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Make Time How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

Jake Knapp

From the Nobody ever looked at an empty calendar and said, "The best way to spend this time is by cramming it full of meetings!" or got to work in the morning and thought,

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It was mentioned that Steve Taylor wrote a book called Making Time with a theory about how familiarity with life's experiences makes time seem to go faster.

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What about this guy Steve Taylor who wrote a book called Making Time.

— Episode: Short Stuff: Why Does Time Speed Up As Y...

Episode: Short Stuff: Why Does Time Speed Up As You Age?

It was mentioned that Steve Taylor wrote a book called Making Time with a theory about how familiarity with life's experiences makes time seem to go faster.

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What about this guy Steve Taylor who wrote a book called Making Time.

He has a theory that basically because we become more familiar with everything as we go by not only are there fewer experiences new experiences to be had, but the experiences that we have over and over again become so familiar to us they barely even register when they do happen.

Episode: Short Stuff: Why Does Time Speed Up As You Age?

It was mentioned that the author believes our familiarity with the world, and the lack of new experiences, leads to time seeming to pass more quickly as we age.

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What about this guy Steve Taylor who wrote a book called Making Time.

He has a theory that basically because we become more familiar with everything as we go by not only are there fewer experiences new experiences to be had, but the experiences that we have over and over again become so familiar to us they barely even register when they do happen.

Episode: Short Stuff: Why Does Time Speed Up As You Age?

It was mentioned as presenting the theory that as we become more familiar with everything, we process less new information, leading to time seeming to pass more quickly.

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What about this guy Steve Taylor who wrote a book called Making Time?

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The book was referenced for its concept of the "daily highlight," a method of identifying the most important task for the day to improve productivity.

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In terms of specific tools for getting more done, single biggest step I found is something I came across in a book called Make Time by Jack Knapp and John Zoratsky.

— Episode: Gary Vaynerchuk, David Rubenstein, Ali A...

Episode: Gary Vaynerchuk, David Rubenstein, Ali Abdaal, Emi...

The book was referenced for its concept of the "daily highlight," a method of identifying the most important task for the day to improve productivity.

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In terms of specific tools for getting more done, single biggest step I found is something I came across in a book called Make Time by Jack Knapp and John Zoratsky.

Episode: Ali Abdaal on the Keys to Productivity and Re-Defi...

Ali Abdaal cited this book's concept of the "Daily Highlight," suggesting it as a key tool for boosting productivity by focusing on the single most important task of the day.

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Single biggest step I found is something that came across in a book called Make Time by Jack Knapp and John Ziratsky they're called it the Daily Highlight I think similar to Gary Kater's idea of the one thing like what's what's the one thing I actually want to do today?

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