RR 398: Productivity with Mani Vaya
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English - February 05, 2019 09:01 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBHow To Education Business Careers programming javascript web framework development front end developer programmer internet node Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Panel:
Eric Berry
Charles Max Wood
Nate Hopkins
Dave Kimura
David Richards
Brian Hogan
Andrew Mason
Special Guest: Mani Vaya
Episode Summary
In this episode Mani Vaya — founder of 2000books.com and former programmer — discusses productivity. He speaks on the following subtopics: the importance of planning out one’s day; identifying priorities and getting the top 3 done each day; taking time to get things done without any distractions - the benefits of single tasking as opposed to multi-tasking; the attention space in one’s brain; the importance of meditation; focusing on the important as opposed to the urgent; the importance of measurement; and lastly project orientation vs outcome orientation and when to use each.
Mani helps motivate and inspire productivity in all aspects of a coder’s life.
Links:
Double Your Productivity by 5 PM Tomorrow
Never Procrastinate Again Program
Learn to Meditate
2000 Books Podcast iTunes
2000 Books Podcast Android
2000 Books YouTube Channel
2000 Books Website
The Organized Mind by Daniel J. Levitin
Deep Work - Cal Newport
Mani's Meditation Program
The One Thing by Gary Keller
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covery
10x Productivity
Picks
David:
The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas
Nate:
Paul Graham - Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule
Dave:
Standing Desk from Micro Center
Charles:
Andrew:
Make Your Own Bed - by William H. McRaven
Eric:
Little Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On by Mark A. Reinecke PhD
The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff
Charles:
Purple Seat Cushion
Pomodoro Timer
Mani:
Do not disturb button at the bottom of your iPhone