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    Time and Attention

    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, the show covers topics as diverse as productivity, focus, procrastination, time management, money, happiness, gratitude, and disconnecting. We occasionally also welcome a bestselling author onto the show to talk about a book they wrote.

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    135: Busyness Aug 20, 2024
    Show notes

    On this episode, we chat about busyness—including how feeling busy is different from actually being busy. Some topics covered include:

    • How we often wear busyness as a badge of honor;
    • How we can’t be busy and focused at the same time;
    • Busyness and busywork;
    • “Parkinson’s Law”;
    • How we tend to overestimate how long we work for;
    • How busyness can be a sign we have the capacity to become more productive.

    You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

    The post Unpacking busyness appeared first on Chris Bailey.

    134: The News Aug 06, 2024
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    On this episode, we chat about what the research shows about news consumption—and what to do about it. Some topics covered include:

    • Our “surface area of concern”;
    • Tactics for deliberate news consumption;
    • How the news affects our mind;
    • What our own consumption patters (currently!) look like.

    You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

    The post Podcast: Deliberate news consumption appeared first on Chris Bailey.

    133: Learn Anything Jul 23, 2024
    Show notes

    On this episode, I chat with author and writer Scott Young about his new book, Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery.

    I hope you enjoy the conversation—about learning, mastery, and how to get better at pretty much anything.

    Listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

    The post Podcast: How to Learn Anything appeared first on Chris Bailey.

    132: Meeting Tactics Jul 09, 2024
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    On this episode, we chat about the science behind meetings—and how to get more value out of them. Topics covered include:

    • The four helpful roles meetings have;
    • Questioning your recurring meetings;
    • Considering relationship dynamics in meetings;
    • Becoming a good steward of other peoples time;
    • Designating a meeting leader;
    • Not attending meetings without an agenda;
    • “Modalities” for meetings;
    • Making meetings more interesting (and actually enjoyable);
    • Whether asynchronous “meetings” are worthwhile;
    • Ending zoom fatigue through oddly-timed meetings.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    • Research paper: The key features of workplace meetings: Conceptualizing the why, how, and what of meetings at work

    You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

    The post Podcast: Tactics for meetings appeared first on Chris Bailey.

    131: Meetings Jun 25, 2024
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    On this episode, we chat about the science behind meetings—along with the value and annoyances they bring. Topics covered include:

    • Chris’s review of the Staples coworking space;
    • What makes meetings so draining;
    • The four main purposes of meetings;
    • How many meetings we have a week;
    • Collaborative versus focused work;
    • The incremental cost of meetings;

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    • Paper: Do We Really Need Another Meeting? The Science of Workplace Meetings (Mroz; Allen; Verhoeven; Shuffler)
    • Paper: Virtual Work Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Good, Bad, and Ugly (Karll; Peluchette; Aghakhani)

    You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

    The post Podcast: The Value of Meetings appeared first on Chris Bailey.

    130: Time Blocking 2.0 Jun 11, 2024
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    On this episode, we chat about strategies for time blocking your day—including the ones we use. Topics covered include:

    • The benefits of time blocking;
    • The “rolling” time blocking method;
    • How long our blocks are;
    • How autonomy interacts with time blocking;
    • Making time blocking sustainable.

    You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

    The post Podcast: How We Time Block appeared first on Chris Bailey.

    129: Slow Productivity May 28, 2024
    Show notes

    On this episode, Cal Newport hops back on the show to talk about his great new book, Slow Productivity. It’s a great, fascinating new book (and interview!), both full of actionable insights on how to slow down in order to become more productive.

    Topics covered include:

    • How “slow productivity” came into being;
    • The three ingredients of slow productivity;
    • “Engineering simplicity” at work;
    • The idea of “administrative overhead”;
    • Narrowing the “missions” you have in your work;
    • Avoiding “task engines”;
    • Why the pace of knowledge work has become so frenetic;
    • Cal’s unique spin on “quiet quitting”;
    • Studying related fields to yours for boosting creativity.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    • Slow Productivity book
    • Cal’s New Yorker columns
      • Including: Why Do We Work Too Much?

    You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

    The post Podcast: The art of slow productivity appeared first on Chris Bailey.

    128: Social Media May 14, 2024
    Show notes

    On this episode, we chat about how we use and think about social media. We cover what the problem is with social media (if there even is one), how the “novelty bias” hijacks our attention as we use it, and tactics to use to keep social media contained.

    Topics covered include:

    • The books we’re reading (and loving);
    • Impulsiveness and procrastination;
    • How social media algorithms come down to “bodies and comparing lifestyles”;
    • Ardyn’s incredibly wholesome Instagram feed;
    • “Stimulation loops” and the “novelty bias”;
    • Crowding out social media;
    • Extracting more meaning out of social media;
    • Putting guardrails in place to waste less time;
    • Time cues on your phone.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    • Books:
      • Hyperefficient
      • Slow Productivity
      • A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set
      • How to Write a Lot
      • Naked Economics
      • The Future of Geography
      • Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
      • These Precious Days
      • Values
      • After Steve
      • Purr
      • Outlander

    You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

    The post Podcast: How to think about social media appeared first on Chris Bailey.

    127: Rising Early Apr 30, 2024
    Show notes

    On this episode, we chat about whether or not you should wake up early—and how our biology and daily constraints dictate when we should rise. Topics covered include:

    • Calculating your natural wakeup time;
    • How our wakeup time drifts;
    • The “sepia toned” idea we have to wake up early;
    • Carving out time in the morning to be deliberate;
    • How biology affects our wakeup time;
    • How the constraints of our day affect wakeup time;
    • Having an anchor in your morning routine;
    • Whether waking up early makes a difference in our daily productivity.

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    • Russell Foster’s great TED Talk, Why Do We Sleep?
    • Nick Lewis’s video, You’re Organizing Your House Wrong!

    You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

    The post Podcast: Should you wake up early? appeared first on Chris Bailey.

    126: All or Something Thinking (Replay) Apr 16, 2024
    Show notes

    On this episode, we chat about how to avoid “all or nothing” thinking—also known as the “eff it” effect, or the abstinence violation effect, if you want to get technical about it. Topics covered include:

    • Not being satisfied by partial success
    • How the effect plays out across different time scales
    • The idea of “sunk costs”
    • How awareness is key to behavioral change
    • The downfalls of black and white thinking

    You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

    The post Podcast: All or Something Thinking (Replay) appeared first on Chris Bailey.

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