Lifehacking 101
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This document discusses strategies for increasing productivity and decreasing distraction. It provides tips for improving focus through deep work scheduling, batching tasks, limiting interruptions from emails and meetings, and using the Pomodoro technique. Suggestions include setting a fixed daily writing time, blocking out entire days for uninterrupted focus, and delegating minor tasks to reduce time spent on shallow work.
![Tip #1: Make People Who Send You
E-mail Do More Work
Sender Filter:
“If you have an offer, opportunity, or
introduction that might make my life
more interesting, e-mail me at
interesting [at] calnewport.com. For
the reasons stated above, I’ll only
respond to those proposals that are a
good match for my schedule and
interests”
@joyclee 18](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lifehackingpresentationjul1216-160808041442/85/Lifehacking-101-17-320.jpg)
Lifehacking 101
- 1. Joyce Lee, MD, MPH http://www.doctorasdesigner.com/ Twitter: @joyclee @joyclee 1 Decreasing Attention Residue, Increasing Productivity, and Optimally Using Distraction
- 2. JAMA Pediatrics (Social Media Editor) Unitio Samuelson Associates Verily
- 3. Lifehacking “any trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method that increases productivity and efficiency, in all walks of life” @joyclee 3
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- 5. -Gloria Mark @joyclee 5 11 minutes Time spent by each employee on any given project before being interrupted and whisked off to do something else 3 minute tasks comprised the 11- minute projects (e-mail messages, reading a Web page working on a spreadsheet) 25 minutes for worker to return to the task after distraction
- 6. Attention Residue Task A -> Task B A residue of your attention remains stuck thinking about the original task The word puzzle experiment: Group A: interrupt subject doing word puzzle & tell them that they needed to move on to a new task Group B: let the subjects finish before giving them the next task @joyclee 6
- 7. “To learn hard things quickly, you must focus intensely without distraction” -Cal Newport @joyclee 7
- 8. Deep Work Scheduling DO NOT do this: Ad hoc scheduling of blocks of time for writing DO this: A set daily starting time for writing @joyclee 8
- 9. Batching at multiple levels @joyclee 9 Year: Teaching=fall semester; Research=spring/summer Semester: For 3-4 days=close door and use email out-of-office auto-responder
- 10. Location: Decide on a location for deep work Rules: Ban Internet use, or maintain a metric such as words produced per twenty-minute interval Ritual: Start with a good cup of coffee or integrate light exercise @joyclee 10
- 11. The round-trip business-class ticket to Tokyo @joyclee 11
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- 13. I stopped taking advice. I created a "feelgood" email folder. I work fixed hours and in fixed amounts. I try to be the best "whole" person I can. I found real friends. I have fun "now". @joyclee 13
- 14. Fixed-schedule productivity: Set a limit of fifty hours a week and work backwards Reduce shallow work: Quotas on the major sources of shallow academic endeavors @joyclee 14
- 15. Meetings Limit to 25 minutes Group the timing of meetings Cancel if not necessary Talk by phone/videoconference “Standing” meetings “literally” Block out days in your calendar @joyclee 15
- 16. E-mail @joyclee 17 Do not email first thing in the AM Turn off notify Do not leave e-mail open Check e-mail infrequently (12 PM & 4 PM) Process to zero (Inbox Zero)
- 17. Tip #1: Make People Who Send You E-mail Do More Work Sender Filter: “If you have an offer, opportunity, or introduction that might make my life more interesting, e-mail me at interesting [at] calnewport.com. For the reasons stated above, I’ll only respond to those proposals that are a good match for my schedule and interests” @joyclee 18
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- 20. Tip #2: Do More Work When You Send or Reply to E-mails E-mail: “It was great to meet you last week. I’d love to follow up on some of those issues we discussed. Do you want to grab coffee?” “I’d love to grab coffee. Let’s meet at the Starbucks on campus. Below I listed two days next week when I’m free. For each day, I listed three times. If any of those day and time combinations work for you, let me know. I’ll consider your reply confirmation for the meeting. If none of those date and time combinations work, give me a call at the number below and we’ll hash out a time that works. Looking forward to it.” @joyclee 21
- 21. Tip #2: Do More Work When You Send or Reply to E-mails E-mail: “I took a stab at that article we discussed. It’s attached. Thoughts?” “Thanks for getting back to me. I’m going to read this draft of the article and send you back an edited version annotated with comments on Friday (the 10th). In this version I send back, I’ll edit what I can do myself, and add comments to draw your attention to places where I think you’re better suited to” @joyclee 22
- 22. Inbox Zero @joyclee 23 (<2 minutes) (Do the task) (>2 min)
- 24. Decide on the task to be done Set the pomodoro to 25 minutes Work on the task until the timer rings; record “x” Take a short break (5 minutes) Every four "pomodoros" take a longer break (15–20 minutes) @joyclee 25
- 25. Cut down on interruptions Improve mental agility Decrease time-related anxiety @joyclee 26
- 26. Be Lazy: Delegate Pulling PDF’s Formatting slides Manuscript submission formatting/websites @joyclee 27
- 27. People completed the tasks 10 to 44 percent more quickly on a 42 inch screen vs a 15 inch screen @joyclee 28
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- 36. Q: Are there any other uses of social media in clinical medicine or research that you want to learn about? A: “No. This is a complete waste of time. This is not real research. The fad will die out soon.”
- 37. You are a Public Physician whether you like it or not
- 41. Conversations cannot be controlled, they can only be joined -Facebook Effect
- 43. When a physician asks, “Should I post this on social media?” the answer does not depend on whether the content is professional or personal but instead depends on whether it is appropriate for a physician in a public space
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