118: Busy? Here’s How to “Make Time”

Time – it’s always running away from us. One of the perks of owning my own business is that I am in charge of my own schedule, but it’s still a challenge to make the most of every day. And that’s why I’ve been reading “Make Time” by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky along with my co-host, David Krohse!

"It’s about slowing down and making time for what matters most."

- Jacques Hopkins

We had a great chat about our favorite tips from the book, what we’ve tried so far, and what we’re thinking about as we face the challenge of making time head-on.

In This Episode, We Talked About:

• (1:45) Introducing the theme of today’s episode


• (3:13) First thoughts on “Making Time”


• (8:08) The authors’ stories and discussion vs. implementation


• (10:20) Pre-planning daily highlights and calendar blocking


• (11:36) “Flake it ‘till you make it”


• (13:00) Becoming a morning person (or not)


• (16:59) Tuning out distractions and “infinity pools”


• (23:10) Homescreen cleanup - does it make a difference?


• (24:17) Wristwatch vs. phone for timekeeping and more


• (25:54) Dave’s concept for a physical product that limits screentime


• (29:46) The challenge of keeping on top of emails


• (31:29) Paring down entertainment options and how we use our downtime


• (35:42) How to invent a deadline


• (38:48) Experiments with nutrition and fasting


• (42:01) Headspace and a meditation fail


• (44:06) Wrapping up

So what about you – what are you doing to make time in your own schedule? If you’d like to share, make sure you join my free Facebook group for online course creators. I’d love to hear from you there!

Links

• Bonjoro Free Trial


• Freedom app


• Dark Matter


• We Are Legion (We Are Bob)


• Red Rising


• Headspace app


• The Online Course Community (free Facebook group)

• Make Time


• Deep Work


• Piano in 21 Days


• The Online Course Guy