Rob Drydeck's productivity system

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Rob Drydeck is a successful businessman who has launched 18 brands and exited 6 for over $550 million
He has a productivity system that involves tracking every hour of his life to be optimized towards life mastery
He has an 80 page operating manual for his life managed by 4 people, and has systems and automation in place that makes everything effortless
He has a set of core seven routines that he follows every day which includes brain training, meditation, working out, maintaining a clean diet, not drinking, and taking supplements
He tracks every hour of his day to ensure productivity and happiness

In this episode Cal – against his better judgment – answers questions on the fly, with no advance plan or preparation. He also does a Deep Dive about the Twitter fog dissipating and discusses something interesting.

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Deep Dive: What was Twitter anyway? [4:46]

- Is there a difference between passion and calling? [27:09]
- What are the four principles to reimagine knowledge work? [31:50]
- Is movie watching part of the Deep Life? [36:05]
- Does fixed schedule productivity work on a weekly scale? [38:54]
- How does effective altruism fit in value-based lifestyle career planning? [41:01]
- What are Cal’s thoughts on David Graber’s book, “Bull Shit Jobs”? [44:00]
- Do distracted adolescents risk losing the ability to focus as they grow older? [46:57]
- Does slow productivity assist with parenting and professional development? [48:29]

Something Interesting: Rob Drydek’s productivity system [1:00:37]

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