Time and Attention

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Time and Attention episodes

October 25, 2022 88: Writing Tips
A few of our favorite writing tips—and the ones we use every day
34 min
October 11, 202287: Self-Talk
On this episode, we briefly chat about Chris’s new book and then dig into the main topic: self-talk. Topics covered include:
Chris’s next book, How to Calm Your Mind;
The proportion of our internal monologue that’s negative;
How self-talk can get in the way of productivity;
How universal having negative thought patterns is;
How meditation helps tame negative self-talk;
How to not zero in on negative thought patterns;
The idea of “task-unrelated thought”;
How learning to focus helps combat negative self-talk;
How gratitude and keeping an accomplishments list help combat negative self-talk.
Links mentioned in this episode:
My next book: How to Calm Your Mind
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25 min
September 27, 202286: The Habits You Take for Granted
On this episode, we chat about why we take certain habits for granted, including the ones that actively provide us with dividends. Topics covered include:
A brief recap on “focus modes” and “focus filters” on iOS;
Why habits become invisible;
Habits that are actively providing us with dividends;
The great habits we each have that we regularly check up on;
Why some habits can work too well;
How to reflect on habits you want to sustain in the long run.
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24 min
September 13, 2022 85: Atomic Habits (Rewind)
My interview with James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits.
31 min
August 30, 2022 84: The Productive Student
How to become a more productive university student.
37 min
August 16, 2022 83: Measuring Productivity
Practical, tactical ways to measure your daily productivity.
22 min
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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29 min
July 19, 2022 81: How to Plan Your Week
How we plan our weeks—and a few favorite books we recently read on vacation.
28 min
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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28 min
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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19 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…