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When by Daniel Pink

THE BLUE TREE
Personal
Productivity

CEFR B2
Upper
Intermediate
warm up
- When do you feel the most energized during the day?
- What do you do when your energy levels are dropping?
- How well do you know your body as regards your circadian rhythm?
part one
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 00:39 When do people perform the worst during the day according to research?
- ⌚ 00:49 What is the most unproductive time in the UK?
- ⌚ 01:07 Why does Daniel Pink call this time the Bermuda Triangle?
- ⌚ 01:18 What is the daily Circadian Rhythm?
- ⌚ 01:43 What are the three stages of our attention and mental ability during a day?
part two
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 1:58 What is the best thing you can do at the beginning of a trough?
- ⌚ 2:14 How long should our naps be?
- ⌚ 2:25 What effect does a 10 minute nap have?
- ⌚ 3:05 What is Nappuccino and why is it so effective?
- ⌚ 3:17 If you cannot take a nap, what should you do during a trough?
- ⌚ 3:32 If we absolutely have to do important work during a trough, what should we remember about?
- ⌚ 3:44 When should we do our most important work?
part three
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 4:00 What are the two categories of important work?
- ⌚ 4:17 What are some examples of logical work?
- ⌚ 5:18 What makes the Linda Problem a logical problem? Did you get the answer right?
- ⌚ 5:18 When did people answer this problem correctly more often?
part four
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 5:34 Which side of the brain does insight work rely on?
- ⌚ 5:40 What are some examples of insight work?
- ⌚ 6:19 Why was the coin fake?
- ⌚ 6:25 What is required to solve insight problems like the Coin Problem?
- ⌚ 6:25 When did people answer this problem correctly more often?
part five
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 7:01 How should we organize our work taking the above information into account?
- ⌚ 7:16 Who are the people who have a late chronotype? Is this you?
- ⌚ 7:38 How can we know if we have a late chronotype?
- ⌚ 8:30 What is the ultimate goal that can help us be most productive?
COMMENTS
Do you agree that it as important to know when your trough? What do you do when your energy levels are dropping? How well do you know your own Circadian Rhythm?
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