Bookworm 58: Scrum by Jeff & J.J. Sutherland
Joe's Meditation Experiment
- Joe continues experimenting with meditation but still finds it ineffective.
- He theorizes that his morning routine already includes meditative practices.
Email as an Impediment
- Cory suggests viewing email through the lens of Scrum, focusing on removing impediments.
- He challenges Joe to find a more efficient way to handle email, even if his current method works.
Email as a Backlog
- Cory points out that email is a to-do list others can write on, making it a backlog.
- He suggests evaluating emails based on their value, not just aiming for inbox zero.
Is Scrum really the magical project finishing formula that author Jeff Sutherland says it is? Joe & Mike share their own Scrum stories and point out the pitfalls in this episode covering Bookworm’s most requested book.
Links
– 10% Happier
– JIRA
– Freedom
– Whims at Work
– OmniFocus
– Faith-Based Productivity
– Personal Retreat course – coupon code BOOKWORM to save 50%
– Bookworm 57: Predictably Irrational
– Scrum
– Procourse
– Litheworks
– The Productivity Show w/ Judah Smith
– Bookworm 1: Getting Things Done
– Your Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt
– Mike’s Newsletter + Book Notes
– Bookworm 28: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
– Overlap by Sean McCabe
– Unique Ability
– The Productivity Show w/ David Kolbe
– Kolbe Type A Assessment
– Scaling Up by Vern Harnish
– Rocket.Chat
– Zoom
– seanwes podcast: The Communication Episode
– It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
– OFScripts (Github)
– Platform by Michael Hyatt
– Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
– The One Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
– Bookworm 42: How to Read a Book
– Bookworm 50: 2018 Draft
– Bookworm Club
– Leave a Review
Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating: 4.0