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> But you should also be able to block 30 minutes in your calendar before the meeting so you can prepare – without having to switch over to your calendar app an
by joelrunyon 7y ago
> But you should also be able to block 30 minutes in your calendar before the meeting so you can prepare – without having to switch over to your calendar app and add the events there. Hit ⌘K and type “Add 30 min buffer before event“. Done.
You should look at https://woven.com https://woven.com - which is doing much of this built into "templates" of events - which you can iterate off with a single click or keyboard shortcut.
I love Superhuman, but the problem with an inbox being the "center of gravity for productivity" is that it's inherently reactive. Real productivity comes from prioritizing your work before it happen - which means that some things are not prioritized. Superhuman might help you be very efficient, action-oriented and get stuff done - but it doesn't necessarily mean you're focused on the right things or getting deep work or creative work done.
Full disclosure: I'm an advisor for the company.
- priyadarshy 7y agoIf your job is being reactive and sending e-mails it can be the center of gravity. This is particularly true for investors, executives and sales people. However, if your job requires you to "build" whether it's code, slides, designs, etc then proactive work planning is essential and turning emails into tasks to be deferred is essential. I think of these as people who teeter between the maker and managers schedule: http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html Obviously, I'm biased because I build a Daily Planner: Sunsama (https://sunsama.com https://sunsama.com)
- proc0 7y agoWhat's funny is that the link within the article "The Arc of Collaboration" is saying basically this. A tool has to be transparent and should not steal your focus from your productivity app.
- webmaven 7y ago> Full disclosure: I'm an advisor for the company. Which company, Superhuman or Woven?
- haecceity 7y agoYes.
- jonathanbull 7y agoWoven: https://angel.co/joelrunyon https://angel.co/joelrunyon
- joelrunyon 7y agoWoven