Productivity: Habits, Focus, Methods

Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, once said, "War is so complex it's beyond the ability of the human mind to comprehend all the variables." I believe the same could be

Whether it's looking for a job, trying to lose weight, or lacking drive work, learn how you can stay motivated in any situation.

Have you ever looked up the dictionary definition of “overwhelm”? It’s actually pretty intense: bury or drown beneath a huge mass defeat completely give too much of a thing to someone If you’re feeling overwhelmed, then perhaps you feel as though you have been given too much. In fact, you’ve been given so much that […]

David speaks with Thomas Frank, a writer and video creator passionate about helping people become more capable and productive. Thomas is the founder of the College Info Geek, a blog to help you learn effectively, spend less time studying, and become more productive (even if you're not in college). He is also a Notion power-user, and creates tutorials and free Notion templates on the side. We talked about his background and his story and everything that has come along with his path, about how to nurture your own creativity and how to channel it into producing a consistent body of work that has a lasting impact. And so you're gonna hear us answering a bunch of questions like how do you find your passion? And how do you pick which projects to start? And then, how do you know when to quit? And how do you deal with success? #theknowledge #podcast #productivity #passion #successmotivation #success #videocreator 📜 Full transcript: www.theknowledge.io/thomasfrank/ 🎙 Listen in your favourite podcast player https://plnk.to/theknowledge 👤 Connect with Thomas Frank: Twitter profile: @TomFrankly | https://twitter.com/TomFrankly Instagram profile: tomfrankly | https://www.instagram.com/tomfrankly/ Website: thomasjfrank.com 📄 Show notes: 0:00 | Intro 3:22 | About how to know when to quit something 5:27 | People pivot based on trends 6:25] | The benefit of being on the bandwagon 8:26 | The paradigm of audience capture 9:07 | How Tom picks opportunities 12:46 | His working cadence right now 18:31 | Tom’s inciting incident 22:26 | When College Info Geek took off 28:46 | The kinks in the path 33:57 | The muscle of being able to ship consistently 37:05 | Biggest keys to being successful 43:57 | Focusing on the things that mean the most 44:58 | How Tom deals with success 50:51 | Finding leverage 55:56 | Why stasis is dangerous 58:39 | The perfect end goal 1:01:47 | The past version of yourself 🗣 Mentioned in the show: College Info Geek Podcast | https://collegeinfogeek.com/ The Inforium | https://art19.com/shows/the-inforium The Dip by Seth Godin | https://amzn.to/3TDIcJM Ryan Holiday | https://ryanholiday.net/ Sara Deistchy | https://www.saradietschy.com/ Yahoo Geocities | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_GeoCities Wanting by Luke Burgis | https://amzn.to/3AcZfeS Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday | https://amzn.to/3USSjeJ Feynman technique | https://fs.blog/feynman-technique/ Nassim Taleb | https://twitter.com/nntaleb?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Khe Hy | https://radreads.co/ Back to The Future | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/ Gifts from your past self | https://www.theknowledge.io/issue45/ The Sunk Cost Fallacy | https://www.theknowledge.io/sunk-cost-fallacy/ 👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu: David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter. Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com, Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge 🚀 Career Hyperdrive Career Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love. During this course, you will make the leap from 'going with the flow' to actively crafting your journey. And you’ll join a community of ambitious peers who will hold you accountable for betting on yourself. http://careerhyperdrive.com 🧭 The Knowledge On The Knowledge Podcast you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds. The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter. Website: theknowledge.io Podcast: plnk.to/theknowledge

Procrastination is complex in its causes and the ways it affects the lives of those who wait; the consequences can be taxing on your well-being

I’m going to tell you a few things you already know. Every time you open your phone or your computer, your brain is walking onto a battleground. The aggressors are the architects of your digital wo…

Discipline is notoriously hard to cultivate. Fried plantain won't eat itself and I can binge Netflix shows like they’re shutting the website down tomorrow. But discipline is achievable!

People who know they’re serious procrastinators should always have a “nuclear option” at their disposal. By that I mean a button, a switch, a no-turning-back phone call that will put into motion an unstoppable force capable of smashing through your usual hesitations when nothing else works. You definitely want one of these buttons, and it’s easy enough to set up.

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Procrastination is not laziness but a result of a deeply rooted problem to overcome. Once awareness spotlights the problem, you can classify and create an effective strategy to overcome it.

People have been procrastinating for thousands of years. Just like you, they put things off, they delayed, they made excuses, they hoped deadlines would never come due. This caused them anxiety, it pissed their colleagues and families off, it created problems and most of all it wasted time. Twenty centuries ago, the Roman era Stoic […]

Why do we delay or postpone things? Knowing what’s going on in the mind can help break the habit. Learn how to stop procrastinating with Headspace.

Way of Life can help you improve your self-discipline and achieve your goals by providing a simple and convenient way to track your daily habits.

Identity-based habits are the secret sauce. The essential ingredient to make good habits stick. But beware, they are hard to implement.

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Imagine you're a soldier in medieval times. You have the choice of bringing one of five swords into battle with you. Which one would you choose? Most likely, you'd choose the sword that was the sharpest, the strongest, and the most reliable. You wouldn't bring all five swords with you,

Have you ever finished a week feeling like your to-do list got longer with each passing day? Even though each day was a flurry of activity, it feels like no matter how hard you try and regardless of how much you do, it seems impossible to make progress. I can relate. And there were a lot of weeks this was my reality.

Ever wished you could stop procrastinating and just be as efficient as a machine? Since you're a human, that's not going to happen -- but that's OK, says entrepreneur Dan Shipper. Here's how you can use awareness, observation and experimentation to clear your own way to getting more done.

A Reframe for Bringing Your Whole Self to your Daily Life

If you feel that your productivity has been hitting a slump, I highly recommend planning out your week ahead of time. Getting clear about what you’ll be doing during the upcoming week will help you…

Living in a distracting world can interfere with your focus and productivity. Thankfully, there are apps and websites to help you.

Here’s the wrong way to think about motivation: we muster up all of our motivation before we leave the house, then go out and spend that finite amount on our most important activities. That’s wrong, and I’m going to explain the neuroscience of why. Adrenaline (or epinephrine

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How you define Stephen Duneier depends on how you came to know him. Some define him as an expert institutional investor, while others know him as a large scale installation artist, avid outdoorsman, professor, decision strategist, coach, business leader, mindfulness extremist, author, speaker, daredevil or Guinness world record holder. In his talk, Stephen explains that what truly defines him aren't titles, but an approach to decision making that transformed him from someone who struggled with simple tasks to a guy who is continuously achieving even his most ambitious dreams. For thirty years, he has applied cognitive science to investing, business and life. The result has been the turnaround of numerous institutional businesses, career best returns for managers who have adopted his methods, the development of a $1.25 billion dollar hedge fund and a rapidly shrinking bucket list. Mr. Duneier teaches graduate courses on Decision Analysis in UCSB’s College of Engineering. His book, AlphaBrain is due for release in early 2017 from Wiley & Sons. Through Bija Advisors, he helps business leaders improve performance by applying proven, proprietary decision-making methods to their own processes. His artwork has been featured around the world and is represented by the Sullivan Goss Gallery. As Commissioner of the League of Professional Educators, Duneier is using cognitive science to alter the landscape of American education. He is the former Head of Currency Option Trading at Bank of America and Emerging Markets at AIG International. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Hey friend Today I want to tackle something a lot of people struggle with. Setting and achieving goals. I'll be honest with you. I used to suck at setting goals. And I’m not alone - most people do. If you suck at setting goals, you won’t by the

How do you create an effective to-do list? With the 5-Task formula.