Hacking Your Goals into Habits - Productivity Tuesday with Joe Zack of Coding Blocks

When Joe Zack reflected upon a list of New Year's Resolutions very thoughtfully planned out and realized he had accomplished nothing throughout the year, he realized he didn't care about the goal but was rather looking forward to the notches in his belt. Yes, life gets in the way, but Joe now understands that a goal means nothing if you don't have your heart in it.

Joe Zack has has been a professional programmer for the past 15 years, and is co-host of the Coding Blocks podcast.

Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/joe-zack-productivity/

Key Takeaways A goal without a plan is a wish Turn the process of working on your goal into a habit Temptation Bundling - combine something you want with something you want to accomplish Example 1: Lattes with coding challenge Example 2: Audio books on Audible with jogging Keep your saw sharp Automate routine tasks Keep your tools and workspace clean and organized Queue, routine and reward Example: 3:30 every day you get up from your desk and get cookies Instead, at 3:30 get up and go walk the dog Clean out your task list, remove things you will never get to Keep communication open and casual, don't be afraid to look like a buffoon Whiteboard drawings are good for planning, but not always a good communication tool for modeling complex systems Touchy-feely group exercises really work Practice (code wars, Project Euler) - builds muscle memory Resources Mentioned The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (Listen on Audible) Getting Things Done by David Allen (Listen on Audible) Project Euler - math and computer programming exercizes Sponsors

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