January 9, 2024 9:01 AM
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ashutosh@sunsama.com
Attention (4/10)
The email encourages the recipient to use Sunsama for daily planning and avoid distractions for increased productivity.
Good morning Wyatt,
It's time to plan your work for today in Sunsama.
Cal Newport explains 'attention residue' and the true cost of those 'quick checks' of e-mail, messaging and social media in this essay.
"If, like most, you rarely go more than
January 9, 2024 9:01 AM
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ashutosh@sunsama.com
Attention (4/10)
The email encourages the recipient to use Sunsama for daily planning and avoid distractions for increased productivity.
Good morning Wyatt,
It's time to plan your work for today in Sunsama.
Cal Newport explains 'attention residue' and the true cost of those 'quick checks' of e-mail, messaging and social media in this essay.
"If, like most, you rarely go more than
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</style></head><body><div><span style="line-height:19px"></span><span style="line-height:19px">Good morning Wyatt,</span><span style="line-height:19px"><br><br></span></div><div>It's time to <a href="#">plan your work for today</a> in Sunsama.<br><br>Cal Newport explains 'attention residue' and the true cost of those 'quick checks' of e-mail, messaging and social media in this <a href="#">essay</a>.<br><br><em>"If, like most, you rarely go more than 10 – 15 minutes without a just check, you have effectively put yourself in a persistent state of self-imposed cognitive handicap. The flip side, of course, is to imagine the relative cognitive enhancement that would follow by minimizing this effect.<br><br>To put this another way: if you commit to long blocks without any interruption (not even the quickest of glances), you’ll be shocked by how much sharper and productive you feel."</em><br><br>I use my <a href="#">daily planning ritual</a> to jiu-jitsu my attention. With Sunsama open throughout the day, the task at the top is a gentle reminder of where my attention should be. When you've decided where your attention should be, it's much easier to realize when it has wandered and avoid those "quick checks". In general, I find it helpful to positively orient myself towards a goal instead creating a list of restrictions i.e. "I will focus my attention on the task at the top of my list" instead of "I will not check e-mail, slack, facebook, etc".<br></div><div><br>Ashutosh<br><br>P.S. I use the Desktop <a href="#">Focus Bar</a> to remind myself of my current focus<br><br>--<br><br><a href="#">Turn off daily planning reminder</a> </div><p style="font-size:13px; line-height:19px; word-break:break-word"><span style="line-height:19px"><code><a href="#"></a></code></span></p><img src="https://mail.sunsama.com/e/o/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6IlJQR0tCZ1VBQVl6dTlPUWJJejZmZkUxS1YwRThOQT09In0=" alt="" style="height:1px!important; max-height:1px!important; max-width:1px!important; width:1px!important; display:none!important"></body></html>
