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Tips and tricks for being more productive. Share tips, tools, and strategies for managing time, setting goals, and staying focused.
@sipho
#focus #productivity #mindfulness #habits
Ep. 217: Slow Productivity Advice

Focus Is A Discipline, Not A Habit

6min
AI Key Takeaways
  • Hobbies that require intense concentration, such as playing chess or training for a sport, can help train your ability to concentrate.
  • Passive activities, such as becoming more comfortable with boredom, are also important for concentration.
  • Active training, such as practicing to increase your skill at a hobby, is also important for concentration.
@param
We are living in a distracting environment where we think we are in control but aren’t #selfimprovement #focus #meditation
The Power of Unwavering Focus

We're Training Ourselves to Be Distracted

5min
AI Key Takeaways
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@martine
#productivity #wellbeingdrivenproductivity
Cal Newport: Lifestyle Design, Slow Productivity and Contrarian Writing

What Everybody Should Be Doing, but Mostly Only Software People Do

3min
AI Key Takeaways
  • Everyone should be focusing on their bucket list of things, instead of worrying about other things.
  • This will free up cognitive overload and make people more productive.
@BuggieNet
Be more productive #productivity #mindset #habits #creativity
#572 - Life Hacks 210

How to Hack Productivity with the Zygonic Effect

2min
AI Key Takeaways
  • Leaving sentences part finished can help with productivity because it makes it easier to restart a project.
  • This can be done by closing out the day by finishing sentences, which activates the open loop system.
@min
#Business #Idea #Startup
#648: James Clear, Atomic Habits — Simple Strategies for Building (and Breaking) Habits, Questions for Personal Mastery and Growth, Tactics for Writing and Launching a Mega-Bestseller, Finding Leverage, and More

The Work That Keeps Working for You

3min
AI Key Takeaways
  • To achieve maximal impact, you need to figure out what you're trying to accomplish and then optimize for it.
  • It's important to make fewer choices that will violate your goals.
  • It's important to stay focused on what works for you, so you can keep doing it over and over again.
@evilsizor
Ep. 240: Disciplined Laziness

Autonomy as an outcome of a productivity focused life (vice optimization)

4min
AI Key Takeaways
  • Productivity can be aimed at achieving a number of different goals, including but not limited to optimization, focusing on a single important thing, and maintaining financial stability.
  • It is important to have a productivity system in place in order to achieve these goals.
@m_samltrv
I was surprised 😄
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman Question & Answer in Seattle, WA

How to Improve Memory?

2min
AI Key Takeaways
  • To remember things, you need to get your brain and body into a high autonomic arousal state.
  • If you tell yourself something is important, you will learn it better.
@jeffbrown
If you find it difficult to #focus during deep work, practicing these techniques will help.
Ep. 217: Slow Productivity Advice

Passive Training Activities to Build Up Focus

6min
AI Key Takeaways
  • Hobbies that require intense concentration, such as playing chess or training for a sport, can help train your ability to concentrate.
  • Passive activities, such as becoming more comfortable with boredom, are also important for concentration.
  • Active training, such as practicing to increase your skill at a hobby, is also important for concentration.
@gina
How To Find Tranquility, Meaningful Productivity and Healthy Relationships - Lana Blakely

Positive Attitude Can Lead to More Productive Work

3min
AI Key Takeaways
  • Productivity can be improved by approaching work with lightness and ease, remembering to have fun, and remembering that work is just a part of life.
  • This can be easier to do when work is viewed as just another part of one's life, rather than a stressful obligation.
@nateterrence
Getting stuff done
Someday Is Today: Achieve Your Goals And Live Without Regret - Matthew Dicks

Some Day Is Today. Get Stuff Done

8min
AI Key Takeaways
  • The speaker is willing to give 30 minutes of their time to fledgling writers
  • The speaker likes to meet writers at McDonald's
  • The speaker listened to a writer's book idea during a meeting at McDonald's
@jonas
#610 - Alex Hormozi - 19 Harsh Truths About Human Nature

Gamifying Your Life

3min
AI Key Takeaways
  • Tracking progress is important in order to stay motivated.
  • Gamification can be a helpful way to keep people engaged.
  • It is important to account for unforeseen events.
@param
Just get started even if it’s for a little bit 😄#mindset #action #motivation
World's Leading Expert On How To Solve Procrastination - Dr Tim Pychyl

The Secret to Sustainable Productivity Is Getting Started

2min
AI Key Takeaways
  • 95-98% of procrastination is due to the difficulty of getting started
  • Newton's first law and activation energy can help explain procrastination
  • Solving the getting started problem could be the key to overcoming procrastination
@gareth
#productivity #mindfulness
Snippet 17: How To Set Better Goals for 2023 - Oliver Burkeman

How to Keep Going When You're Feeling Crappy

2min
AI Key Takeaways
  • Putting the words "crappy" and "doable" in different contexts can help to ease the anxiety of breaking a streak.
  • Aiming to do something specific, like meditation or writing, daily can help to reduce the fuzziness of whether or not a streak has been broken.
  • Making oneself stop and walk away from a project can help to reduce the anxiety of failure.
@timm
How to Focus to Change Your Brain

Maximizing your focus by taking breaks

2min
AI Key Takeaways
  • Consider whether you are giving up your best period of focus to unproductive activities
  • Take breaks and engage in non-focused activities throughout the day
  • Learning is optimized in 90 minute bouts and not continuous focus
@oguzhanozpinar
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman Question & Answer in Seattle, WA

How to Improve Memory?

2min
AI Key Takeaways
  • To remember things, you need to get your brain and body into a high autonomic arousal state.
  • If you tell yourself something is important, you will learn it better.
@lori
#productivity
Ep. 222: Did Cavemen Use To-Do Lists?

How to Schedule Deep Work Sessions to Get the Most Out of Them

7min
AI Key Takeaways
@noushin
#health #selfimprovement #productivity #mentalfitness #business
How to Handle Low Capacity Days (Rebroadcast)

Creative Recharging for Low-Capacity Days

2min
AI Key Takeaways
@rolid
Slow down productivity. Do not read that article
Ep. 261: Control Your Time

Consuming Mindfully

5min
AI Key Takeaways
@martine
Living a Happier Life, Saying No, and Prioritizing Goals with Derek Sivers

"Clarifying Thoughts" - Using Writing as a Tool for Sanity

2min
AI Key Takeaways
  • Journaling or brainstorming can help one clarify their thoughts and make better decisions
  • Journaling does not require discipline but can be done to maintain one's sanity
@noushin
Zsolt Olah - Senior Learning Technologist at Amazon

The Problem With Knowledge Capture

3min
AI Key Takeaways
  • Experts may skip critical steps when sharing their knowledge without proper context
  • Capturing and sharing complete knowledge requires specialized methods and expertise
  • Going backwards when building a course can help ensure all necessary information is included