035: Automations: A System that Works FOR You
The Intentional Advantage
Tanya Dalton
4.8 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2017
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Learn how to use automations as a system that will help you with tasks that need to be done very week or every month. We're continuing our topic for this season all about personalized systems by discussing how automations can help you take the thinking out of it, as you break down and easily manage tasks, allowing you to complete any goal and project on time and without stress.
What's In This Episode:
• Eliminate decision fatigue by implementing automations into your lifestyle.
• How to make sure automating tasks works for you at home and at work so that you always complete your tasks and projects.
• Everyday examples of how I automate my chores, projects and tasks, and you can too.
• Actionable tips and how to use your free download to help you create your own automation systems.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Productivity Paradox from Inquell Press, a podcast focused on finding true fulfillment and happiness through the power of productivity. |
| 0:09.2 | To get your free checklist, five minutes to peak productivity, simply sign up at inkwellpress.com slash podcast. |
| 0:16.3 | And now here's your host, Tanya Dalton. |
| 0:19.5 | Hello, hello, everyone. Welcome to Productivity Paradox. I'm your host, Tanya Dalton. Hello, hello, everyone. |
| 0:21.2 | Welcome to Productivity Paradox. |
| 0:23.3 | I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, and this is episode 35. |
| 0:27.9 | This is an episode I have been looking forward to all season long, because automations are my very favorite system. |
| 0:36.8 | I love them. I love them for work. I love them for home. I absolutely |
| 0:41.3 | love them. So we're going to be diving deep into that today. But first, I want to share that today's |
| 0:46.9 | episode is sponsored by FreshBooks, a cloud-based accounting software designed with productivity |
| 0:52.7 | in mind. It is the easiest way to get paid quickly if you are a freelancer or entrepreneur. |
| 1:00.0 | And they're giving you a free trial. |
| 1:02.2 | I'll be sharing more about that later on in the episode. |
| 1:06.6 | Let's get started, though, talking about automations. |
| 1:11.6 | I'm so excited. |
| 1:17.5 | So let's talk first about how automations work. What are automations? |
| 1:22.4 | Well, they're like habits, which, you know, we talked about habits earlier this season, |
| 1:27.3 | but they're habits that you don't necessarily do every day. |
| 1:33.8 | So back in episode 31, we talked about how to set habits, and we even discuss the four tendencies with Gretchen Rubin in episode 32. |
| 1:37.9 | The difference is habits are daily and automations are not. |
| 1:49.0 | Like habits, though, automations help you take the thinking out of it. Nothing falls between the cracks because they're all pre-scheduled. |
| 1:53.0 | Your brain is always working. It's always burning calories. |
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