1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Emily Abadi Here you are listening to Hurdle Moment. 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 2: It's my new series and honor of all the small 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,479 Speaker 2: hurdles we're conquering each and every day. 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: Now. 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 2: I don't want to get too cocky or anything, but 6 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 2: one of my rules is that you always have to 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,159 Speaker 2: celebrate the small wins, and this week's small win is 8 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 2: that you guys seem to really be digging this new 9 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 2: edition to the pot. My hope, honestly, is that it 10 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: offers you the motivation right when you need it on 11 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: hump Day in the middle of the week, in the 12 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 2: form of a quickie episode with actionable advice, techniques and 13 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 2: strategies to help you get to. 14 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: That next level. 15 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 2: This week's episode of Hurdle by the Way with Catherine 16 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 2: Switzer had me all sorts of excited, just as excited 17 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 2: as actually watching the Boston Marathon at my desk. Now, 18 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 2: if you don't know anything about Catherine, you've got to 19 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: check out the episode. She was the first woman to 20 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 2: ever run the Boston Marathon. She's such an og a 21 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 2: huge inspiration and a huge thank you to all of 22 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: you who messaged me this week telling me how impactful 23 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 2: her story is. I totally feel you because recording it 24 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: with her was such a pinch me moment. In this 25 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 2: week's Hurtle Moment, I'm talking about productivity. 26 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 1: Now. 27 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 2: I don't know a single person who doesn't wish that 28 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 2: at some point or another they had more than twenty 29 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 2: four hours in the day. 30 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: As many of you know, in. 31 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 2: Addition to this podcast, I'm a freelance journalist writing mostly 32 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: health and fitness content everywhere from Woman's Health to GQ, 33 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 2: and over the past two years of being my own boss, 34 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 2: I've had to learn how to maximumly be productive, not 35 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: just because it feels good to get things done. 36 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 1: But because it's kind of integral to how. 37 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: I make the big books, which is, you know, relative 38 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: being a journalist and everything. In today's episode, I talk 39 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: about my seven tricks to ultimate productivity, which I've learned 40 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 2: throughout my own experience. You know, I'm trying to do 41 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 2: the best I can with what I have since. 42 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: Going out of my own and. 43 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 2: Some days I feel like I've got the whole thing down, 44 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 2: and others, well, not so much. Whether you're a first 45 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 2: time listener, you've been hanging out with me for a 46 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: while now, I'm always here to interact with you. And 47 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 2: I make a point of reiterating that week after week. 48 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: So let's connect. 49 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 2: Hit me up on Instagram at Emily a Body at 50 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 2: Hurdle Podcast. Let me know what you think of hurdle 51 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 2: moment where you're liking about what I'm putting down here, 52 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 2: and feel free to shoot me an email. It's Emily 53 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 2: at hurdle dot us. With that, let's get to this 54 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 2: week's hurdle moment. I get a lot done during the day. 55 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: I'm just gonna own that it's not just work stuff either, 56 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 2: which obviously it's super important because I'm not a salaried 57 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 2: employee and I've got to make a living. Just like 58 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 2: a lot of the topics you see here, I get 59 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 2: tons of messages asking how I managed to fit everything in, 60 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: and trust me, days are truly a struggle. 61 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: Some days I feel like I could be sitting in front. 62 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 2: Of my computer for hours, or others I wish that 63 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: I just had the time to see friends, or just 64 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 2: connect with my mom for the first time since what 65 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 2: feels like January, or just have some me time. 66 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: But the fact is is that I've come. 67 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 2: To terms with this idea that I'm doing the best 68 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 2: I can with what I have I've also taken the 69 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 2: past twenty four plus months of entrepreneurship and freelancing to 70 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 2: home in on. 71 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: The strategies that make me feel the most productive. 72 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 2: Now, I won't call myself an expert in this arena 73 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 2: by any means, but what I will say is that 74 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 2: I'm proud of the progress that I've made at getting 75 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 2: things done. So today I share with you seven tricks 76 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 2: to be your most productive self. Trick number one, maximize 77 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 2: your commute. 78 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: You know it's funny. 79 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 2: When I first started freelancing, so many of my friends 80 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 2: asked me why I didn't want to just work from home. 81 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 2: And I love my home, don't get me wrong. This 82 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 2: special one bedroom that I'm recording this podcast, this episode 83 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 2: in is mine. But I knew instantly upon going out 84 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 2: on my own that getting up and out of my 85 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 2: surroundings and heading into an office would be absolutely critical 86 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 2: for me to get the most done every single day. 87 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 2: It was a way for me to set the tone 88 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 2: to separate home life from work life. Now, obviously going 89 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 2: into an office and oftentimes putting on something else other 90 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 2: than spandex is an important piece to the puzzle. 91 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: I'm a super ecstatic we. 92 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 2: Work member actually and I look forward to walking into 93 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: my office filled with self starters and super friendly staff 94 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 2: every single day. Seriously, if you need advice on we 95 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,679 Speaker 2: works in New York City, I have been to them all. 96 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: I have got you covered. 97 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 2: Every day when I head into the office, it's about 98 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 2: thirty minutes door to door, and I used to just 99 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: listen to some subpar John may or Pandora. 100 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: Station during the commute, if we're being real, but. 101 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 2: I slowly realized that it was time I could use 102 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: to get something done. 103 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 1: So this can look like a few different things. 104 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 2: Usually the commune is an optible time for me to 105 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 2: catch up on the news with the help a podcast 106 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 2: I love, like The Daily or a. 107 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: First or group chat. 108 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 2: I also then have about a five to ten minute 109 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 2: walk until I'm actually at a desk, and this is 110 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 2: my prime time for a list making. So I open 111 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 2: up a note on my phone and I turn on 112 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 2: voice typing this is important, and I talk out my 113 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 2: priorities for the day. It's like having my own personal assistant, 114 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 2: but it's absolutely free. I know saying this probably makes 115 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 2: me seem like I'm totally talking to myself on the 116 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 2: side of the street, but the reality is that people 117 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 2: just really. 118 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: Think that you're on a phone call. So it's totally fine. 119 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 2: Anyway, I make my to do list, and I'll touch 120 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 2: on smart strategies for doing that in just a second. 121 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 2: This way, by the time I get to my desk, 122 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 2: I don't need to take another thirty minutes. While I 123 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 2: slowly kind of do this, I've also gotten by this 124 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 2: time something accomplished with a little bit of organization and 125 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 2: a sense for what's going on in the world. Trick 126 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 2: number two say no more, not like no more, but 127 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 2: the word no. Use it more often. Joe Holder said 128 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 2: it best in episode fifty of Hurdle. He said, the 129 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 2: two most important words that you learn in your life 130 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 2: are yes and no. And it definitely took me a 131 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 2: long time to start using no. I felt as though 132 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 2: I wanted to make everyone around me happy, and in 133 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 2: order to do that, I had to be a yes woman. 134 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: Someone would ask me something like can you help me 135 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 2: with this, and I'd be like, sure, no problem, or 136 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 2: can you meet me at this time? 137 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: Of course, not a problem. But what I realized was 138 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: that I was catering. 139 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 2: To all these things that made everybody else's life easier, 140 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 2: but it wasn't making mine, and so I started using 141 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 2: no more, and I started owning the nights when I 142 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 2: needed to go home after work instead of meeting with 143 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 2: someone for a workout. And I began taking meetings when 144 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 2: it made sense with my schedule instead of constantly being 145 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 2: up and down and up and down every single day. 146 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 2: In this process of learning to be okay with no 147 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 2: I realized that the world wasn't going to collapse by 148 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: me setting up some boundaries. 149 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 1: It was comforting. 150 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 2: I have to focus on me a little bit to 151 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 2: be the best version of myself for everybody else, and 152 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 2: in that process I become just a little bit more productive. 153 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: Trick number three, it's simple. Make your bed in the morning. 154 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 2: If you listen to Adam Callen's episode of Hurdle, he's 155 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 2: the co founder of a company called Jane motorcycleis in Williamsburg. 156 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 2: We talk about how making your bed is a game changer. 157 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 2: That's because when you make your bed in the morning, 158 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 2: it doesn't take a lot of effort, and within seconds, 159 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 2: you feel like you've already accomplished something for the day. 160 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 2: You've jumped out of the opportunity to get a head start. 161 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 2: You feel like you've made progress, and it's easy progress 162 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 2: that makes you feel super productive. So for me, every 163 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 2: single day, after I get out of bed, I brush 164 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 2: my teeth, I walk back into my bedroom and the 165 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 2: first thing I do is make that bed. Then I'm 166 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 2: ready to tackle the next challenge. In Adam's episode of Hurdle, 167 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 2: he talks about how when he started to quote make 168 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 2: the bed in his life, so to speak, he was 169 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 2: able to. 170 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: Do more things with more ease. 171 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 2: It taught him that sometimes it's not so hard to 172 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 2: tackle the things that are right in front of him. 173 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 2: And I think that's a really really special lesson trick 174 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 2: Number four, make smarter to do lists. I can only 175 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 2: talk about the smart acronym so much on this podcast, 176 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 2: And if you want to know more about that, head 177 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 2: on over to the New Year's Day episode of Hurdle. 178 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 2: But have you ever made a to do list and 179 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,559 Speaker 2: felt so overwhelmed because there are like thirty different things 180 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 2: on it? 181 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: Yeah? Same, Now here's the thing about to do lists. 182 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 2: If they are actually just small essays in bulleted form, 183 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 2: then you instantly feel overwhelmed looking at it. Instead of 184 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 2: writing down thirty things on your list, set priority to 185 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 2: about ten max and ten is being gracious at the 186 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 2: top of your list. Put the biggest, scary things that 187 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 2: you don't want to do. Trust me, Getting these things 188 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 2: done first in the morning may feel a little daunting, 189 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 2: but once you tackle what I like to call the monster, 190 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 2: and I'm using air quotes, then you literally feel like 191 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 2: you are invincible and it is stellar. 192 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: Trust me. 193 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 2: Smaller to do lists hugely important for productivity. Trick number 194 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 2: five find joy in routine. I am absolutely nothing without 195 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 2: my morning routine. To be honest, A part of me 196 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 2: feels off if I'm not out the door and sweating 197 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 2: in some way within forty five minutes of rolling out 198 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,199 Speaker 2: of bed. If you want to hear about that morning routine, 199 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 2: I talked about it in last week's hurdle moment. Now 200 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 2: this isn't me telling you that you also need to 201 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 2: be an early riser and burning calories before the sun 202 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 2: comes up to be productive. But think about the other 203 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 2: routines in your life that can help you get more 204 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 2: done when you sit down in the morning to tackle 205 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 2: those first emails. For example, do you have a time 206 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 2: limit to that? What about the amount of time you're 207 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 2: scrolling through your Instagram during the day. I'll let you 208 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 2: in on my strategy I've tried my hardest to block 209 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 2: off two periods of time for that kind of stuff, 210 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: for me to check out on social media once I've 211 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 2: made my morning to do list, and the next time 212 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:00,079 Speaker 2: while I'm meeting. 213 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: In the afternoon. 214 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 2: Now, of course, there are always going to be times 215 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 2: where messages pop up or a DM or an email 216 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 2: or whatever the case may be, and I want to 217 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 2: answer them. But making this sort of the standard helps 218 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 2: me eliminate from mindlessly checking in on my phone constantly 219 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 2: every ten minutes. Plus, Remember, you get the chance to 220 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 2: figure out how these routines are going to play out 221 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,719 Speaker 2: for you, So don't feel like you necessarily need to 222 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 2: follow my social media strategy or my morning workout strategy. 223 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 2: But when you find a routine that feels comfortable, that 224 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,439 Speaker 2: can totally help you get more things done with time. 225 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 2: Trick number six, stop multitasking so much. When I realized 226 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 2: I was constantly doing everything all at the same time, 227 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 2: that's when I actually wasn't doing anything to the best 228 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,839 Speaker 2: of my ability. Instead, I was unintentionally, for lack of 229 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 2: a better term, evan a lot of stuff up. When 230 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 2: I was writing four different articles simultaneously. All four articles 231 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 2: struggled when I was trying to listen to my girlfriend 232 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 2: at lunch while answering seven emails. The emails all had 233 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 2: typos and my girlfriend felt neglected. 234 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: So what I learned was to dedicate my. 235 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 2: Attention to one thing at a time, to be as 236 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 2: I wrote in my New Year's Goals this year, where 237 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 2: my feed are I can't say that enough. I started 238 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 2: giving things time blocks in my schedule, and this is huge. 239 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: What I mean here is that. 240 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 2: After putting my to do list together for the day, 241 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 2: I would make a loose schedule for how I hope 242 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 2: things would play out. 243 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: For example, if I had an article I. 244 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 2: Wanted to write about, say productivity for men self. In 245 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 2: my schedule for the day, I would plot out when 246 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 2: I would take on that article, Say it was from 247 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:44,319 Speaker 2: one to two pm, and that way, during that time period, 248 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 2: that would be where my attention would go to. There 249 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 2: would be no question if I should be doing something 250 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 2: else on the two of the list. Of course, now, 251 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 2: some things take longer than you'd expect, and that's cool. Please, 252 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 2: it happens to me all the time. But what you 253 00:11:58,080 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 2: need to do is you need to have the chance 254 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 2: and be okay with pivoting when things don't go as planned. 255 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 2: This is why it's good to have your to do 256 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 2: list for the day that's not thirty items long. Take 257 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 2: the time you need to do the things that you 258 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 2: need to do, and be okay with that. It's forever 259 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,839 Speaker 2: a learning process. And what I really mean by that 260 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 2: is that you need to be honest and realistic about 261 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 2: how much time certain things take to get done. For instance, 262 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 2: if I know it takes me usually an hour to 263 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 2: work on a specific project, and I see that it 264 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 2: takes me three hours one day, then I can take 265 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 2: a step back and think, Okay, what else was I 266 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 2: actually doing during these three hours that were outside of 267 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 2: what I planned to do? Could I tweak that the 268 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,840 Speaker 2: next time? Could I not tweak that the next time? 269 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,719 Speaker 2: Do I need to set more realistic expectations? These are 270 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 2: all questions I'm constantly asking myself to be more productive. 271 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 2: This all hinges off of one of the best pieces 272 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 2: of advice I've ever gotten for productivity, which was, over 273 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 2: the course of a week, write down every single day 274 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 2: exactly how long it takes you to do the things 275 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 2: that you want to get done. Let me tell you 276 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 2: how this works and break it down a little bit 277 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 2: more specifically essentially, obviously, you have your to do list. 278 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 2: Then you set your quote unquote schedule for the day. 279 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 2: Over the course of the workday, write down exactly how 280 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,839 Speaker 2: long it takes you to get things done. After five 281 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 2: work days, take a step back and see how everything went, 282 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 2: evaluate where you could have made changes, and don't be 283 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 2: so hard on yourself. You know this is meant to 284 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 2: be a learning exercise. Maybe during this exercise you realize 285 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 2: that you're spending way too much time on your phone, 286 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 2: or maybe you're taking way too much time texting your friend. 287 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: Hey, we all have our vices. 288 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 2: What I'm saying here is this exercise can be super 289 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 2: helpful when you take a step back and see how 290 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 2: you're spending your time. So I encourage you all do 291 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 2: this this week. And if you do, and you're making 292 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 2: lists and you're writing down timestamps, feel free to tag 293 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 2: me and them on Instagram and we can wrap about it. 294 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: There. 295 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 2: My last trick trick number seven for being obscenely productive, 296 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,199 Speaker 2: surround your with people that inspire you. 297 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: In this life. 298 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 2: There are going to people that are drains and people 299 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,079 Speaker 2: that are fawcets, and the people that are drains take 300 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 2: away your energy. 301 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 1: Without giving you anything in return. 302 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 2: But the fawcets, these special special people, they are there 303 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 2: to set you up and teach you something. They're there 304 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 2: to support you in your mission to be your best self. 305 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 2: Now I'm super lucky and fortunate and blessed in all 306 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 2: the positive words that there are so many of these 307 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 2: people in my life. My good friends, my family, my mentors, 308 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 2: and these people. I feed off of what they say 309 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 2: to me. I feed off of their support and my 310 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 2: quest to be a better me. And when I'm going 311 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 2: through the tough stuff, when I'm at my own hurdles, 312 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 2: they help me get through them. They help me move 313 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 2: on to the next task and the next goal. These 314 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 2: positive influences in my life, they help me be my 315 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 2: best self. And that is so critical in terms of 316 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 2: productivity and of course, even more importantly overall happiness. And 317 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 2: for that I am so so grateful. Now, I want 318 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 2: to know what you're going to change in your routine 319 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 2: this week? How are you going to be more productive? 320 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 2: Make sure to tag me if you're making to do 321 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 2: lists that are shorter. Let me know if you're writing 322 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 2: out a schedule and figuring out better ways to spend 323 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 2: your time or setting aside specific sections of your day 324 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 2: to check in on social media. Whatever the case may be, 325 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 2: whatever productivity trick you really relate to keep me in 326 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 2: the loop. Some of these things are going to take 327 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 2: time to get right. I personally am still learning new 328 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 2: productivity strategies every single day. But what I can tell 329 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 2: you is that you're already taking a step in the 330 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 2: right direction by recognizing that there's room for improvement. 331 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: I'm going to let you in on a big secret. Guys. 332 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 2: No one's got this all figured out, and that's okay. 333 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 2: Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.