Taking Your Time - Time Hacks, Tips, and Principles
36 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTaking your time is a podcast series hosted by Jacques Fu, author of Time Hacks. You will learn tips and strategies of practical time management and discover what it means to make the most out of the moments you have. In this show, we also seek to explore the feeling and reality of never having enough time.
Jacques's books, and businesses he's co-founded have been featured in news outlets such as Spectrum News, the Orlando Sentinel, and Inc Magazine, Forbes, and USA Today. Jacques will draw from his experiences balancing home and work life as well as interview guests from all walks of life that have had unique and impactful results on their schedules.
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Gregg Pollack on Coding to Professional Cuddling
August 07, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this episode of Time Hacks, join host Jacques as he interviews Gregg Pollack, a successful entrepreneur turned psychology enthusiast and professional cuddlist. Gregg founded several companies, helping to launch the startup community in Orlando and leading into his journey into psychology. Code School which was acquired by Pluralsight for $36 million, Envy which builds web applications, and Starter Studio which is Orlando’s first tech business accelerator. Gregg shares his story...
Luis Garcia on Making Virtual Reality More Accessible
July 06, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBOn this episode of Time Hacks, we dive into the world of Luis Garcia, a fractional executive and founder of Collectiva. Luis shares his journey from a successful career at Full Sail University to pursuing his goals of creating his own organization and working in technology. We explore Luis's work as a fractional executive, partnering with tech startups to tackle various problems that they may not have the time or experience to handle. Most of his clients are software developers wor...
Matt Dupree on The Changing Landscape of AI and Machine Learning
June 27, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBOn this episode of Time Hacks, Jacques talks with Matt Dupree, AI enthusiast and CEO of AI Startup Atlas, about AI and machine learning. They discuss concerns around AI adoption and usage, specifically the potential for companies to swap out human customer service representatives for AI chatbots. They also dive into the work of OpenAI and how they're using unstructured data to train their models. Matt shares his experience in founding his own company, Atlas, which aims to change the...
Mason Dorner on marketing at Disney, Stax, Ascenditt and winning by doing less
April 25, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBMason Dorner is the co-founder and chief ads officer at Ascenditt, and he helps e-commerce and SAAS founders build billion dollar brands. He's worked at all kinds of companies from unicorns startups, valued at over a billion to large brands, such as Disney.
Mason Dorner on Marketing at Disney, Stax, Ascenditt and Winning by Doing Less
April 25, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBMason Dorner is the co-founder and chief ads officer at Ascenditt, and he helps e-commerce and SAAS founders build billion dollar brands. He's worked at all kinds of companies from unicorns startups, valued at over a billion to large brands, such as Disney.
Ken Laroe - Eco-entrepreneurship and racing against the climate crisis
February 14, 2022 09:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBKen Laroe is an award-winning sustainability, professional and eco-entrepreneur. Ken has dedicated his life to environmental activism and building businesses as he actively works to address the existential threat to humanity, the climate crisis.
Dr. Laura Gallaher - NASA Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster and Scheduling Pressure
November 30, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThe Missing Link Book on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Links-Launching-Performing-Company/dp/1637351364/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Gallaher Edge Company Website - At Gallaher Edge, we work with busy executives to help you get your arms around the challenges in your organization. We work with you from the inside out, helping your executive team have conversations you didn’t even know you needed to have. https://www.gallaheredge.com The Evolve Leader Podcas...
Dr. Laura Gallaher on NASA Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster and Scheduling Pressure
November 30, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThe Missing Link Book on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Links-Launching-Performing-Company/dp/1637351364/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Gallaher Edge Company Website - At Gallaher Edge, we work with busy executives to help you get your arms around the challenges in your organization. We work with you from the inside out, helping your executive team have conversations you didn’t even know you needed to have. https://www.gallaheredge.com The Evolve Leader Podcas...
Marc Statz - 30 day challenge in Thailand with no resources
November 16, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBMarc Statz 3D Artist - Photographer - Creative Director at Second Wave https://secondwave.digital/ https://www.marcstatz.com/ You can check my personal youtube here if you'd like! https://www.youtube.com/rSOLVEditing/ As well as the team I lead for a couple years: https://www.youtube.com/FractalFiIms/
Marc Statz - Surviving and thriving through a 30 day challenge in Thailand
November 16, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBMarc Statz 3D Artist - Photographer - Creative Director at Second Wave https://secondwave.digital/ https://www.marcstatz.com/ You can check my personal youtube here if you'd like! https://www.youtube.com/rSOLVEditing/ As well as the team I lead for a couple years: https://www.youtube.com/FractalFiIms/
10 things you can buy under $20 bucks to save you time
September 21, 2021 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBHere are links to the products mentioned in the cast Fisher Space Pen - Non-Reflective Military Matte Black M4B- Cap-O-Matic - Gift Boxed $18 Grocery delivery Instacart.com $9.99 or Kroger.com Entryway Bowl LOL MART Food Storage Root Carving Natural Wood Crafts Serving Tray $16 Dry erase board Dry Erase Lapboards | 9 x 12 inch Large Whiteboard Set | for Teacher, Student, Children, Classroom | Reusable Durable Portable Double $10 for 3 Grady's Cold Brew Coffee, Single Can wit...
10 helpful products under $20 bucks that save you time
September 21, 2021 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBHere are links to the products mentioned in the cast Fisher Space Pen - Non-Reflective Military Matte Black M4B- Cap-O-Matic - Gift Boxed $18 Grocery delivery Instacart.com $9.99 or Kroger.com Entryway Bowl LOL MART Food Storage Root Carving Natural Wood Crafts Serving Tray $16 Dry erase board Dry Erase Lapboards | 9 x 12 inch Large Whiteboard Set | for Teacher, Student, Children, Classroom | Reusable Durable Portable Double $10 for 3 Grady's Cold Brew Coffee, Single Can wit...
Seven ways to get things done faster at a different time
September 14, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 12 MBSometimes getting things done faster means doing it at a different time. Here are seven ways that you can change the time you do things for a better result.
3 simple Stoic practices that will help you take control of your time and make your life better
September 07, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBToday, we're going to be walking through three stoic practices that will help you take control of your life and your time. Don't spend another minute wasting your time on negative emotions.
Four tactical ways to achieve inbox zero and peace of mind
August 31, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBIn today's episode, we're going to get extremely tactical and talk about how to achieve inbox zero, an empty inbox, which is a concept first pioneered by Merlin Mann. Welcome to the taking your time podcast. Hello time hackers today, we're going to get tactical and practical with our inboxes. And there is a term for this it's called inbox zero. And it was this idea that came about the mid two thousands by this. Guy named Merlin Mann. And back in the mid two thousands, it was a probl...
Anna Eskamani - A State Representative's perspective on time management and making government more efficient for constituents.
August 24, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBToday, we're going to talk to Anna Eskamani, State Representative for District 47 of the Florida legislature and learn what it means to run a campaign while keeping a full-time job and how your government can save time for its citizens at scale. Anna is a bold fighter for Florida families and every day people. Born and raised in Orlando, she’s the daughter of working class immigrants who came to this country in search of the American Dream. Anna went to public schools in Orange Cou...
Jenell Pizarro - A diversity pioneer's perspective on making time for roller derby and coding.
August 17, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBToday, we sit with Jenell Pizarro, a pioneer in software engineering diversity, as she breaks down how she went from bartender to coder in the male-dominated tech industry that often lacked inclusiveness. In this episode you'll learn tips on how to make time for the extras in life and other aspects of time management.
Time is not the enemy but it can be your ally
August 10, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBTime is not the enemy but it can be your ally. Discover a new perspective of time and how you can take control of it.
Chris Brown - Making the Times Square Ball and how to always finish a show on time
August 03, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBChris Brown graduated from Yale University with a Master of Fine Arts in technical design and production and has spent the last 11 years as the production manager, general manager, and now executive director at the Orlando Repertory theater, a theater for young audiences. He has worked on numerous festivals and theaters throughout his journey including a detour building the permanent Times Square Ball installation.
Kirill Goryunov - How to turn fans into shareholders and why you should do time management experiments
July 27, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBHumanIPO - Turn your fans into shareholders
Bring your kid to podcast day
July 20, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBToday is bring your kid to work day at the podcast where I interview my son Kristof to get his perspective on time.
3 key phrases that will create more time in your week
July 12, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBEvery week, there are a few key phrases that really helped me get by get through the week in a way that helps me avoid distractions and really get to the heart of what matters.
Jason Byrne of Echelon Fitness on smarter workouts and defensive scheduling
July 06, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBMy guest Jason Byrne, Chief Technology Officer at Echelon Fitness teaches us how to get a faster smarter workout and how to prioritize what matters.
Rajiv Menon on your win book and time tracking gamification
June 30, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBToday I'll be interviewing Rajiv Menon, CEO and founder of Informulate. Listen in to hear about why you should have a win book and how to game-ify your time-tracking to take it to the next level. Welcome to the taking your time podcast.
Done is way better than perfect: How to finally achieve those challenging goals
June 22, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBMy favorite Maxim is that done is better than perfect. What do I mean by that? That getting things done is better than trying to achieve something, perfectly, that you don't get done. Looking at the outcomes of New Year's resolutions is a great case study for seeing how successful the general public is at being able to execute and accomplish many of their goals.
Dennis Mortensen on a time-saving scheduling AI born from a list of hate
June 15, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBToday, we're going to do an interview with Dennis Mortensen. He is the CEO and founder of a company called x.ai that builds a artificially intelligent virtual assistant by the name of Amy saving people time all over the world.
Can we get by on less sleep?
June 08, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIt's hard to avoid in this demanding lifestyle that we have in the modern age, that sleep is this thing that sort of always comes up. We never have enough of it at the same time we wished we could get by with much less of it. We talk about it every day. We talk about the importance of getting a good night's rest and yet we don't. And yet we get less time than our ancestors did over a, a typical night doctors recommend eight hours of sleep a day, but that ends up equating to one thir...
3 simple ways to spend more quality time with family
June 01, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBNow here in the U.S. there was a survey done by Red Robin found in that study that 70% of parents would like to find more ways to spend time with their kids. So clearly this is something that many of you out there desire to have more time, more quality time with the family and more different ways to spend time with the family. Kids and parents that's a common use case, but also a lot of these tips will apply even if you don't have kids. They can apply with spending more time with ...
#4 Battling your fear of missing notifications
May 22, 2021 16:56 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBSo this really comes from the fear of missing out, which I think is the source of all of this. The fear of missing out on events and information that you think will make your life better creates this anxiety that compels you to want to participate more and more, whether that's, you know, making sure you're being invited to parties or that you're on top of all the latest gossip and this sort of translates into the digital world. The insidious thing that happens on your phone is that...
Battling your fear of missing notifications
May 22, 2021 16:56 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBSo this really comes from the fear of missing out, which I think is the source of all of this. The fear of missing out on events and information that you think will make your life better creates this anxiety that compels you to want to participate more and more, whether that's, you know, making sure you're being invited to parties or that you're on top of all the latest gossip and this sort of translates into the digital world. The insidious thing that happens on your phone is tha...
#3 Vuong Nguyen, serial entrepreneur, on hustling, globe trotting and managing your time
May 15, 2021 20:21 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBVuong is a former startup founder with some successful companies under his belt. He also is currently working at Bloomberg and has worked at other big name companies like Toshiba and Sega. Throughout all this time, I've always lived vicariously through Vuong on social media and seeing all the places that he travels and all the things that he does with friends. Please listen my interview with Vuong as we talk about his startup experiences, work, and traveling the world.
Vuong Nguyen, serial entrepreneur, on hustling, globe trotting and managing your time
May 15, 2021 20:21 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBVuong is a former startup founder with some successful companies under his belt. He also is currently working at a large fintech company and has worked at other big name companies like Toshiba and Sega. Throughout all this time, I've always lived vicariously through Vuong on social media and seeing all the places that he travels and all the things that he does with friends. Please listen my interview with Vuong as we talk about his startup experiences, work, and traveling the world...
#2 Would you buy someone's time?
May 09, 2021 17:54 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBSo, would you buy and sell people's time if it were available on an open market? People are doing that now on a platform called Human IPO. But, of course, you can also sell your own time. But before we get into that, I want to remind you all that today is Mother's Day. Now, depending on when you're listening to this podcast, it might be too late. And for that, I'm sorry. Now, I want you to think about this. In a survey conducted, the AARP found that 40% of young adults spend les...
Would you buy someone's time?
May 09, 2021 17:54 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBSo, would you buy and sell people's time if it were available on an open market? People are doing that now on a platform called Human IPO. But, of course, you can also sell your own time. But before we get into that, I want to remind you all that today is Mother's Day. Now, depending on when you're listening to this podcast, it might be too late. And for that, I'm sorry. Now, I want you to think about this. In a survey conducted, the AARP found that 40% of young adults spend le...
One easy way to start saving time at work and at home
May 01, 2021 18:55 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBBatching is grouping similar tasks together to be able to complete them more efficiently. If you think of a factory, it makes sense that you get better at it, more efficient if you do a repeated task or similar type of task. Instead of jumping around and trying to assemble different components, if you take a similar group of components, you can assemble those much, much quicker. And when we look at the evidence for batching, you can look to some evidence for what disruption looks l...
#1 What is Batching?
May 01, 2021 18:55 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBBatching is grouping similar tasks together to be able to complete them more efficiently. If you think of a factory, it makes sense that you get better at it, more efficient if you do a repeated task or similar type of task. Instead of jumping around and trying to assemble different components, if you take a similar group of components, you can assemble those much, much quicker. And when we look at the evidence for batching, you can look to some evidence for what disruption looks li...