Time and Attention

53: Productivity Habits (Part 1)

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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

      • You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

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