#048: What it Means to be Productive
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2018
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
We're talking about putting first things first, the number of hours the average American spends watching television, & how I schedule my days & weeks to ensure I'm being effective.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm 41 years old. |
| 0:01.8 | The average male American lives to 78. |
| 0:05.6 | That means I have, so you're 31 years left. |
| 0:09.4 | Well, no, 37 years left. |
| 0:12.5 | 37 years left. |
| 0:13.5 | I have 37 years left. |
| 0:15.8 | If that sounds like a long time, |
| 0:17.9 | until you say it like this, |
| 0:19.6 | I have 37 summers left. |
| 0:22.0 | Hmm. |
| 0:23.8 | Like, what? |
| 0:25.0 | So what am I gonna do this summer? |
| 0:27.2 | Cause I only have 36 after that. |
| 0:28.9 | I know I have 37 winters left. |
| 0:31.0 | Okay, what am I gonna do this winter? |
| 0:32.0 | Cause I only have that many left. |
| 0:33.2 | Well, I'll send, then you become like, |
| 0:35.5 | crunch time becomes really quick. |
| 0:38.1 | We are here because we know the outcomes |
| 0:39.9 | in our lives are within our control. |
| 0:42.6 | That taking absolute ownership of how we eat, |
| 0:44.9 | sleep, train, think, and connect with each other |
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