Process - The Journey to Productivity and Effectiveness
Being productive and effective is a journey, not a destination. You must embrace the process. Join Justin DiRose as he shares his productivity journey in hopes to help you along on yours.
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Oct 12, 2020 • 10min
69: Clarifying Productivity Problems with the 5 Whys
How do you effectively solve a problem in your productivity system? This week we discuss why clarifying your problem is just as important as solving it.
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Obsidian Made Simple
67: Solving Productivity Problems with the Rule of Three
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Sep 28, 2020 • 7min
68: What's Your Motivation?
Do you need to apologize for not getting to a non-urgent task? Also, we discuss what might be motivating your pursuit of goals and if there's a better way.
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Obsidian Made Simple - Live 11am CDT on September 28, 2020
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Sep 14, 2020 • 9min
67: Solving Productivity Problems with the Rule of Three
How do you notice and solve problems in your productivity system? This week, Justin shares about the Rule of Three and how it can help you focus on solving the right problems in your system.
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Effective Remote Work YouTube
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Aug 31, 2020 • 10min
66: When Has Your System Settled?
Justin gets called out in a YouTube comment, which raises a question: when has your system settled enough to feel comfortable with it? Also, Justin shares some thoughts on how productivity is actually just one skillset to benefit the world.
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Justin's Notion Walkthrough - August 2020
August Bradley's Life Operating System
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Aug 17, 2020 • 11min
65: The Curse of Immediacy
This week, Justin discusses how a mindset of instant gratification does not help you to be effective. Instead, he shares two insights to build better long-term thinking: iteration and process.
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Effective Remote Work Community
Aug 3, 2020 • 12min
64: Failing at Building a System
Justin's OmniFocus experiment fails, which sends him on a thought exploration of failing to build an effective productivity system.
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StrengthsFinder
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Jul 20, 2020 • 10min
63: Rethinking OmniFocus Structure
Justin settles on using OmniFocus on iPad only, and shares his thoughts on restructuring it to use a single list with tags.
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Scotty Jackson - OmniFocus 3 Tags are Lists
Jul 6, 2020 • 15min
62: Just Say No to Hustle
Justin switches to Linux and shares some advice he's learning right now about hustle and hard work.
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Pop! OS
James Clear - Cumulative Stress
Remotely Working 9: Kids and Remote Work with Matt Ragland
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Jun 22, 2020 • 11min
61: Why I Switched to Obsidian
Obsidian has become Justin's favorite personal knowledge management tool. This week, he discusses why, plus an analogy as to why productivity tools are like coffee gear.
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Remotely Working
Effective Remote Work YouTube Channel
The Best Non-Nerdy Notes App
Obsidian - A First Look
May 22, 2020 • 14min
60: Structured and Unstructured Workspaces
Roam Research has illuminated a new kind of productivity tool — the unstructured workspace. While not the first, it did get Justin thinking on the differences between structured and unstructured tools and why you need both.
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The Best Non-Nerdy Note Apps That Aren't Roam Research - Video
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