John Zeratsky on How to Make Time for What Matters

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Eric Zimmer

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

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🗓️ 24 December 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

John Zeratsky was a designer in the tech industry and became obsessed with the idea of re-designing time. He’s also the author of multiple books and his work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Time, Harvard Business Review, Wired, Fast Company, and many others.

In this episode, Eric and John discuss his book, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

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John Zeratsky and I Discuss How to Make Time for What Matters and…

His book, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
Understanding the limits of will-power
Setting up our environment so it’s easier to make the right decisions
The two powerful forces that compete every day for our time
“The Busy Bandwagon” and the feeling you’re not in control of our time
“The Infinity Pools” of neverending options of distractions
Questioning the “defaults” in our lives and finding ways to change our behavior
Creating a highlight for everyday
Structuring your day around your “highlight”
Finding more meaningful moments
Taking back control of your time and energy
Creating barriers to distraction
The fundamentals of managing your energy
The importance of focusing on the process, not the outcome
Becoming aware of how our interaction with technology makes us feel

John Zeratsky Links:

John’s Website

Twitter

If you enjoyed this conversation with John Zeratsky, you might also enjoy these other episodes:

Time Management for Mortals with Oliver Burkeman

Being a Procrastinator with Tim Pychyl

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0:05.2	about how they want the next year to be. Imagine if in 2022 you were able to have clarity on what
0:11.5	matters to you and then have the tools to live that out. Imagine if you were able to be the person
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1:38.4	pick some of our favorites that may be new to you, but if not, they are definitely worth another
1:43.9	lesson. So we're re-releasing a few of these during the holiday. In this episode is with John Ziratsky.
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