Interview with John Zeratsky, Make Time Author
- Author
- John Zeratsky, Ian Mikutel, Darren Austin, March Rogers
- Published
- Thu 09 Apr 2020
- Episode Link
- https://www.bettershow.io/
Show Notes
- 1:22 — Ian welcomes John to the show.
- 2:39 — John talks about what has changed since the book came out in late 2018 that makes the topic of time management more important.
- 6:01 — John discusses how the need to work from home during the COVID-19 lock down has changed the routines for nearly all of us.
- 8:44 — The different way we perceive time now that we are spending all our time at home.
- 10:15 — The effect of adding more intention to your days.
- 15:25 — John talks about the circumstances in his life that led to the creation of Make Time.
- 19:26 — How John’s time management habits have changed since his transition from a full time employee to entrepreneur.
- 22:19 — John discusses the importance of finding the things in life that give you energy.
- 24:22 — How the use of social media affects our in-person interactions and why it’s important to be conscious about it.
- 29:07 — John offers some new tips that he’s discovered since writing the book including the use of a “calendar template”.
- 30:01 — John shares what’s on his personal “calendar template”.
- 33:10 — John discusses the concept of “iceberg yes” and how to use it to avoid getting overwhelmed.
- 38:30 — John explains what a “charge cabinet” is and
- 40:33 — The importance designing your physical space to reinforce good time habits.
- 41:22 — Using “social jujitsu” to increase the quality of your social interactions.
- 43:40 — The reality that many of structures and routines that we have relied upon in life are no longer there and we need to find new ways to support healthy routines.
- 45:40 — How the news can be a source of acute anxiety and the importance of moderating one’s news consumption.
- 50:35 — John shares his tip for the single biggest quality of life improvement you can make.
