Part 1: Jake Knapp on why email is so addictive and how he is winning the battle against his inbox

My guest today is Jake Knapp. Jake spent the last 10 years at Google and Google Ventures where he created the Design Sprint, which is a method for building and testing a prototype in five days. He then went on and wrote a book about the process, called Sprint, which was a New York Times bestseller. He recently wrote another book called Make Time, which I mentioned on a previous episode. I personally loved Make Time, which is all about strategies to help make time for doing your most important work and really getting the most out of each day.

Check out my very first interview with Jake.

And in this chat, we cover:

What working from home during COVID is like when you are a solo worker

What it was like having all keynotes and workshops cancelled when COVID hit

How working from home right now is completely different to working from home pre-COVID

How to build self-worth when the majority of your client work has been cancelled

Running remote Sprints

The importance of planning a highlight for every day

Jake’s favourite new mobile app for daily reflection

Jake’s biggest struggle in trying to be productive

Why email is so addictive and how to kick the addiction

Balancing communicating with fans of his work and dedicating time to getting new work done

Jake’s new email auto-responder

Find out more about Jake here:

Running remote Sprints

The Jake and Jonathon podcast

Jake’s website

Jake’s books Sprint and Make Time

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.
 
Get in touch at [email protected]
 
If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

My guest today is Jake Knapp. Jake spent the last 10 years at Google and Google Ventures where he created the Design Sprint, which is a method for building and testing a prototype in five days. He then went on and wrote a book about the process, called Sprint, which was a New York Times bestseller. He recently wrote another book called Make Time, which I mentioned on a previous episode. I personally loved Make Time, which is all about strategies to help make time for doing your most important work and really getting the most out of each day.

Check out my very first interview with Jake.

And in this chat, we cover:

What working from home during COVID is like when you are a solo worker
What it was like having all keynotes and workshops cancelled when COVID hit
How working from home right now is completely different to working from home pre-COVID
How to build self-worth when the majority of your client work has been cancelled
Running remote Sprints
The importance of planning a highlight for every day
Jake’s favourite new mobile app for daily reflection
Jake’s biggest struggle in trying to be productive
Why email is so addictive and how to kick the addiction
Balancing communicating with fans of his work and dedicating time to getting new work done
Jake’s new email auto-responder

Find out more about Jake here:

Running remote Sprints
The Jake and Jonathon podcast

Jake’s website
Jake’s books Sprint and Make Time

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

 

Get in touch at [email protected]

 

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co