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How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines) - Brian Christian

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Human beings and computers alike share the challenge of how to get as much done as possible in a limited time. Over the last fifty or so years, computer scientists have learned a lot of good strategies for managing time effectively — and they have a lot of experience with what can go wrong. Brian Christian shares how we can use some of these insights to help make the most of our own lives.

Following a quadratic-time algorithm, how long would it take to answer your emails on a day when you have four times as many messages as you do on a typical day?

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Brian Christian
  • Director Draško Ivezić
  • Art Director Draško Ivezić
  • Character Designer Draško Ivezić
  • Layout Artist Draško Ivezić
  • Animator Marko Dješka
  • Producer Chintis Lundgren
  • Editor Chintis Lundgren
  • Sound Designer Jure Buljević
  • Associate Producer Elizabeth Cox, Jessica Ruby
  • Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
  • Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
  • Narrator Addison Anderson

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