Time and Attention

By Chris Bailey

Time and Attention is a podcast that will help you become more intentional and productive. Hosted by Chris Bailey, the author of two productivity books, and Ardyn Nordstrom, a nerdy economist, th... more

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How many episodes does Time and Attention have?

The podcast currently has 153 episodes available.

Time and Attention episodes:

November 05, 2024140: Tech Setups
On this episode, we chat about the tech stacks we use to get work done on a daily basis.
A few select pieces of gear that we mentioned in this episode:
Ardyn’s Sony headphones
Lululemon’s great backpacks
Belkin mount for Mac notebooks
The Caldigit TS4 dock
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30min
October 22, 2024139: Writing Workflows
On this episode, we chat about our writing workflows—with books, academic papers, and other forms of writing.
A couple of links from the episode:
Bear app (great font!)
Book: How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
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38min
October 08, 2024 138: Tactics That Haven’t Stuck
On this episode, we chat about which tactics and habits from past episodes haven’t stuck for us!
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32min
September 24, 2024 137: Productivity Guilt
On this episode, I chat about the idea of productivity guilt—including where it comes from and what to do about it.
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15min
September 03, 2024 136: Travel Hacks
On this episode, we chat about our favorite strategies for traveling with greater ease. Some topics covered include those to help you transverse time zones, pack more quickly (and without thinking), and enjoy getting to your destination more!
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39min
August 20, 2024135: Busyness
On this episode, we chat about busyness—including how feeling busy is different from actually being busy. Some topics covered include:
How we often wear busyness as a badge of honor;
How we can’t be busy and focused at the same time;
Busyness and busywork;
“Parkinson’s Law”;
How we tend to overestimate how long we work for;
How busyness can be a sign we have the capacity to become more productive.
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28min
August 06, 2024134: The News
On this episode, we chat about what the research shows about news consumption—and what to do about it. Some topics covered include:
Our “surface area of concern”;
Tactics for deliberate news consumption;
How the news affects our mind;
What our own consumption patters (currently!) look like.
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31min
July 23, 2024 133: Learn Anything
On this episode, I chat with author and writer Scott Young about his new book, Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery.
I hope you enjoy the conversation—about learning, mastery, and how to get better at pretty much anything.
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35min
July 09, 2024132: Meeting Tactics
On this episode, we chat about the science behind meetings—and how to get more value out of them. Topics covered include:
The four helpful roles meetings have;
Questioning your recurring meetings;
Considering relationship dynamics in meetings;
Becoming a good steward of other peoples time;
Designating a meeting leader;
Not attending meetings without an agenda;
“Modalities” for meetings;
Making meetings more interesting (and actually enjoyable);
Whether asynchronous “meetings” are worthwhile;
Ending zoom fatigue through oddly-timed meetings.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Research paper: The key features of workplace meetings: Conceptualizing the why, how, and what of meetings at work
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34min
June 25, 2024131: Meetings
On this episode, we chat about the science behind meetings—along with the value and annoyances they bring. Topics covered include:
Chris’s review of the Staples coworking space;
What makes meetings so draining;
The four main purposes of meetings;
How many meetings we have a week;
Collaborative versus focused work;
The incremental cost of meetings;
Links mentioned in this episode:
Paper: Do We Really Need Another Meeting? The Science of Workplace Meetings (Mroz; Allen; Verhoeven; Shuffler)
Paper: Virtual Work Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Good, Bad, and Ugly (Karll; Peluchette; Aghakhani)
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29min

FAQs about Time and Attention:

How many episodes does Time and Attention have?

The podcast currently has 153 episodes available.

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