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30 lines
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full-title:: [Time Management Won’t Save You](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a)
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site:: [Pocket](https://getpocket.com/explore/item/time-management-won-t-save-you?category=what_else_were_reading&position=3&scheduled_corpus_item_id=3522925c-beff-441b-8804-637109ddd57a&sponsored=0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgetpocket.com%2Fexplore%2Fitem%2Ftime-management-won-t-save-you)
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author:: Dane Jensen
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labels:: [[productivity]]
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date-saved:: [[31-08-2023]]
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date-archived:: [[01-09-2023]]
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is-archived:: 10
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source:: [[Omnivore]]
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state:: [[archived]]
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- * ### Highlights
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- > Paradoxically, time management often increases the stress we face instead of reducing it. [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#2665e21c-88c9-40f9-96b4-41a72ac177bf)
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- > More than three-quarters of people [report](https://go.morningconsult.com/rs/850-TAA-511/images/Remote%20Work%20Report%20-%20Morning%20Consult%20-%20Final.pdf) that working from home saves them time, typically related to commuting and business travel, and about half of remote workers report that they are more productive. [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#7603fa0c-455d-4e81-bcdb-621a90d32f86)
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- > additional 30 minutes of work has come mostly at the expense of what is typically leisure time in the evening. [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#25bbed8c-fd0d-471f-adff-9f3823d518ac)
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- > In a world of potentially infinite demands, freeing up an hour on your calendar is akin to setting off a signal flare announcing your capacity to jump on another project or take on an additional role. [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#cc4c28ee-dab6-4cf1-9e97-9bce669d02c7)
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- > But in a world where burnout is running rampant, we also need strategies for eliminating volume instead of simply accommodating it. [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#9cdd438b-acc9-4953-a01c-bdfe4c51e9a4)
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- > 1\. Reduce the Volume of Tasks [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#27abc845-4cf8-4a65-9ee6-cc16d847563d)
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omnivore-note:: #STAR
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- > “Where would you like me to prioritize this against x, y, and z?” [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#adc795dd-a125-404a-9c08-f4c21227123d)
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- > 2\. Replace Decisions with Principles [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#6251c59b-795c-490d-99c7-af2e71adda4c)
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omnivore-note:: #STAR
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- > “I won’t eat after 7 PM” than “I’ll limit my snacking after 7 PM” [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#05f30872-9d97-4112-89bf-62cb890c13e7)
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- > “finding the one decision that removes 100 decisions.” [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#f2429d2f-3332-4ffd-9b4d-ab11f88dd95c)
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- > no meetings on Fridays. [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#afded285-9f1c-4dd5-89b7-d8f81fbd1ebf)
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- > 3\. Use Structure, Not Will Power, to Minimize Distractions [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#d1d4b801-b26d-4f54-83cb-eccfb0c066f4)
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omnivore-note:: #STAR
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- > Distractions are a particularly corrosive contributor to feeling overwhelmed because they prevent us from feeling that we are making progress against the sources of the pressure. [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#25e620f9-f1b4-44b4-9a88-a0834bf02505)
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- > “vulnerability in human psychology” [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#e8d919ec-1b05-44ad-b8a4-0575021c1130)
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- > put structure in place to eliminate distractions. [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/time-management-won-t-save-you-18a4c5bc79a#df684615-4cb8-48e9-a407-419bbe105023) |