786: A Whirlwind Tour of Getting Things Done by Cal Newport of Study Hacks

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🗓️ 4 February 2018

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Cal Newport of the Study Hacks blog shares an overview of the popular Getting Things Done productivity method. Episode 786: A Whirlwind Tour of Getting Things Done by Cal Newport of Study Hacks (The GTD Technique for Productivity). Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004. In addition to studying the theoretical foundations of our digital age as a professor, Newport also writes about the impact of these technologies on the world of work. His most recent book, Deep Work, argues that focus is the new I.Q. in the knowledge economy, and that individuals who cultivate their ability to concentrate without distraction will thrive. The original post is located here: http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/20/a-whirlwind-tour-of-getting-things-done Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily episode 786, a world win tour of getting things done by
0:06.4	CalNewportofcalnewport.com and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:10.2	Welcome back or welcome for the first time if you're new here, this is where I simply
0:13.6	narrate blogs for you.
0:15.6	Usually sometimes books, all with permission from the websites, today's author being Cal
0:19.8	Newport, a super smart assistant professor who created a blog called Study Hacks targeting
0:24.9	college students.
0:26.2	But I find that so many of his posts apply to everyone, like today's, so I'll get right
0:30.5	to the post as we optimize your life.
0:37.3	A world win tour of getting things done by CalNewportofcalnewport.com
0:43.4	The two big ideas behind GTD. Over 20 years ago, David Allen began a storied career of seeking
0:50.5	and describing optimal productivity techniques. The result of his work was captured in the book
0:55.8	Getting Things Done, first published in 2001. The GTD methodology immediately resonated
1:01.8	with the fatigue, denizens of the technology saturated 500 emails a day new economy.
1:07.8	It became a national bestseller selling over 500,000 copies and was republished in 23 foreign
1:14.3	languages. Even today it remains in the top 500 on Amazon sales rankings and is spawned
1:20.5	thriving web communities devoted to his teachings. What's the special about this system?
1:25.9	Its maintenance can be reduced to two big ideas. One, you have to control your stuff. Simply put,
1:33.9	any obligation, task, idea, or deadline that you're keeping track of only in your head
1:39.4	is draining your mental resources. This causes stress and makes it difficult to reach the state
1:44.4	of relaxed concentration needed to work effectively. A central idea behind GTD is that all of your
1:51.4	stuff has to get out of your mind. This means that incoming information is quickly shunted to a small
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