Ep. 12: Habit Tune-Up: Office Hours, Rabbit Holes, Perfectionism, Phones as Escape, and Making Deep Work Deeper
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · In this mini-episode, I take "calls" from listeners asking for advice about how best to tune-up their productivity and work habits in a moment of increased distraction and disruption.
Here are the topics we cover:
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Advice on using "office hours" to reduce email [1:51]
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Random thoughts and internet rabbit holes [11:18]
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Fear of mistakes crippling productivity [16:27]
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Escaping to phone when tried at work [22:11]
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The secret to making deep work deeper [25:10]
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Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.
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