The Simple Rule To Double Your Productivity Everyday | Cal Newport

[@grasonb]

Your comment about being comfortable with boredom really hit home with me. I routinely grab my phone and start completely doing something else when I watch Netflix. I end up not being present for the show or whatever I'm doing on my phone.

[@joer1402]

Very dense but deep podcasts. I have to literally stop what I am doing in order not to miss the lessons. Excellent!

[@engineeringmadeasy]

Jessy, my friend you should add the episode number in your main title, it's so annoying when I have to look for a specific episode. Thank you if you take my comment into consideration.

[@averagebmestudent]

I agree. The number should still be in the title and the thumbnail.

[@ajpdavey1]

I would add that it would be helpful if the video title was the same as the podcast title. All that said, it wasn’t a big deal to find this episode because I was looking for the latest one. If I were looking back further, I expect it would be more irritating. Still, this content is worth hunting for - great job on the podcast!

[@jenna_eli]

The podcast number info is in the description of the video

[@kamallo80]

Episode # is in the title for every episode until #259 (two episodes ago), they must have changed this for a reason. Though I agree it's useful to have that in the title.

[@dylantorres2406]

Just save the video to a playlist

[@weatherep0rt]

The part about internet reading is gold, so good. Often I find myself struggling to keep up with articles in my reading queue when all we need to do is dedicate more time reading books which are the way our minds grow and develop, not internet articles. Books. Thanks as always Cal!

[@ritastevensakari387]

Rita Stevens in Takoma Park checking in for Deep Life Nation ☝🏾I can’t thank Dr Cal and the TDL Team enough! This podcast is helping me navigate the collective chaos 🙏🏾

[@annade2094]

I’m wondering what you would recommend for someone who works from home so fits in cooking and laundry throughout the day. I always thought this was one of the best things about working from home. Now I’m wondering if it’s a distraction. Even if I prep my food in an advanced time block, once I put something in the oven, I have idle time till it’s done. Then when its done, it’s not uncommon that an action needs to be taken around it right away. Similarly, washed clothes need to be dealt with right away when you take them from the dryer. How do you time block for things that take a lot of time (1/2 to 1 hour ) but where there is “waiting” time in between?

[@jean-philippebouchard2291]

Thanks, Cal for your new Time Block planner it is excellent. The only caveat: the first Week 1 Day 1 does not have a weekly plan before. It should start with a weekly plan and not with Day 1 right away. Thanks.

[@obsidiantain]

Loved the internet reading answer. I came to the same conclusion myself in 2020 and absolutely felt as Cal described.

[@al3xj]

100% agree - to scale within ourselves, personal time management is essential. Key simple point on time-block planing is we can 'see' our day / week. For me if tasks continue on, we can easily see where we got up to and can come back to a paused task without much difficulty

[@jesselangel4939]

I picked up the Time Block Planner, Cal. The first use was today. Yeahhhhh boy!

[@dotpenji]

Loved your recent video on practical time management and the new edition of your Time Block Planner! Your passion for time blocking is contagious, and it's clear you've put real thought into creating a helpful tool. Quick question: Have you come across any creative or unexpected ways people have integrated time blocking into their routines? Can't wait for more of your insights! Keep rocking! 🌟

[@monicasoriano8581]

I agree with you! Time blocking involves choosing what you will work on and when you will do it. This time management technique helps me gain control over your to-do list, procrastinate less, and set better boundaries. Additionally, when you block your schedule, you can create more Focus Time in your workday. Clockwise can help!

[@DenverOrtiz]

That's right @dotpenji! Excellent time management video and new planner version! Your enthusiasm for time management is remarkable.

[@monalizapantoja8490]

True @dotpenji . I also enjoyed the practical time management video and the new edition of the Time Block Planner.

[@kristineambas]

Indeed! Time blocking is a real game-changer.

[@saiiituazon]

Time blocking is a valuable time management strategy that involves setting aside specific times for particular tasks. This method is just amazing! With its help, you can easily establish clear limitations and stay on top of all your duties like a pro. Say goodbye to chaos and hello to productivity!

[@xyzw0]

Please put the episode number in the title, otherwise the video is difficult to reach if referenced in the audio podcast

[@anhhuynguyen4969]

Why it works? 1. Holistic, you can see the whole view of your day (so you can allocate tasks effectively) 2. More focus due to a sense of constraint (no need to make decision from moment to moment, just do what you plan in that block) 3. Gain more realistic sense of how long things take

[@al3xj]

Cal - paper time-blocking vs online calendar, drag and drop? Agree context is key - vastly different brain phase and mode to switch around - my biggest gain from your book Deep Work was 1 major task, 1 phase / context in a time block - is the only way to do these types of tasks. If not, they just never get done. Knowing this, as you say we become more agressive about protecting those times. Thanks in advance

[@MonaWazir]

these tips are game changing

[@timdanyo898]

Love the "post mortem" meeting processing time block idea.

[@djnavutk]

Lol , Cal doing the sales pitch in the end 😂

[@manuelars1]

There’s just so much jargon being used! Understood he’s a man of science but it needlessly made complex sometime

[@wendipearson5583]

The segment on internet reading.... ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@beetdiggingcougar]

I watched Oppenheimer in an old theatre in Bellows Falls, VT. I'm in my late 30s and I might have been the youngest person there. No disruptions there and it didn't feel like 3 hours. Very good movie.

[@matgonzalez6272]

Gonna keep doing this over the next week and come back to review.

[@matgonzalez6272]

I noticed already, the days AFTER I track, I am way more cognizant of what my time goes to. Gonna keep at it for another week and see what we get.

[@heimerscott]

Can't wait for the delivery of my TBP 2.0! Also, this has probably been answered before, but where does Cal get his blue shirts?

[@theencryptedpartition4633]

When I saw the (1) feature I felt like I was living under a rock. I was just putting down tasks on every column with OR statements 😂😂

[@GretchenMcCole-ro7sf]

Cal- any suggestions when client meetings that end with many action items are in person and your traveling? I like the idea of scheduling time to close down the meeting but not sure of the best approach when I’m in their office. Thanks! I’m a huge fan!

[@wonderingwhy6410]

36:58 "... reading books, spending time with deeper ideas that have been more thought through."

[@ohcool.consulting]

I’d 100% buy a Beechmor/moleskin calibre version of the planner.

[@beanfeld]

Also, the neuroscience behind writing something down ON PAPER boils down to there is a different part of your brain activated when you use your hand to physically write something. That’s another reason why paper planners WORK. 😊

[@Juanjuanzerojuan]

👋 hey there, just wanted to say that this is no available via Apple Podcasts

[@ar2702]

Great ideas to help combat procrastination.

[@innerpull]

"Why it works" ... well, when I time block I feel like doing NONE of it, so then that's usually what I do. The simple rule to bring your productivity down to zero.

[@The.BlackJackal]

Coming home from a productive day of time-blocking to a brand new Time-Block Planner delivered on release day is one hell of a feeling! Please sell some signed copies of the third edition! 😇

[@theencryptedpartition4633]

Even though Oppenheimer was not an engineer or no longer did applied physics, he was still clumsy in his efforts, still made tons of errors, he wasn’t really careful about his focus

[@darkkstar5647]

I rarely go to movies b/c everyone else is there with their phones and they are yacking and behaving badly through the film. They don't really go to see the film -- they think it's a time to socialize.

[@페퍼로니는더블]

Is Cal’s podcast working? I cannot play any of episodes right now

[@ЛизаБайтасова-р4и]

Cal when we will read new book?

[@peter_creates]

Step 1. watch a 1.25hr youtube video

[@summawub]

What is the best email program for organizing email? Apple's Mail app does not feel efficient. It still gets cluttered and doesn't apply rules that I set consistently. Why can't they just make one that WORKS?

[@guavacupcake]

So what is the simple rule to double your productivity everyday?

[@tykjpelk]

Time-block planning

[@matthewcaldwell8100]

@@tykjpelk Wow, bro invented the concept of having a schedule. Brilliant.

[@spork1125]

I was disappointed in the internet articles answer. We get a mini-lecture about how social media has changed media consumption, despite the question specifically mentioning that they don’t use social media. And Cal sounds quite condescending when he says, “Can you imagine reading 4 hours of internet articles a week?” Luckily Jessy reeled him in a little bit (need a little more of this) by mentioning that there are long-form, aka “deep”, articles on the internet. Cal himself writes for the New Yorker for crying out loud. When this was brought up it was all jokes, but it completely dodged the question. Books are not the only medium one can thoughtfully, or “deeply” consume. Reading an interesting obituary in the Economist or a think piece in another publication is not the same as scrolling Tik Tok.

[@pointlessmachine]

Yeah I was definitely expecting him to say something along the lines of "schedule a block every weekend or once a week to read them"

[@spork1125]

@@pointlessmachine Laura Vanderkam, who I really enjoy and has been on Cal’s show, has also suggested actually subscribing to a physical magazine of your interest. It doesn’t really help with the plethora of articles that someone wants to read, but could help focus the time. Overall it’s not exactly a complicated problem and could be dealt with by just blocking time for it like you said. Just would have been nice to hear a better reply than “don’t read articles.”

[@samanthainwood8488]

Yah it sounded like he thought the question was focused mostly on listicles etc

[@matthewcaldwell8100]

Yeah, it's almost as if he doesn't really have any suggestions that don't boil down to the standards of self-help that have existed since Ben Franklin. My first exposure to Cal was in a passage of Chris Hedge's book, the Empire of Illusion. In a chapter in which he mourns the decay of standards in America's top universities, Hedges savages and dismisses Newport in a paragraph. He sees a paradigmatic example of achievement culture, a philosophy of learning solely as means to rather than a necessary condition for career advancement. Taken at face value, it's banal. Taken as a serious ideology, it's exactly the kind of grade fetishism that dulls the mind it claims to sharpen. I've read several of his books. The diagnosis is substantively correct.

[@LIGHTISBURNING]

Can we have this vid but in 20min max? I cant watch them all.

[@beetdiggingcougar]

You need to develop boredom hahaha.

[@soumen_das]

I do it in apple calendar 🤦‍♂️

[@danielmachiya2953]

My man Cal should start saying spoiler alert before dissecting the premise of Oppenheimer without warning over there at audio podcast land episode 261 😂

[@mortenkinander]

Best thing is to just do it, and not sit around all day and watch KZbin-videos about doing stuff when you should be doing stuff. This is part of the problem.

[@blessengeorge40]

Too many ads!!

[@browncookiemonster]

Block travel time.

[@AMWE-gh7ti]

Your books are impressive but the videos are too long to watch.