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Second brain 🧠 How to delegate and focus to str...

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April 01, 2020
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Second brain 🧠 How to delegate and focus to structure your mind

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Nicolas Cava

April 01, 2020
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  1. Simple implementation, complex mastery Adaptable system Massive ROI measured over

    time Turns you into a delivery machine Eases cognitive load, decreases stress Improves happiness
  2. Ideation to plan Task backlog that leads to project success

    Prioritize from top to bottom Timeboxing enables creativity
  3. Put daily operational tasks into a bucket Do them when

    you are done with your 3 main tasks In any case, do them by batch to limit context switching
  4. Limiting tasks is useless if they are too large Break

    down tasks if needed Less than one hour is great and 10-20 minutes better When smaller, the more likely you are to carry them out Too much ambition can paralyze
  5. Mind structuring increases happiness and efficiency Human brain is not

    designed for multitasking Refocus costs 20 minutes
  6. Context switching brings a dynamic change Constant dynamic changes pressure

    your mind Generates stress When sustained, triggers burnout Burnout can take years to heal (if so)
  7. Feature ownership brings different dynamics Product management and operational workload

    Different flow than programming Microtasking and follow-up
  8. Split days in two phases: Builder and Manager Builder is

    a focus intensive mode Manager is an operational-ready mode Builder aims to drastically decrease context switching Manager supports operational tasks
  9. Decline meetings with the Out of Office mode Prevent squadmates

    before focusing Adapt Slack status Disable Slack notifications or kill it Available by phone call for emergencies
  10. Organize your daily tasks between Builder and Manager Feature ownership

    tasks are usually Manager Divide your day by identifying upstream context switches Lunches, 1:1s, interviews, are great breakpoints Plan weekly if you have vision