When Productivity Theory Meets Practice

What happens when neat theoretical ideas about productivity are deployed in the messy real world? In this episode, Cal is joined by Haley Pulli, a productivity coach from the company DoneDaily, to discuss case studies of clients who initially struggled with some of Cal’s ideas and how they ultimately fixed the issues.
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(0:00) When productivity theory meets practice
(4:26) Time blocking
(14:50) Multi-scale planning
(24:16) Deep work
(43:05) Attention residue
(50:05) Shutdown ritual
(54:05) Obsess over quality
(1:00:07 ) Shallow work
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