{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dru's Notes","title":"Stop Wasting Your Off Days | Daily Essay","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c702fab9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":111,"description":"A packed schedule breaks from overuse. An empty schedule atrophies from underuse. Without a deadline tomorrow, tonight slips to midnight because of Parkinson's law: give a night no reason to end and it stretches. Meanwhile, stacking back-to-back commitments works like corporate financial debt: one unexpected fire wipes out the entire day. Morgan Housel runs his days at 80% capacity for the same reason. Structure your calendar with enough due tomorrow that tonight ends on time, and enough slack that a surprise costs an hour instead of the day.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rnQz4Ui5lyTFFiX16AV8Bb6xg50ZuNtigkyBOqya4LU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xYzNh/NzM1Njk4MWQ1MzJj/OGQ2MmU4MTlhOWM2/NmM3NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}