I just read Cal Newport’s new book, Slow Productivity. If you haven’t read his other books, it’s a pretty good read. If, like me, you have read Deep Work and A World Without Email, this one will probably feel like more of the same. Nevertheless, one of the things he argues is that in knowledge work
One thing that Slow Productivity made me apply was scheduling three automated flexible time blocks on each day for "No Planned Meetings, Only Slack and Huddles". After some time, I realized it is more effective for me in terms of burn-out prevention than adding a single "Deep Work" kind of slot.
There's also one thing that I realized long time ago, which is similar to the concept of limiting the high level missions/contexts, which is "It is easier to promise 8 things to 1 person, than make 8 people a single promise to each".
Maybe pick a different image choice for this one. Guernica is a very heavy painting that depicts a very horrible massacre. Not really a good metaphor for what you're getting at.
One thing that Slow Productivity made me apply was scheduling three automated flexible time blocks on each day for "No Planned Meetings, Only Slack and Huddles". After some time, I realized it is more effective for me in terms of burn-out prevention than adding a single "Deep Work" kind of slot.
There's also one thing that I realized long time ago, which is similar to the concept of limiting the high level missions/contexts, which is "It is easier to promise 8 things to 1 person, than make 8 people a single promise to each".
Maybe pick a different image choice for this one. Guernica is a very heavy painting that depicts a very horrible massacre. Not really a good metaphor for what you're getting at.