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Dima brings up the challenges of tactical planning, Slava introduces the concept of "digital travel time" and both of them try to apply the GTD 2-minute rule to examples from an article.

* Funny coincidences and the frequency illusion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion) (also known as Baader–Meinhof phenomenon)
* Tactical planning: where plans and ideas collide with the realities of life
* Focused #166: The Social Dilemma (https://www.relay.fm/focused/166)
* Time blocking as a planning method
* Dima uses Apple Watch to remind himself of daily goals
* Having tasks not done at the end of the day is... frustrating
* Challenges of winding down for the day
* Pro tip: to avoid overworking just let people know that you are late with something
* Slava does day blocking instead of time blocking
* Scheduling end-to-end vs having buffers and "digital travel time"
* Use the Two-Minute Rule To Stop Procrastinating (https://blog.doist.com/two-minute-rule/)
* Many to-do apps have quick tasks filing functionality

Next episode: book club discussion of Chris Bailey's "Hyperfocus" (https://chrisbailey.com/hyperfocus/)