PP 669: Getting Un-Busy with Garland Vance
Positive Productivity
English - August 25, 2020 06:00 - 50 minutes - 40.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 138 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Education Self-Improvement entrepreneurship productivity smallbusiness entrepreneur worksmarter Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
“Getting un-busy was about first getting a lot of those commitments off my plate so that they became a lot more manageable mentally and physically.” ~Garland Vance
Garland Vance was busy being busy when his doctor told him words he didn’t expect. “Your being busy will kill you.” Garland’s subsequent research not only changed him, but is on course to save the lives of many.
Listen as Garland and Kim Sutton share their own stories of being busy, the health implications each faced as a result, and the journey of their individual recoveries from busy-ness.
Show Notes
02:25 Kim’s sleep deprivation
04:03 Garland’s journey
09:31 Kim’s prescription
10:18 Garland’s thesis
13:31 Getting un-busy
16:11 Getting shit done
21:22 Knowing which goals to pursue
22:55 Working with his wife
25:04 Why Kim started her business
27:05 Defaulting to yes vs. defaulting to no
31:28 Purposeful, productive and peaceful
32:36 Purposeful Parentpreneurs
34:55 Girl Scouts
36:22 Controlling busy within the family
38:40 Prioritizing together over to-dos
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