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Ep. 325: Simple Focus Protocols

2024/11/4
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通过深度工作和数字极简主义等概念，推动人们重新思考工作方法和技术使用方式。
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Cal Newport: 本期节目探讨了如何快速提升专注力，并提出了五种实用技巧：清晰地区分专注工作和非专注工作时间；设定不太高的专注目标；在专门的场所进行专注工作；在专注工作时创造一些有形的成果；多进行散步。此外，他还针对听众提出的关于时间管理、优先级排序、在会议繁多的工作环境中如何进行深度工作等问题，提供了具体的建议和方法。 听众: 听众们提出了各种各样的问题，例如如何平衡工作与生活、如何处理众多待办事项、如何在会议繁多的工作环境中抽出时间进行深度工作，以及如何将慢生产力原则应用于自身等。这些问题都与专注力提升和高效时间管理密切相关。

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Cal Newport discusses five short-term protocols to improve focus ability, including clearly differentiating focus blocks, focusing less, using a focus space, producing artifacts, and walking.
  • Clearly differentiate focus blocks from non-focus blocks.
  • Focus less to avoid being overly ambitious and setting yourself up for failure.
  • Use a different space for focus work to make it easier to concentrate.
  • Produce tangible artifacts during focus sessions to keep your thinking focused and complete thoughts.
  • Spend more time walking as it helps in thinking more clearly and creatively.

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A common theme on this show is the importance of focus and the need to train the ability. This can be a long term project, but are there things you can do right away to improve your ability to concentrate? In this episode, Cal explores five easy ideas that will immediately improve your focus ability. He then answers listener questions and reviews the books he read in October 2024. 

 

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo)

 

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia)

 

Deep Dive: Simple Focus Protocols [2:09] 

 

  • Can I time-block my personal time if it’s more busy than work? [25:57] 

  • How do I prioritize when I have so much I want to do? [29:46] 

  • How can I do deep work to increase my job skills if my days are filled with meetings? [34:50] 

  • What are your all-time favorite books? [39:25] 

  • How can I apply the principles of Slow Productivity as a business owner with multiple projects? [44:41] 

  • CALL: Eyeglasses as a proxy for meaningful effort [49:39]

 

 

FINAL SEGMENT: The 5 Books Cal Read in October 2024 [59:01] 

 

Links: 

Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow)

Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/)

Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?)

 

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for the slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.