
Ep. 149: How Do I Tame Email?
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DEEP DIVE: How do I tame email? [9:51]
DEEP WORK QUESTIONS:
- How to accomplish deep work in the context of meeting overload? [29:09]
- What is difference between the productivity funnel and capture/configure/control? [36:06]
- Do you (Cal) have a filing system for emails? [40:18]
- What time blocking granularity is best? [42:53]
- How do you (Cal) manage projects vs tasks on your board system? [44:52]
DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS:
- How does one…
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