#196: The Science of Self-Motivation and Productivity

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2016

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

You want to be more productive. You want do more, in less time, so you can spend time doing the things you actually want to do. So we read articles and books on productivity, and have the best of intentions, but too often we just find ourselves spinning our wheels. You can't self-motivate to do the things you know you should be doing. If that describes you, you'll love this podcast. My guest today is Charles Duhigg. We had him on before to talk about The Power of Habit, and today we're talking about his new book, Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business. This isn't your standard self-help book. Rather than relying on old platitudes, Duhigg turns to science and real-world examples of motivation and productivity. We also get into the nitty gritty and give you solid tips on how you can improve your day-to-day life and work.

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0:00.0	Boremikaya here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:18.6	So we all want to be productive and we want to do more and less time so we can spend more
0:22.6	time doing the things we actually want to do.
0:25.8	So we read the post about being productive, read the books on productivity, have the
0:31.1	best of intentions but we find ourselves just spinning our wheels.
0:35.0	Or you know, worst is you can't muster the self motivation, actually do the things you
0:40.2	know you should be doing.
0:42.1	If that describes you, you're going to love this podcast.
0:44.6	Today on the show, my guest is Charles DuHig.
0:47.0	We've had him on the show before to talk about his book, The Power of Habit.
0:50.6	He's got to do a book out called Smarter, Faster, Better, The Secrets of Being productive
0:54.2	in life and business and Charles has spent years doing research about the science of
0:59.0	productivity and finding out what science, actual research says what we can do to be more productive
1:03.4	instead of just relying on these platitudes that you often see in the self-help world.
1:08.1	Great podcast today.
1:09.1	We get into the nitty gritty about the science of self-motivation and why being a self-starter
1:15.9	is such an important skill to have in today's economy.
1:19.6	We talk about how to set more effective goals and how to use to do list more effectively.
1:24.7	So you're not just checking things off and not actually getting things done.
1:28.3	Great podcast.
1:29.2	Be sure to check out the show notes after you listen.
1:31.4	We have a lot of links to resources that you can delve deeper into the topics.
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