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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The podcast currently has 156 episodes available.

Time and Attention episodes:

August 30, 202284: The Productive Student
On this episode, we chat about tactics for becoming a more productive student. Topics covered include:
The importance of practice problems;
Sitting with problems;
The importance to curiosity driving learning;
The value of planning on a semester-level;⁃A few apps for managing your schedule;
The power of co-op and internships;
Taking good breaks;
Watching movies instead of binge-watching TV;
Reading course outlines.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Podcast: Procrastination triggers
Podcast: How to take a good break
Printable four-month calendar creator
App: iHomework
App: iStudiez Pro
App: Power Planner
App: Grammarly
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37min
August 16, 202283: Measuring Productivity
On this episode, we chat about how to measure our daily productivity. Topics covered include:
Why we’re so bad at measuring how much we get done;
The default metrics we fall back on for determining whether we’re productive;
How the number of hours we work matters less than we think;
What productivity is for;
Minding intention and accomplishment;
The accomplishments list and other strategies for measuring productivity.
Link mentioned in this episode:
Article: -2000 Lines Of Code
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22min
August 02, 202282: Task Switching
On this episode, we chat about task switching—how to get better at it, and the costs of switching tasks too often. Topics covered include:
Why multitasking is so fun;
How often we switch between tasks as we work;
Attentional residue—what it is and how to minimize it;
How task switching affects our working memory;
How meditation clears our working memory;
Our brain’s “novelty bias”;
The multiple levels of multitasking;
The reminders that come from our digital world.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Book: Joan, by Katherine Chen;
Book: My Reading Adventures, by Anne Bogel.
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29min
July 19, 202281: How to Plan Your Week
On this episode, we chat about a few favorite books we’ve read recently, and how we plan our weeks. Topics covered include:
Balancing the “macro” and “micro” parts of your week;
Bunching weekly obligations;
“Maker” vs “Manager” schedules;
The “switching costs” you incur throughout the week
Attentional residue;
What to consider at the start of your week.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Book: The Overstory, by Richard Powers
Book: Finish, by Jon Acuff
Book: Couples That Work, by Jennifer Petriglieri
Book: Doing Economics, by Marc Bellemare
Book: Indigenomics, by Carol Anne Hilton
Book: The Judge’s List, by John Grisham
Book: The Design of Everyday Things, by Don Norman
Book: The Moment of Lift, by Melinda Gates
Book: Everyday Vitality, by Samantha Boardman
Book: Why We Love, by Helen Fisher
Book: Other Minds, by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Article: Makers Schedule, Manager’s Schedule, by Paul Graham
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28min
July 05, 202280: Thoughtful Productivity
On this episode, we chat about how the best productivity advice helps us live in a way that’s more true to what we value. Topics covered include:
The assumptions embedded within traditional productivity advice;
Values-based productivity;
The ickyness of hustle culture;
The addictive nature of achievement;
The difficulty of determining our primary values;
The 10 primary values;
How to reflect on what your deeper values are.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Book: Why We Love
Article: There are just 10 basic values
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28min
June 21, 202279: Caffeine Vehicles
On this episode, we chat about the best sources of caffeine—the ones that provide the longest lasting energy. Topics covered include:
How caffeine produces a stress response;
How our body adjusts to our caffeine “baseline”;
The countless sources of caffeine that are out there;
The magic of L-theanine;
Avoiding the post-lunch caffeine crash
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19min
June 07, 202278: Taking Breaks
On this episode, we chat about work breaks—including how long they should be, how often to take them, and what to do during them! Topics covered include:
The two “levels” of work breaks
How our energy fluctuates in 90-minute rhythms
How our productivity and creativity fluctuate all day long
How alcohol and sleepiness affect creativity
How long we should break for to optimize our energy levels
What to do during your breaks
How to avoid unintentional work breaks
Links mentioned in this episode:
Book: I Know How She Does It
Article: Here’s exactly how long your work breaks should be
Article: DeskTime’s productivity research: an overview of our finds throughout the years
Focusmate
Wikipedia: Pomodoro Technique
Article: 9 stress relief strategies that actually work
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27min
May 24, 202277: Sources of Motivation
On this episode, we chat about motivation, and how to find more of it. Topics covered include:
The different theories of motivation
Approach vs. avoidance-based motivation
The need for achievement, and incentives for success
Keeping a “resistance list”
Discovering the opposite of procrastination
Finding motivation through what we value
Links mentioned in this episode:
Finish, by Jon Acuff
Self-determination theory (Wikipedia overview)
Article: There are just 10 basic values
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26min
May 10, 2022 76: Productivity Tech
On this episode, we review a couple of pieces of productivity tech that we’ve recently been trying out: the Timeular time tracker and the reMarkable 2 paper tablet.
I’ll also have a review of the reMarkable up on the website in the coming weeks!
Hope you enjoy the conversation—we loved both of the devices in different ways, even if they’re not for everyone.
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41min
April 25, 202275: Time Blocking
On this episode, we dig deep into the power of time blocking. Topics covered include:
What “time blocking” is;
The “working spheres” we occupy;
The importance of time blocking when you have a lot of work;
Why we should time block;
How time blocking helps us work with greater intention;
How we time block time off;
How strict to be with time blocking;
The confidence and calm time blocking can give you;
How to learn how long things take;
Managing your time blocks after you schedule them!
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28min

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How many episodes does Time and Attention have?

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