#185: Learn a proven 4-step framework to create more time in your day for whatever matters most. In this episode, Jake and John share tactics to highlight your priorities, maintain laser focus, energize with healthy habits, and reflect in order to continuously improve and transform your life.

Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky are the authors of the best-selling books Sprint and Make Time, and co-founders of Character, a venture capital firm. Previously, they were partners at Google Ventures and design leads at Google where worked on apps like Gmail and YouTube.

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Full Show Notes

(00:00) Introduction

(01:50) What Most People Get Wrong About Managing Time

(04:06) Why People Are Struggling With Productivity

(05:45) Applying ‘Make Time’ to Your Personal Life

(08:14) Busy Bandwagons and Infinity Pools

(12:30) The 4 Step 'Make Time' Framework

(15:40) How to Start Your Day With a Highlight

(20:24) Highlights: Can There Be More Than One? Can They Change?

(24:04) Highlight Tactic: Design Your Day

(27:38) Highlight Tactic: Batch the Little Stuff

(30:34) How Often Should You Look Into Feedback Loops?

(31:18) The Most Efficient Ways to Find Laser Focus

(35:20) Creating a Distraction-Free Phone

(42:00) How to Deal With Attention Residue

(46:38) Ways to Create Energy to Recharge Yourself

(50:16) Why You Should Leave Your Headphones at Home

(51:05) Best Cadence to Take Breaks

(53:00) How Jake and John Apply Exercise to Their Lives

(56:20) What Can We Do to Reflect?

(59:14) Where to Find Jake and John’s Work

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