#139: Slack Overload, Big Rocks, And Making Time For What Matters
Seeking Wisdom
English - December 10, 2018 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MB - ★★★★★ - 573 ratingsMarketing Business a16z drift drift.com entrepreneurship hbr ideas innovators investing investors learning Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Alright. If you’re into personal productivity (and getting more stuff done at work) then this episode is for you. DC and DG talk about Slack and a recent shift in how we’re communicating internally at Drift, plus lessons from Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and a new book “Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day.”
Before you go leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review and share the pod with your friends! Be sure to check out more insights on the Drift blog at drift.com/blog and find us on Twitter @davegerhardt @dcancel and @seekingwisdomio.
Alright. If you’re into personal productivity (and getting more stuff done at work) then this episode is for you. DC and DG talk about Slack and a recent shift in how we’re communicating internally at Drift, plus lessons from Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and a new book “Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day.”
Before you go leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review and share the pod with your friends! Be sure to check out more insights on the Drift blog at drift.com/blog and find us on Twitter @davegerhardt @dcancel and @seekingwisdomio.
In this episode:
0:52 - Sunday night email from David Cancel: changing the way we communicate1:18 - Being busy shouldn’t be confused with being effective.2:42 - DC is infamous for so many messaging channels.3:15 - DC’s new way of communication3:50 - Real time vs. non-real time (asynchronous) communication5:02 - Dunbar’s number5:15 - Using slack for everything…so many channels!7:04 - On the use of email7:30 - Benefits of Slack7:54 - An evolving company means evolving communication.8:34 - Give people the power of now.9:19 - DC is moving to using three channels.9:59 - The use of real conversation11:11 - Make Time and the Time Dorks newsletter11:41 - DC’s homescreen12:35 - Stephen Covey and “The Big Rocks” 12:53 - The ONE Thing13:25 - “Big Rocks” and true effectiveness15:18 - Use the day’s energy wisely.15:10 - Leave a review for G2!
Books and other resources mentioned in this episode:
Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky; also see the Time Dorks newsletter“The Big Rocks of Life” by Dr. Stephen CoveyThe ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan