How much are you able to truly focus on the task at hand? Do you feeling like your attention is constantly being pulled in a million directions? We all experience what it is like to "multi-task" (although this has been proven to be inaccurate as our brains are just task switching) on so many projects that we are barely working to achieve the goals and deadlines we have on our plates. 
In this episode we share a book review on Deep Work by Cal Newport. We talk about what resonated with us the most and some of our biggest takeaways as it pertains to our productivity and teaching. Join us as we share some of the highlights from this book. 
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184. BOOK REVIEW: Deep Work (Our Honest Thoughts)

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What does short form content, changing identities and current favorites have in common? If you said, they are in our Recess Digress episode then you are correct!
Let’s get chatty in today's episode as we share on three more topics that have been circulating our brains. We would love to know if there is anything interesting you found or have an opinion about with this recess digress episode. You can share your thoughts over on Instagram. DM @pocketfulofprimary or @bridging.literacy and we can continue the conversation!
In this episode we share:
Our feelings towards short form content as both a consumer and creator
Which version of content we most enjoy!
We challenge a topic of making a switch and changing careers
We each share three new favorites that we are currently loving!
LINKS:
198 (back to school shopping, PD, and must-watch shows)
215 (AI, what education truly needs, and TPT drama)
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227. Recess Digress: Short Form Content, Changing Identities, & Current Favorites

According to data from busyteacher.org, teachers make an average of at least 1,500 educational decisions each school day. This means that in a six-hour day, teachers make four educational decisions every minute. Seems hard to believe? Well, when you consider how exhausted you are at the end of a work day, it actually makes a lot of sense. 
So how do we manage to get past decision fatigue and be able to continue living our lives after 3:30 in the afternoon? In this episode we want to share 4 ways to help defog your brain so that you can eliminate fatigue and feel in control of your time and life. 
LINKS:
Episode 008: Get More Done Using One Simple Trick
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226. Dealing With Decision Fatigue: 4 Ways to Defog Your Brain

Increased work loads, frustration, overwhelm can all lead to the one thing we never want to experience: panic attacks. We get real vulnerable and talk about our own experiences with panic attacks and the steps we’ve taken to help overcome this debilitating time. Listen in as we share our stories, tips and tricks with panic attacks. 
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225. Panic Attacks: A Vulnerable Chat About Our Experiences

This time of the year brings on a LOT of stress. You’ve got testing around the corner, assessments, standards that need to be taught before the end of year, field trips, and so much more! So it’s important to have strategies in your toolbox to help prevent feeling overwhelmed and getting stressed when you need to be focused. 
In this episode we are sharing 10 stress busters that will help get you through this challenging season of life. You might not be able to avoid being stressed but these tips can certainly help to decrease or subdue the unpleasant feelings. 
In this episode we share:
Activities that help you destress from a busy day
Steps for making the overwhelm seem do-able
Reminders that we all need to hear from time-to-time
Our favorite go-to items that help us prevent the stress from creeping up
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224. 10 Stress Busters for Teachers

Goals are a great way to make sure you are on the right track to what you want to accomplish in 2024. This year we are approaching our goals a little differently in hopes that we are more likely to stick to them and achieve them by the end of the year. 
Now that the first quarter has wrapped up and we are headed into April, we wanted to take a moment to reflect and share if we managed to accomplish the goals that we set up in January. From there, we look at the next three months (April-June) and share our new goals!
Grab your planners and get ready to sit down to plan with us. 
LINKS:
Episode 210: #Goals: What We Are Doing Differently
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184. BOOK REVIEW: Deep Work (Our Honest Thoughts)

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