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  "note": "One of the recurring topics I keep gravitating in productivity and leadership is time management. Time is the most finite resource any of us have, and the pure fact that we give a big percentage of that time to anyone that sends us a calendar invite suggests that we may not be as purposeful and planful with our time as might be needed.\n\n> Humans are very good at filling up their work days with things that seem important. We’re pragmatic. When we encounter friction in one place, we “flow” to the next task. When we’re stuck, we figure out how to make progress. When there’s a problem, we want to fix it...and we’ll meet with anyone and everyone who can help. If we raise a flag, and nothing happens....we’re smart and make do.\n> \n> I’ve encountered 10x more over-workers than under-workers in tech. And most of the under-workers were geniuses (coincidence?).\n> \n> But time spent and pragmatism is not enough. High performing teams spend more time (and energy) on valuable things.\n\nAnother way this is often said is the common quip that \"What you **don't** do is often what makes you successful.\" Basically, make sure you are working on the most important thing, not all the things. This is just another way to talk about prioritizing time.\n\nGiven how important this is, you would think there would be a variety of incredibly powerful calendar analytics solutions to help us manage this incredible resource. Alas, there is not. In the meantime, doing manual analysis, categorization, and evaluation of our calendar and then using that to drive some best practices seems \"state of the art\". ",
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