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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:

Standing Desk Floor Mat

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

 

Guests