Joel Widmer talks about productivity hacks for entrepreneurs. We speak about the boring things you can do to become more productive as a business owner.
He recently put out a course with raving reviews. Check it out here?https://www.udemy.com/productivity-hacks/?couponCode=DoBoringWork
0:12 Introduction
1:32 Finding the sweet spot? for productivity
3:06 The myth of naturally productive people
4:55 Making the transition from being lazy to a hard worker
7:24 How to trick yourself into being more productive
10:50 What to do to be more productive with email
11:53 Being productive as a solopreneur
14:04 Josh Kaufman?s 99 Best Business Book article?http://personalmba.com/best-business-books/
19:25 Srini Roa 1,000 words a day example of hard work?http://unmistakablecreative.com/
25:31 Is social media productive or a trap?
29:35 Joel?s guilty pleasure for wasting time
31:13 Ask the question ?what am I avoiding?”
33:10 80/20 rule and the extra bit of work
34:16 Article from James Clear?http://jamesclear.com/stay-focused
37:35 Boring things to free up mental ability
46:32 Before/After?s of productivity
49:40 Joel?s productivity course?https://www.udemy.com/productivity-hacks/?couponCode=DoBoringWork
52:03 48 hour challenge
*I?m not compensated for talking about Joel?s course? I just think it?s great stuff that helped me out and will ?help you out too.
UPDATED: After hearing listener feedback about favorite resources I came across a valuable review on the time tracker Toggl. Here’s an in-depth review you should check out by Lewis over at Freelance Effect?https://thefreelanceeffect.com/toggl-review
Tools and resources mentioned in this episode:
www.rescuetime.com
www.toggl.com
www.freshbooks.com
www.fiverr.com