Ep. 53: Covey's Quads, "Perfect" Productivity Systems, and Reducing Laziness

In this episode of Deep Questions I answer reader questions about Stephen Covey's quad systems, the quixotic quest for a "perfect" productivity system, and reducing laziness, among many other topics.

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Here’s the full list of topics tackled in today’s episode along with the timestamps:

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WORK QUESTIONS - Why did I become a scientist? [13:50] - Time blocking scrum teams. [18:27] - Stephen Covey’s quad systems. [22:50] - Is an MS essential? [27:28] - Time blocking the night before. [28:52] TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS - The futility of perfecting productivity systems [31:41] - Thoughts on pair programming. [41:44] - Keeping track of novel connections between ideas. [52:14] - Forced social media use [55:15]

DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS - Deep living for stay-at-home parents. [1:02:02] - Dealing with people not interested in personal development. [1:08:56] - Reducing laziness. [1:12:51]

Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.