11: Tactical planning

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Dima brings up the challenges of tactical planning, Slava introduces the concept of "digital travel time" and both of them try to apply the GTD 2-minute rule to examples from an article.

  • Funny coincidences and the frequency illusion (also known as Baader–Meinhof phenomenon)
  • Tactical planning: where plans and ideas collide with the realities of life
  • Focused #166: The Social Dilemma
  • Time blocking as a planning method
  • Dima uses Apple Watch to remind himself of daily goals
  • Having tasks not done at the end of the day is... frustrating
  • Challenges of winding down for the day
  • Pro tip: to avoid overworking just let people know that you are late with something
  • Slava does day blocking instead of time blocking
  • Scheduling end-to-end vs having buffers and "digital travel time"
  • Use the Two-Minute Rule To Stop Procrastinating
  • Many to-do apps have quick tasks filing functionality

Next episode: book club discussion of Chris Bailey's "Hyperfocus".

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