Have you ever find yourself working long hours but achieving less? Learn from the productivity expert Chris Bailey. As some people are fascinated with sports, music, or other interests, Chris is obsessed with the subject of productivity. He read and studied all things about productivity that he can get his hands to, talked to productivity experts around the world, and took productivity experiments on his self. No doubt, he is one of the go-to guys regarding understanding the science behind human productivity. Today, Chris will be blessing us with productivity tips and hacks to help you achieve more regardless of all the distractions in today's world.

Chris describes himself as a nerdy kid growing up who loves burying his face into books a little bit more than interaction with people. Even though he loves making deep connections and relationships with other people, if he has an hour to spare, he’ll use it in devouring information from a book. Growing up, he loves to self-experiment and dig into research and get to the bottom of the science behind what makes us human, which is productivity. He’s devoted his time today helping other people live life in accordance with what makes us human and what can make us optimally productive, creative, happy, and fulfilled.

Being productive does not mean working longer hours and spending sleepless nights. Be sure you are taking notes as Chris will be sharing productivity hacks. We will learn more about curiosity, how our mind works when it comes to retaining information, and exploring our creativity. We’ve touched other topics that I am sure will be of great interest to you, DreamNation tribe. Again, take notes and share this episode with everybody!

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Knowledge Nuggets

[2:51] Sometimes you get the best results just by going into things casually and without pretense and just jumping in and letting curiosity drive you.

[4:57] Productivity: The science of what makes us human on every single level. it's how we function. It's how we perform in a workplace type of environment. It's how we can find calm.

[6:34] I think curiosity is the and should be the greatest driving force in our work and our lives.

[8:48] I like to open my ears instead of open my mouth, because you take in more that way and you're able to process more that way and understand things a bit more that way.

[12:22] "Hey, you have an hour to spare. How are you going to spend it? Right. And if you can't find a genuine connection there or something like that, pick up a book.

[15:19] "Love is no different than sharing quality attention with someone." Quality attention and love are indistinguishable from one another.

[21:54] Our attentions naturally drawn to anything that's three things: noble, pleasurable, and threatening.

[25:07] there is a point at which an algorithm becomes so good at understanding us and what we want on a basal impulsive level that we begin to lose control of our behavior when we're in these apps. The internet is where our intention goes to die

[27:46] We need depth. We just need it because depth is what gives our lives meaning.

[29:20] I think most people don't want to begin working hard. I think people love working hard when they're working hard, but to get from the point of, you know, a nourish of not doing anything to that of working hard, that's a really tough hill to climb.

[31:15] How to speed up? Jump totally into something, but jump into it for an amount of time that doesn't put you off. Self-kindness is one of the biggest missing ingredients when it comes to our productivity. We're so tough on ourselves.

[33:34] Tip: Shrink that resistance. The resistance that we have to do doing things usually that is all stacked at the beginning of a task. We have to get our minds used to work sometimes.

[36:22] Rest for 20 min every hour of work. we need that time to let our mind rest and wander a little bit, which allows us to come up with more ideas.

[37:37] Scatter focus: We think about our goals 14 times as often when our mind is wandering versus when we're focused on something.

[40:40] Ultimately it's mind wandering that gives our lives meaning. We spend so much of our time consuming anyway, that we need a chance to connect all that we have consumed.

[47:09] You have to give yourself no choice but to succeed. And you have to give yourself that choice at the point where you're facing the most doubt. But at the point that you also realize that you know, enough people and you have the resources to make whatever you want to happen happen.

[49:45] How to take action: Understand how the business works and understand how you can bring value.

Important Reads and Links

Recommended Books:

Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More by Chris Bailey

The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey

How Music Works by David Byrne

Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows

Chris Bailey Website:                                https://alifeofproductivity.com/

Chris Bailey Instagram:                                              https://www.instagram.com/chrisbaileyauth

Chris Bailey Twitter:                                                   https://twitter.com/chris_bailey

Chris Bailey Podcast:                                                 https://alifeofproductivity.com/becomingbetter/

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