Focused

117: Roles & Goals

Jan 19, 2021

01:32:19

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Defining the Perfect Version of Yourself in a Specific Role

01:11

The Rolls - The Foundation

03:42

The Productivity Hierarchy

02:10

I'm a Roll, but I Don't Want It to Bloat Into Being a Roll

02:54

Introduction

2min

Rolls and Goals - The Foundation for a Lot of Things

2min

The Productivity Hierarchy

2min

The Rolls - The Foundation

4min

The Rolls That You Serve

4min

Are You Really an Advertising Executive?

2min

What Is the Perfect Version of David the Husband?

5min

The Perfect Version of You as a Father

4min

How Do I Set Up a Call With a Friend?

2min

10.

Square Space - Make Your Next Move With Square Space

3min

11.

The Rolls of the Perfect Max Barkey

1min

12.

The Rolls Are the Foundation

6min

13.

I'm a Roll, but I Don't Want It to Bloat Into Being a Roll

3min

14.

How Do the Goals Fit Into Your Rolls?

2min

15.

Is There a Tendency to Overcommit?

4min

16.

Do You Have a Monthly Review?

3min

17.

Goals Are My Foundation

3min

18.

The Focus Podcast - Tex Matter

4min

19.

Email Input Workflow - What Is It and How Can I Retrace It?

4min

20.

Emal

5min

21.

The Trouble With Text Messages as a Form of Communication

2min

22.

Using Slack to Clear Out Text Messages

3min

23.

I'm Mismanaging Slack

4min

24.

Hiring Is One of Those Things That You Do Not Want to Mess Up

5min

25.

The Infinity Pool Isn't a Bad Thing.

2min

26.

I Read All Books on Kendall

2min

27.

I've Got a Different Approach to Getting the Most Out of a Book

2min

28.

I've Got a Less Paul, and I'm Taking Guitar Lessons.

3min

29.

I've Just Got a 13 Inch Macbook Pro

4min

Goals are great, but they aren't enough. In this episode, David & Mike talk about how roles & goals work together and how the hats that you decide to wear are the real foundation of a solid personal productivity system.

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