"Shishir Mehrotra runs a company that's all about productivity - and he's got a meticulous method to track his own. Superhuman is a suite of four AI productivity tools, including Grammarly, which recently rebranded its corporate entity to Superhuman. In addition to overseeing that rebrand, Mehrotra is also juggling board seats at companies like Walmart and Spotify, writing a coming book on company rituals, and raising a family."
"To do this, Mehrotra uses a productivity hack from Intercom cofounder Des Traynor,who was also an investor in Coda and Superhuman Mail, both of which are now products within Superhuman. In 2019, Traynor outlined his framework in a viral tweet, arguing that emails reflect "what others think you should work on," to-do lists show "what you think you should work on," and calendars reveal "what you actually work on.""
"Mehrotra said he uses Traynor's four-step time management guide to keep focused on what's most important. It starts with clearing your inbox, followed by reorganizing your calendar so every task has a dedicated time block. The third step is sticking to that schedule, and the final step is reflecting on the time you spent on top tasks - and evaluating for adjustments in the next cycle."
Shishir Mehrotra calculates an alignment score to track how well his time matches his priorities, targeting 50% of weekly time on to-do list items. Superhuman comprises four AI productivity tools, including Grammarly after a corporate rebrand. Mehrotra balances company leadership, board roles at Walmart and Spotify, authoring a book on company rituals, and family responsibilities. He follows Des Traynor's time-management framework: clear the inbox, reorganize the calendar with dedicated time blocks for tasks, stick to the schedule, and reflect to adjust future cycles. He also maintains a zero inbox habit and tracks completion of prioritized tasks.
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