Productivity
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Productivity
So what kinds of distractions do work well during a 5-10 minute work break? Intuitively, I think we have a pretty good sense of some things that work well:
meditating
getting a glass of water
eating a small snack mindfully
going for a walk outside or around your office
stretching
Some that might be less obvious:
dancing
doing a mini-workout
free association
Mike Jarema • What Kinds of Distractions Are Good for Your Productivity?
Learned something interesting from the CEO of a fairly big tech co. Usually 28 year olds are more productive programmers than 22 year olds, because they have more experience. But apparently 22 year olds are now as good as 28 year olds because they're more at ease using AI.
Paul Grahamx.comDickie Bush on Substack
substack.com
Slide decks hide can shallow thinking. Narratively structured memos are harder to write because they require better thinking. It’s worth it.
Jeff Bezostwitter.comYour brain will invent fake problems for you if you don't go out and find real ones
But Feynman’s brilliance was not solely due to his natural cognitive abilities. He relied on a method : a simple technique for seeing the world through the lens of open-ended questions, which he called his “favorite problems.”
Tiago Forte • 12 Favorite Problems: How to Spark Genius With the Power of Open Questions
this was the idea Emily shared w me earlier