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EP. 7: Reclaiming the 40-Hour Workweek | Prof. Jason Brennan (Georgetown)

Productivity hacks to maximize work-life balance

Description

This is Episode #7 of the Anscombe’s Juggle podcast for parent-scholars looking to balance the demands of parenthood and academia. In this episode, Georgetown business professor Jason Brennan shares his secrets for publishing a lot in just forty-hour workweeks to free up more time for family and fun.

Chapters

0:00 - Intro and brief daily work schedule

2:16 - Family time schedule

3:52 - Highs and lows of hybrid work

4:25 - Learning productivity through parenting

7:45 - Useful non-monetary resources

12:13 - A warning about academia’s ‘cult of busy’

15:28 - How to prioritize writing and overcoming writer’s block

18:28 - Scheduling emails

19:35 - Regularizing manuscript innovation

22:10 - Determining how many hours you should work

27:50 - Logging hours/project progress

32:00 - Managing multiple projects over time

39:27 - Managing multiple children over time

42:34 - Coping with novelty across family and career stages

46:53 - Business lecture slides to save you time

For more resources from Dr. Brennan, see his book, Good Work If You Can Get It: How to Succeed in Academia as well as his shorter popular pieces in the Philosopher’s Cocoon and Daily Nous.

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