95% of content consumption is procrastination disguised as productivity.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
95% of content consumption is procrastination disguised as productivity. Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.” Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Another huge time-suck is online entertainment, especially when it masquerades as work-related or educational. I was spending easily two hours a day on sites like hacker news and twitter. This is apparently below average.
The opportunity cost is huge - 2 hours per work day is 500 hours per year. Maybe I learned something from that aimless
... See moreJamie Brandon • Emotional management
Every minute we spend trying to mentally juggle all the stuff we have to do leaves less time for more meaningful pursuits