My Favourite Tip - Cal Newport: How to take advantage of scheduling software and “office hours”

<p>Cal Newport gets a <em>lot </em>done. He’s a computer science professor at Georgetown University, he’s written several bestsellers on productivity, and he now hosts the popular <em>Deep Questions </em>podcast.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He shares the secrets to getting more done in less time by eliminating the bottle-necks in your organisation. Back-and-forth messages to organise meetings and unstructured chat in the office can pile up fast - and before you know it, you’ve run out of time for the truly important work.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Cal suggests you use scheduling software and borrow the university concept of “office hours” to streamline your communication at work.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Connect with Cal at <a href="http://www.calnewport.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">calnewport.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can find the full interview here: <a href="https://www.amantha.com/podcasts/cal-newport-on-how-to-eliminate-80-of-emails-in-your-organisation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cal Newport on how to eliminate 80% of emails in your organisation</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Connect with me on the socials:</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/amantha" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanthai/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you’re looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a fortnightly newsletter that contains three cool things I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at <a href="http://howiwork.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://howiwork.co</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Visit <a href="https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amantha.com/podcast</a> for full show note