Chess Clock

Chess Clock

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📝 Description

A device used in chess to keep track of the time each player takes during a game. In this context, it's used metaphorically or literally as a productivity tool to measure focused work time and penalize distractions.

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chess clocks.

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Keywords:

chess clock
productivity tool
deep work
time tracking

🤖 Why This Product Was Mentioned

"George introduces the "chess clock methodology" as a productivity hack for deep work, inspired by Tim Urban. The idea is to use a chess clock (or a timer) to strictly measure focused work time and switch to the "distraction" clock whenever one deviates from the task."

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