James Schramko Podcast

965 - Winning the Week with Demir Bentley (Productivity)


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Productivity now is a very different concept from what it was in generations past. [01:52]

Both Demir Bentley and James are reformed workaholics. Here’s how their transformations came about. [04:06]

How did Demir and his wife, Carey, determine what gap to fill in the productivity space? [07:20]

The Winning the Week method is a bid to deliver the least amount of coaching with the most amount of impact. [09:40]

Sports and productivity have something in common, minus the need for a loser. [10:34]

James doesn’t typically sit down to plan his week, but he has his own system that works. [14:21]

Demir’s system of planning weekly is something he put together for people not intuitively productive, like himself. [15:21]

Can learning how to plan a week really be so powerful? Isn’t it kind of obvious? [17:12]

Plan a week in 30 minutes and five steps? Yes, you can. [18:45]

Some productivity life hacks have been around forever - people just haven’t been using them. [19:44]

Most people have a resistance to planning. That’s why the first step is removing it. [22:22]

What’s the one thing you need done more than anything else? [23:20]

Interrogate your calendar to the point where you can lean on it without question. [23:47]

Accept that you can’t do everything. [25:03]

You’ve got your tasks - now when do you do them? [26:18]

You can learn a lot of things in hindsight - what did you get right, and what would you change? [27:18]

Do you really know where your time goes? [33:30]

When you’re learning how to plan a week to be productive, you’re ultimately the very best source of information. [34:43]

Sizing up a mentor? Ask yourself, would I trade places with this person? [45:54]

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