How to Actually Use Productivity Tips and Improve Your Life (Ep. 176)

Gurus, gurus, everywhere, but not a spot to think. We talk about how to sort through productivity advice, so you can actually use it. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Strava (iOS | Android) Goodreads (iOS | Android) The Tim Ferriss Show Nate Hills’ YouTube channel OkDork (Noah Kagan’s website) Tom’s Essential Books list Beeminder (iOS | Android) Tom’s Impossible List James Clear article about avoiding the “second mistake” Habitica (iOS | Android) Martin’s workout app (iOS | Android) Couch to 5K app (iOS | Android) FreshBooks Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:02:25 - Putting productivity tips into practice 0:03:33 - Drinking tea and good old mold 0:05:28 - The 3 stages of skill building and how they affect your progress 0:09:38 - Don’t tell others about your goals 0:11:01 - Prioritizing specific problems, interests and activities 0:15:38 - Structuring and optimizing certain aspects of your life 0:23:05 - Taking into account all the optimizable variables of your system 0:28:46 - Sponsor: FreshBooks (Working as a freelancer) 0:31:49 - Building habits slowly and consistently 0:38:16 - Using external motivators to make sure you do stuff 0:43:25 - Knowing yourself and not taking people’s advice at face value 0:51:00 - Handling possible failures in your habit building 0:55:20 - Following someone else’s advice when you’re clueless 0:57:18 - Reviewing your progress on the goals you’ve set 0:58:42 - Recap and conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.