I wish I could make more time to read and I'm so bad about it. Most of the stuff that I end up reading now are books that podcast guests have sent me. There's quite a bit that we can automate nowadays. And outsourcing is sort of a last step. In a lot of cases, you can avoid outsourcing completely.
Ari Meisel joins me today to explain why multitasking is a problem and what you can do instead. Multitasking involves rapidly switching between two or more tasks, resulting in a lack of focus and attention. Ari and I discuss his top secrets to success, how to optimize your time, and the idea of work-life integration. Listen and get valuable tips about how to live your best optimized daily life!
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Less Doing, More Living @arimeisel on Twitter @arimeisel on Instagram Ari Meisel on LinkedIn
In This Episode:
- [02:02] - Ari talks about how he overcame Crohn’s disease, and how his book came out of that journey.
- [05:16] - How is Ari’s methodology different from Getting Things Done (GTD)?
- [07:09] - Ari discusses biohacking, talking about the HumanCharger and explaining what it is and how it works. Stephan points out how helpful it can be with jet lag.
- [10:55] - Did Ari cover stem cell therapies in his book Intro to Biohacking? He answers, then he and Stephan talk about triathlons and Tough Mudder.
- [13:57] - Ari talks about his top secrets to success in terms of optimizing time. He first recommends throwing out the concept of work-life balance in favor of the idea of work-life integration.
- [17:35] - Stephan talks about Keith Cunningham’s idea of having a thinking chair, and then Ari brings up an example involving Salvador Dalí. In terms of triggers, Ari uses his phone as his trigger.
- [20:22] - Ari shares his thoughts on Slack, explaining why it’s such a valuable tool for team communications.
- [22:20] - Multitasking doesn’t actually exist, Ari explains. Instead, what we think is multitasking is rapidly switching back and forth between tasks.
- [24:25] - How do you figure out when your 90-minute peak time is, and how do you maximize that time?
- [28:34] - Stephan just bought the ŌURA ring and is excited to try it out. Ari then talks about how he uses this ring.
- [30:50] - Is Ari using TrueDark glasses to help him sleep? Is he doing blood sugar monitoring throughout the day?
- [33:58] - Ari discusses other tools, in addition to Slack, that he likes for automating, delegating, and team communication.
- [36:19] - When does Ari use Trello versus Airtable? He answers with helpful information about both. He and Stephan then talk about kanban.
- [40:36] - Ari uses Zapier and Ifttt to connect Trello with other applications. He describes when he would use one versus the other.
- [42:02] - Does Ari have any tool, training, or online course to walk people through how he uses all these various tools? Yes, he has a membership site called the Less Doing Labs.
- [44:58] - Ari describes the biggest difference in his life between now and two years ago. His answer involves the Amazon Echo.
- [47:27] - What are the most important things that Ari wants listeners to get from this conversation, or things that we haven’t touched on yet?
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