Thanks for exposing some of these ideas. I do wish they were more rigorously examined. Also, I believe some contradictory things were said. Regardless, wanting to be "more productive" is tricky, as I believe it can start to become perfectionism and manifest into procrastination.
00:01 Focusing on one great moment of peak attention in a day 02:00 Surround yourself with extraordinary peers to level up your career. 06:09 Make Time is a powerful productivity book 08:02 Experimenting with structured Sprints for personal productivity 12:00 The busy bandwagon drives stress and our perception of others' busyness. 13:59 Understanding the impact of busyness and infinity pools on productivity 17:50 Creating space for project moments shapes your days and energy. 19:33 Find one or two things to be more productive every day 22:55 To energize, have the right amount of energy for tasks and pay attention 28:16 Use your calendar to design your day and reclaim control of your time. 30:03 Using the calendar as a proactive tool 33:26 Tracking and visualizing time on the calendar 35:05 Choosing meaningful daily highlights leads to satisfaction and joy. 38:25 Identify your peak energy times and prioritize tasks accordingly. 40:12 Preparing for a podcast recording with focused blocks 43:40 Prioritizing what matters most 45:15 Prioritizing non-work aspects in life 48:41 Creating barriers to distraction 50:26 Logging out and using two-factor authentication can help reduce distractions and increase focus. 53:45 Realizing the distraction of phone usage and taking action 55:16 Removing distractions brings relief and discomfort 58:28 Identify and eliminate attention-sucking apps and devices 1:00:06 Keeping the phone away from the bedroom and charging it downstairs. 1:03:14 Limiting time on apps to avoid addiction 1:04:54 Let go of constant need for being on top of news and entertainment. 1:08:20 Setting email response expectations 1:10:12 Manage internal expectations and slow down email response 1:13:39 Resisting distractions for focus 1:15:21 Relying on willpower alone is not enough to resist distractions and be productive. 1:18:47 Make time for what matters by creating barriers to distraction and boosting your energy. 1:20:37 Prioritizing sleep and exercise for energy 1:24:09 Experiment with small changes to improve productivity and focus 1:25:50 Main communication in Notion for slowing down and more time for what matters 1:29:24 Sprint methodology is valuable for startups to quickly prove product-market fit and learn from experiments. 1:31:09 Character VC runs a sequence of Sprints, especially beneficial for AI startups.
Loved this conversation and very down-to-earth and easy to follow advice! I too felt like most of the productivity books were written without parents of young kids in mind until I came across Laura Vanderkam’s books ! 😅 Also a note on the Future app- I love it, although was pretty skeptical about an idea of online personal trainer at the beginning )) I was pleasantly surprised to learn Lenny invested in it!
Thanks for exposing some of these ideas. I do wish they were more rigorously examined. Also, I believe some contradictory things were said. Regardless, wanting to be "more productive" is tricky, as I believe it can start to become perfectionism and manifest into procrastination.
Amazing episode! The "highlight" takeaway is the highlight of my day!
00:01 Focusing on one great moment of peak attention in a day
02:00 Surround yourself with extraordinary peers to level up your career.
06:09 Make Time is a powerful productivity book
08:02 Experimenting with structured Sprints for personal productivity
12:00 The busy bandwagon drives stress and our perception of others' busyness.
13:59 Understanding the impact of busyness and infinity pools on productivity
17:50 Creating space for project moments shapes your days and energy.
19:33 Find one or two things to be more productive every day
22:55 To energize, have the right amount of energy for tasks and pay attention
28:16 Use your calendar to design your day and reclaim control of your time.
30:03 Using the calendar as a proactive tool
33:26 Tracking and visualizing time on the calendar
35:05 Choosing meaningful daily highlights leads to satisfaction and joy.
38:25 Identify your peak energy times and prioritize tasks accordingly.
40:12 Preparing for a podcast recording with focused blocks
43:40 Prioritizing what matters most
45:15 Prioritizing non-work aspects in life
48:41 Creating barriers to distraction
50:26 Logging out and using two-factor authentication can help reduce distractions and increase focus.
53:45 Realizing the distraction of phone usage and taking action
55:16 Removing distractions brings relief and discomfort
58:28 Identify and eliminate attention-sucking apps and devices
1:00:06 Keeping the phone away from the bedroom and charging it downstairs.
1:03:14 Limiting time on apps to avoid addiction
1:04:54 Let go of constant need for being on top of news and entertainment.
1:08:20 Setting email response expectations
1:10:12 Manage internal expectations and slow down email response
1:13:39 Resisting distractions for focus
1:15:21 Relying on willpower alone is not enough to resist distractions and be productive.
1:18:47 Make time for what matters by creating barriers to distraction and boosting your energy.
1:20:37 Prioritizing sleep and exercise for energy
1:24:09 Experiment with small changes to improve productivity and focus
1:25:50 Main communication in Notion for slowing down and more time for what matters
1:29:24 Sprint methodology is valuable for startups to quickly prove product-market fit and learn from experiments.
1:31:09 Character VC runs a sequence of Sprints, especially beneficial for AI startups.
Great podcast! Thank you!!! What was your highlight of the day - one of the best questions I have ever heard!
Love it!
Loved this conversation and very down-to-earth and easy to follow advice! I too felt like most of the productivity books were written without parents of young kids in mind until I came across Laura Vanderkam’s books ! 😅
Also a note on the Future app- I love it, although was pretty skeptical about an idea of online personal trainer at the beginning )) I was pleasantly surprised to learn Lenny invested in it!
Great conversation!
Btw, I'm wondering which camera John uses. It's great quality video!
Thank you! It's a Lumix FZ1000 with an Elgato Cam Link 4K.
Thank you@@jazeratsky! 🙏
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Really nice video! i was wondering if i could help you edit your videos and make them more engaging as well as create short content out of them.
For the audio book, AI could have done the job for you no ? 😅