Time and Attention

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Time and Attention episodes

March 04, 2025147: Good Productivity
On this episode, we chat about how to tame instant messages—and pursuing greater productivity for the right reasons.
Links mentioned in the episode:
Article: No, I don’t want AI to write for me
Article: There are just 10 basic values
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27 min
February 18, 2025146: Econ Corner 2.0
On this episode, we chat about the economics of productivity—including our “comparative advantages,” finite resources, and how we can think “on the margin.”
Links mentioned in this episode:
Episode 71: Tradeoffs
Episode 114: Commitment Devices
Episode 102: Couples That Work interview
Episode 133: How to Learn Anything interview
Episode 69: How to Scale Up Your Work interview
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31 min
February 04, 2025 145: Inbox Zero Is Dumb

On this episode, we chat about all of the ways that “Inbox Zero” misses the mark and is the wrong goal to have with email—but also the few cases where it can be helpful.
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27 min
January 21, 2025144: Bad Productivity Advice
On this episode, we chat about how to separate good productivity advice from bad.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Reddit post: **ck your productivity system. Seriously.
Chris’s article: Don’t use productivity advice to procrastinate
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23 min
December 19, 2024 143: The End of Year Survey
Here’s a link to the survey to help determine what I write about next year!
We hope you have an incredible holiday!
—Chris and Ardyn
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25 min
December 03, 2024142: Smart Home Shenanigans
On this episode, we chat about how we have automated our home, and the smart home tech we have adopted over time.
A couple of links about the tech we mentioned:
Smart Home Protocols: Thread Explained!
Amazon’s Ring doorbell fares on Privacy Not Included
Here are the products we use and mentioned:
The two routes with lights—choose to make either the switch or the bulb smart:
Smart switch: Lutron Caseta starter system and their great Diva switches (terrible name)
Smart bulb: Philips Hue starter system
Smart outlet: Eve Energy
Thermostat: Ecobee thermostat and sensor
Speakers: Sonos Era 100 speaker
Door locks: Schlage Encode Plus
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45 min
November 19, 2024 141: Trip Wires
On this episode, we chat about trip wires—which can serve as“habit interrupts” to lead us to follow through on our goals more often.
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33 min
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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30 min
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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38 min
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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32 min

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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…