How to Actually Use Productivity Tips and Improve Your Life (Ep. 176)

Gurus, gurus, everywhere, but not a spot to think. We talk about how to sort through productivity advice, so you can actually use it.
Full show notes
Things mentioned in this episode:

Strava (iOS | Android)
Goodreads (iOS | Android)
The Tim Ferriss Show
Nate Hills’ YouTube channel
OkDork (Noah Kagan’s website)
Tom’s Essential Books list
Beeminder (iOS | Android)
Tom’s Impossible List
James Clear article about avoiding the “second mistake”
Habitica (iOS | Android)
Martin’s workout app (iOS | Android)
Couch to 5K app (iOS | Android)
FreshBooks

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Timestamps:

0:02:25 - Putting productivity tips into practice
0:03:33 - Drinking tea and good old mold
0:05:28 - The 3 stages of skill building and how they affect your progress
0:09:38 - Don’t tell others about your goals
0:11:01 - Prioritizing specific problems, interests and activities
0:15:38 - Structuring and optimizing certain aspects of your life
0:23:05 - Taking into account all the optimizable variables of your system
0:28:46 - Sponsor: FreshBooks (Working as a freelancer)
0:31:49 - Building habits slowly and consistently
0:38:16 - Using external motivators to make sure you do stuff
0:43:25 - Knowing yourself and not taking people’s advice at face value
0:51:00 - Handling possible failures in your habit building
0:55:20 - Following someone else’s advice when you’re clueless
0:57:18 - Reviewing your progress on the goals you’ve set
0:58:42 - Recap and conclusion

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