41: Distractions

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Dima and Slava talk about distractions, different ways to categorize them, and discuss how to prevent any kind of distraction from derailing an otherwise productive day.

• Follow-up on Brazilian education system: Feynman was not wrong
• Theme corner: Dima's year of next
• Dima's classification of distractions
  • True distractions
  • Digressions
  • Diversions
• Slava's classification of task
  • Apples
  • Broccoli
  • Eggs
• Office distractions vs. home distractions
• Ideas for distraction-less note taking?
• Focus modes on iPhone are great
• Dealing with numerous chat messages
• Challenges and mysteries can be particularly offensive digressions
• Reframing unsuccessful projects as learning exercises
• Project distractions and role distractions