Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 34: Habit Tune-Up: Productivity Chimeras, OmniFocus, and Finding Time to Write

October 08, 2020 Cal Newport Season 1 Episode 34
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Ep. 34: Habit Tune-Up: Productivity Chimeras, OmniFocus, and Finding Time to Write
Show Notes

In this mini-episode, I answer audio questions from listeners asking for advice about how best to tune-up their productivity and work habits in a moment of increased distraction and disruption.

You can submit your own audio questions at speakpipe.com/calnewport.

Here are the topics we cover: 

* Productivity chimera's and processing captured tasks [9:53] 
* Thoughts on OmniFocus [16:37] 
* Taming a team's early email habit [21:39] 
* Finding time to write in a busy life [25:09] 
* Struggling to write even when you have the time [32:30] 

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Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.