One of the things that I take on the retreats and would be good having a practice of doing in my day to day life more is you can buy off Amazon. Something like in the real on the same region of $40 it's a size of a food storage container but you can set a timer and then it will then lock itself so you can put your phone in this box and set it for eight hours and it's not going to unlock eight hours. That's really really cool and I'm curious how you take the learnings from the retreat or the getaway and bring them into your own life. And another question I have is around how do you optimize for flow in your day
Jack Smith is an entrepreneur. He previously sold his company Vungle to Blackstone for $750 million in 2019. But in this conversation, we didn't discuss his company (too much). Instead, we spoke about how Bill Gates' Think Week impacted Jack, what happens when we play roles, how to get into flow, and the questions he asks himself during his quarterly relationship reviews.
0:00 Intro
1:11 How Bill Gates Inspired Jack
9:45 Tips For To Have The Best Think Week
27:22 “I’m Playing The Role…”
38:42 Entrepreneurs Who Sell Their Company
42:56 The Moment Jack Realized He Was Playing A Role
49:00 Quarterly Relationship Reviews
53:11 How To Get In Flow
1:07:10 Challenge
Links Mentioned:
- Timed Locked Box – https://www.amazon.com/Timed-Locked-Phones-Snacks-Medium/dp/B00E9J3MLM/• https://www.vipassana-for-hackers.org
- Book Stand – https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005IV6U0U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- AlphaSmart – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaSmart
- GetFreeWrite.com
- https://www.balisilentretreat.com
- The New Toughness Training for Sports by James E. Loehr – https://www.amazon.com/New-Toughness-Training-Sports-Psychologists/dp/0452269989
Jack’s Links
- Twitter – https://twitter.com/_jacksmith
- Portugal Nature Gateaway – https://www.portugalnaturegetaway.com
Other Podcasts Jack’s Been Featured On
- My First Million 470 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVwLEocqK0E
- My First Million 6 – https://open.spotify.com/episode/4mJ4NmfRM5luSwfsPSRAfR?si=e9e8ced7bd994f78
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