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Ep. 324: Taming Non-Work Tasks

2024/10/28
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Cal：处理工作以外的非紧急但重要事务需要不同的策略，与处理工作任务的策略不同。建议采用四种策略：1. 不要使用时间块安排法处理工作以外的时间；2. 在每周计划中考虑非工作任务；3. 对于非紧急但重要的非工作任务，采用“通用家务任务”策略；4. 将日常的非工作任务自动化。 Cal：处理意外出现但必要的长期项目，应将其纳入季度或学期计划，并在每周计划中预留时间。 Cal：选择技能时，应努力了解行业需求，优先选择具有长期价值和适应性的技能，避免选择与特定潮流或技术紧密相关的技能。 Cal：是否回归社交媒体进行书籍推广，取决于个人目标和时间安排，可以采用自动化策略，例如建立邮件列表，在社交媒体上定期发布信息，但不必过度关注。 Cal：“少做事情”的理念并非指减少工作时间或完成的事项数量，而是指减少同时进行的任务数量，以减少管理开销，提高工作效率和质量。 Cal：整合新的行政助理，应建立明确的流程和沟通协议，避免实时沟通，而是定期检查工作进度。 Cal：增强现实技术（AR）的进步，特别是虚拟显示器的应用，将对未来工作和生活方式产生重大影响。 Jesse：我大学时辅修艺术史，差点成为艺术史专业。

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Cal discusses strategies for managing non-work tasks, including resisting the urge to time-block, integrating non-work tasks into weekly planning, and using a generic household task approach.
  • Resist the urge to time-block non-work tasks to avoid over-structuring and burnout.
  • Integrate non-work tasks into weekly planning to handle time-sensitive items.
  • Use a generic household task approach to manage non-urgent but important tasks without overloading your schedule.

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We talk a lot on this show about how to organize your professional efforts. But what about all your obligations outside of work? The personal goals, the household repairs, the family tasks? In this episode, Cal discusses organizational strategies custom-fit to these types of obligations. He then answers listener questions and checks in on a hidden trend in the world of technology. 

 

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: Taming Non-Work Tasks [4:48] 

 

  • How do you manage unexpected projects in your time management system? [26:57] 

  • How can I implement lifestyle-centric planning if my life has been directed by other people? [29:36] 

  • How do you figure out what your rare and valuable skill is? [33:57] 

  • Should I return to social media to promote my new book? [37:30] 

  • How can I do fewer things if I’m expected to bill 40 client hours every week? [46:23] 

  • CALL: Hiring an administrative assistant [50:08]

 

 

CASE STUDY: A software developer’s “pull” system [57:35] 

 

TECH CORNER: The Quiet Revolution [1:08:34] 

 

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?) 

newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-frightening-familiarity-of-late-nineties-office-photos) 

youtube.com/watch?v=-lRkCbhABvo)

 

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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.