> [!tldr] A quantifiable metric for keeping things from piling up, and from taking over your life Cal Newport's [[Metrics|metric]][^1]: 20+ minutes per day on tasks. This is not [[Small Tasks in Great Quantities]][^2] - it's having a daily [[Time Blocking|time block]] to just take care of the day-to-day admin, logistics, and maintenance. I've read about the [[3-3-3 Method]]. It never really sunk in. This feels like a more operationalizable version of (a part of) that. I'm huge on [[Index Card Sized Productivity]] lately, and the idea of the [[Work Block]]... this is saying that you should have a daily work block for catching up on [[iOS Reminders App]] stuff & stuff that accumulates. **** # More ## Source - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUjf7Tv8GDE&t=810s&pp=0gcJCccHAYcqIYzv [^1]: for the time period covered in the source video, at least [^2]: also from Cal Newport