The Productivity Show

How Many Hours of Focus Time Are Enough? How To Break Phone Addiction? & More (TPS482)

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How many hours a day of focus time is considered good? How do you overcome the addiction to social media? How do you turn a bad day around into productive day?

In this episode, we cover these popular productivity topics and more.

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  • Top 3 Productivity Resources [2:07]
  • How many “real” working hours do you work on average at your office/knowledge-based job? [6:53]
  • How can I break free of phone and social media addiction? [16:31]
  • How to avoid a “my day is ruined” kind of day? [27:56]
  • How Brooks compartmentalizes his day [30:20]
  • Why “zooming out” is such a powerful technique [34:20]
    • Links:
    • Indeed
    • 25X Productivity Coaching
    • The Productivity Apps & Tools of Thanh Pham (TPS480)
    • The Productivity Apps & Tools of Brooks Duncan (TPS481)
    • Tide Stain Remover for Clothes
    • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
    • Blinq: Your Digital Business Card
    • SmartGoggles by Therabody
    • Reddit /r/Productivity
    • How many “real” working hours do you work on average at your office/knowledge-based job? : r/productivity
    • How can I break free of phone and social media addiction? : r/productivity
    • Freedom
    • Atomic Habits: 4 Laws for Changing Your Identity w/ James Clear
    • one sec
    • one sec Shortcuts Setup on iOS
    • How to avoid a “my day is ruined” kind of day : r/productivity
    • How To Be Productive When You’re Sick And You Have An Important Deadline
    • How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
    • Rise Science
    • Productivity Academy
    • The Productivity Show on Youtube
    • The Productivity Show Youtube Clips
    • Become a member of TPS+
    • Take the Productivity Quiz

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