How to Optimize Your Time and Energy -- with Mike Vardy, The Productivityist

Afford Anything | Make Smart Money Choices

Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Investing, Business

4.7 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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#168: You can do anything, but not everything ... and definitely not everything at the same time. How can you optimize your time and energy? How do you choose what's worthwhile and what's a waste of time? How can you eliminate small decisions so that your mind is free to focus on the few choices that make a massive 10x impact? How can you spend less time struggling with your Inbox, and more time on long-term projects that can boost your income? When inspiration strikes or new opportunities present themselves, how can you decide whether or not this new project is worth your time? What's the difference between being efficient vs. being effective? How can you eliminate distractions? Can you train yourself to pay attention to important tasks, rather than getting distracted by Facebook, email, television and other time-wasters? When is it okay to relax? And what are the keys to a great morning routine? In today's episode, productivity expert Mike Vardy describes his answers to these questions. Here are five of the nine takeaways from today's episode: 1) Eliminate decisions. Don't waste your time and energy deciding what to work on; create a system that makes this decision for you in advance, and review that system periodically. Your decisions, therefore, are focused on the system, not the daily tasks inside of it. 2) Create boundaries, so that you know your limits, and also don't be afraid to break them. Boundaries are a guidepost, not a strict law. 3) Rather than setting New Years Resolutions, choose three words that will be the "theme" of your year. These words will be the values that guide your decisions throughout the year, helping you identify what projects to undertake and which ones to defer or decline. 4) Time-management tactics are really meant to be a compass. The purpose of "productivity hacks" is not tactical task-management; it's strategic decision-making. 5) Productivity is not about getting things done. It's about aligning your attention with your intentions. Enjoy! For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode168 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You can afford anything but not everything.
0:10.9	Every decision that you make is a trade-off.
0:12.8	It carries an opportunity cost.
0:14.6	And that doesn't just apply to your money, it applies to your time and your focus and
0:17.9	your energy.
0:18.9	It applies to anything in your life.
0:20.5	That's a limited resource.
0:21.9	And so how do we harness these limited resources?
0:24.6	How do we do so in a way that aligns with our priorities?
0:27.4	And how do we carry this out day to day?
0:30.3	Those are the questions that this podcast is here to explore.
0:33.6	My name is Paula Pant, I'm the host of the Afford Anything Podcast.
0:36.8	We are doing an interview with Mike Varty, the productivityist.
0:41.1	Now a productivityist is a productivity enthusiast.
0:44.3	And that's what Mike is.
0:45.7	Since 2011, he has been writing about productivity.
0:49.8	And in our upcoming conversation, we're going to discuss everything from morning routines
0:55.2	to deciding whether or not to quit a project, knowing what to say yes to and what to say
1:00.3	no to.
1:01.3	We're going to discuss efficiency versus effectiveness.
1:05.1	We're going to talk about decluttering.
1:06.8	Basically, everything that is kind of batched in with what I always say in the beginning
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