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Productivity apps, to-do lists, time blocking... Have we turned ourselves into machines that need managing? Efficiency was supposed to be a tool; when did it become the goal?
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Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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