John Dickersons Navel Gazing: The Sneaky Pitfalls of the To-Do List
b'In this week\\u2019s essay, John discusses the Pomodoro Routine (among other productivity routines), why he especially needs a meditation pillow, and how a particular teacher captured his heart.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nNotebook Entries:\\nNotebook 75, pages 8 and 9. September 2021\\nOReinstating the Pomodoro Routine\\u2026\\nStarting Marshall again\\u2026\\nWrite Brice\\u2026\\nSend Laura the larger project list\\u2026\\nWork on budget to get accounts in order\\nMeditation pillow upstairs.\\n\\nNotebook 18. December 6, 2009\\nInstapaper\\nAlpha Smart\\nRichard Hugo on poetry\\nDegrees of Gray In Philipsburg.\\n\\nNotebook 18, page 105. June 4, 2011\\nVisit to Mr. Mead. He was playing piano as we entered. [During our conversation, he asked]: do you find your work fulfilling? Do you have a close circle of friends? Questions about life and living it well\\u2026\\n\\n\\nReferences:\\nGetting Things Done - David Allen\\nThe Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey\\xa0\\nThe Questions That Will Get Me Through the Pandemic - John Dickerson\\n43 Folders - Merlin Mann\\xa0\\nThe Hardest Job in the World - John Dickerson\\nEssays of E.B. White\\n\\u201cMerlin Mann\\u201d - Tina Essmaker for The Great Disconnect\\nMore about Ernest \\u201cBoots\\u201d Mead\\n\\u201cBecause Buying New Running Shoes is More Fun Than Actually Running\\u201d - Merlin Mann for 43 Folders\\nAtomic Habits - James Clear\\nThe Creative Habit - Twyla Tharp\\nFree Agent Nation - Daniel Pink\\n\\u201cSharon Salzberg On: Openness, Not Believing the Stories You Tell Yourself, and Why the Most Powerful Tools Often Seem Stupid at First\\u201d - Ten Percent Happier\\n\\nWant to listen to Navel Gazing uninterrupted? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock ad-free listening to Navel Gazing and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking \\u201cTry Free\\u201d at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/navelgazingplus to get access wherever you listen.\\n\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth.\\nEmail us at navelgazingpodcast@gmail.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'