Hey Focus! How to get the most out of your day
summary
Describes using an impact vs effort matrix and the book The No Club to track every task, label non-promotable tasks (NPTs), and score work by four questions: instrumental to the org, visible, needs specialized skill, or builds relationships. Documents show >40 hours weekly spent on low-value NPTs; shifting or delegating them frees regular four-hour blocks for coding, ends 15‑hour days, and leads to adding NPTs to performance reviews as an organizational fix.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and context
- 2:37The failed search for focus
- 7:57Prioritization and pitfalls
- 14:44Understanding non-promotable tasks
- 21:05Optimizing workload
- 24:53Implementing sustainable changes
- 29:51Q&A and closing thoughts
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