Micro' Wastes of Productivity - DBR 078
Over-allocated Attention and the Associated Stress - DBR 077
Yes! You CAN Be Happy At Work - DBR 076
Pessimism Cloaked as Realism Considered Harmful - DBR 075
How We Got Here and Where We're Going - History of Knowledge Work Productivity - DBR 074
Fable: Productivity Rain Dances - Watch Out - DBR 073
The Modern Productivity Paradox, What Should Knowledge Workers Do? - DBR 072
"Attention Crisis"? What is the Argument and the Evidence - DBR 071
The Wrong Mindset May Be Causing Bad Results - DBR 070
Why you need commonplace books and how to create them - DBR 069
The History of Paper as a History of Personal Information Management - DBR 068
Operating system for attention, tasks, information (and time) - DBR 067
Top 10 Productivity Tips? NOT - DBR 066
Knowledge Work Careers via Resistance and Linchpin - DBR 065
Invest in Technique to Get Better at Knowledge work - DBR 064
What does proactive have to do with busy and productive - DBR 063
Don't Like Work? Why? - DBR 062
Humans Monotask; Computers Task-switch; Nothing Multitasks - DBR 061
Do I Have a Context Problem? - DBR 060
Smart Glasses, Book Notes, and a Memex - DBR059
No 60-0-60 Thanksgiving - DBR 058
Protecting Ourselves with a Model of Attention - DBR 057
Say "No" List - DBR 056
Interruption, office hours, and tech-driven chatter - DBR 055
Where Should I Keep My Stuff? - DBR 054
Fable: Your Tasks Are Easy to List - DBR 053
Principles, Philosophy, and Mindset - DBR 052
What Do You Mean? I'm Not Doing Busy Wrong - DBR 051
Managing Oneself (part 2) - Identify and manage your maintenance roles - DBR 050
Learning to Learn - DBR 049
Build Confidence to Deliver Faster – DBR 048
Parkinson's Law and Quality - DBR 047
"Let Me Think About It" - Thought Tools - DBR 046
The Role of Paper as a Modern Productivity Tool - DBR 045
Multitask? Why do you think you can? - DBR 044
Your Brain on To-do List - DBR 043
Why Do I Feel Like I Don't Get Anything Done - DBR 042
Work From Home? Think About the Business Model - DBR 041
What Does Our IT Really Do For Us - DBR 040
Don't Confuse Efficiency with Convenience or Hurry - DBR 039
Initial Coaching Call / Interview with Chris Craft - DBR 038
The Downside of Organizational Flexibility - DBR 037
Do We Define Productivity Correctly? - DBR 036
Book Review - Cal Newport's Slow Productivity - DBR 035
Deep Dive on Dealing with Distraction - DBR 034
Email - Synchronous or Asynchronous Communication? - DBR 033
Are You Wasting Attention (and Time) on Goal-setting? - DBR 032
Drucker's Six Ideas about Knowledge Work Environments - DBR 031
Information Channels and Filters: Tools to Protect Our Attention - DBR 030
Organizing Principles in a Media-less World; Why and How - DBR 029
Two ideas of Work Management Systems - DBR 028
Managing the Operational Aspects of Your Life - DBR 027
What is 'Calm Productivity'? - DBR 026
Don't overuse Alarms, do this instead - DBR 025
What is Attention Compass - Workflows 3 & 4 - DBR 024
What is Attention Compass - Workflows 1 & 2 - DBR 023
What is Attention Compass and How will it help me? - DBR 022
Formal Education and Getting Better, what are some options? - DBR 021
Procrastination vs. Postponement and Tracking Our To-Dos - DBR 020
How Do We Avoid Perfectionism and Still Manage Quality? - DBR 019
Lies - perfection should be the target of your work - DBR 018
Managing Oneself - Peter Drucker and the second quarter of the 21st century - DBR 017
Origin Story: How Attention Compass Came About - DBR 016
Core Four: The Four Disciplines of Attention Management - DBR 015
Listener Question: How do I Tame the Squirrel Brain? - DBR 014
Lies - Hard Work is the Key - DBR 013
Lies - Productivity is Output Divided By Input - DBR 012
Listener question: Do I need to manage mySELF!? - DBR 011
Lies - Busier Means More Hours - DBR 010
What? I have four areas of work? - DBR 009
Is "Monk Mode" Good for Productivity? - DBR 008
Question-Why Does My To-do List Keep Growing? - DBR 007
Lies - We Just Know How to be Productive - DBR 006
Lies - Your Boss and your productivity - DBR 005
What is a Work Coach? - DBR 004
Does It Matter How We Feel About Tasks - DBR 003
Knowledge Worker productivity and AI - DBR 002
Take a mobile call? Think about your goals - DBR 001