Journey To Launch

Episode 300- Finishing What Matters Most: How To Make The Most Out Of Your Time And Attention With Productivity Expert Charlie Gilkey

Dec 14, 2022

57:11

Author, podcaster and entrepreneur, Charlie Gilkey, joins the podcast to shed light on what it really means to make the most out of your time and hone in on what you should focus your attention on.

Charlie is founder of Productive Flourishing, a website that helps creatives, leaders, and entrepreneurs start finishing the stuff that matters. He's written several books, including an award-winning book, “Start Finishing: How to Go From Idea to Done,” and has been featured in Time, the Washington Post, the New York Times and more.

We talk about the four different blocks of time, the reality and advantages of not doing “it all,” how to manage time as a neurodivergent identifying person, getting back control over our priorities and rebelling against rigid schedules.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why attention is actually more valuable than time
The difference between freedom from and freedom to
How to implement the rule “No more than five active projects per time perspective.”
Acceptable loss, honoring your priorities, headtrash + centering yourself
Avoiding the slippery slope of putting too much time, energy and attention on the economic and career projects in our lives + more

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