Film Pro Productivity

KIDLIN’S LAW states that “A problem well stated is half resolved.” I only heard about it recently, but it’s a good one and it’s one that helped me to sort out a lot of difficult planning recently. A valuable episode if you are trying to sort out your thoughts.

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QUOTES:

• Creativity can solve almost any problem. George Lois
  
• A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. Albert Einstein
• I had only one hour to save the world, I would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem, and only five minutes finding the solution. Albert Einstein
  
  

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In celebration of our 150th episode, I’m diving into the power of positive thinking and why it matters if you are to find success.

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QUOTES:

• Choose not to be harmed, and you won't feel harmed. Don't feel harmed, and you haven't been. Marcus Aurelius
• My motto is water off a duck's back. Meaning: don't let negativity weigh you down, perpetuate positive thinking. Jinkx Monsoon
• You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind. Joyce Meyer
• Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. Willie Nelson
• Don't respond to negativity with more negativity. Just put your head down and prove your critics wrong. Frank Sinatra
• In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. Lee Lacocca
• Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. Dalai Lama
• There is a basic law that like attracts like. Negative thinking attracts negative results. Conversely, if a person habitually thinks optimistically and hopefully, his positive thinking sets in motion creative forces - and success instead of eluding him flows toward him. Norman Vincent Peale
• Negativity is cannibalistic. The more you feed it, the bigger and stronger it grows. Bobby Darnell
  
  

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In this, the first episode of season 12, I discuss three big lessons that I have learned the hard way during 2023. For a full transcript of this episode please go to the official website.

1. Cutting your cloth according to your need.
2. Have a Plan B.
3. Doubt is what does the most damage.

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QUOTES:

• If you're overwhelmed by the size of a problem, break it down into smaller pieces. Chuck Close ·
• Every failure is a lesson learned about your strategy. Thomas A. Edison ·
• The most successful people are those who are good at plan B. James A. Yorke ·
• Having an environment that is supportive is really important for success. Tory Burch ·
• If you must doubt something, doubt your limits. Price Pritchett ·
• Plan B. You've always got to have a Plan B. Sylvester Stallone ·
• Act as if success is certain. Price Pritchett ·
• I don't want to be influenced as to what I write in the next book, to hear those voices in my head when I'm writing. The idea of second-guessing your reader is dangerous, trying to please some notional reader looking over your shoulder, instead of just yourself. Maggie O'Farrell ·
• The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. Bertrand Russell

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Today, in the final show of the season, I feel I need to cover a topic that’s hit so many of my friends and colleagues on social media – Scammers are exploiting the messaging systems on Instagram and Facebook to steal user accounts through various deceptive tactics.

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QUOTES:

Who is going to believe a con artist? Everyone, if she is good. Andy Griffith

It was the heart of any scam or fiddle -- keep the punter uncertain, or, if he is certain, make him certain of the wrong thing. Terry Pratchett

The best, very best scammers will always ask for your advice. This is their favorite technique. It makes them vulnerable. It flatters your ego. James Altucher

The fraudster's greatest liability is the certainty that the fraud is too clever to be detected. Louis J. Freeh

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Recommended Podcasts

Film

THE FILMMAKER'S PODCAST
THE CHOOSE FILM PODCAST
THE INDIE FILM HUSTLE PODCAST NETWORK

Productivity

THE PAUL MINORS PODCAST

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If using electronic media causes you to have any of the following experiences, it’s a sign that you may need to disconnect.

· Depressed mood.
· Increased irritability, frustration, or anger.
· Feeling insecure.
· Loss of sleep or interrupted sleep.
· Feeling obligated to consume, respond, react, or check in.

If that sounds like you, then listen to this show.

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QUOTES:

Things changed when my phone outsmarted me. Once Facebook had a permanent place in my pocket, it became a permanent portal—able to transport me away from my family. Even if we were physically in the same room, I wasn’t necessarily there with them. Facebook was no longer simply a naptime vacation but an all-day form of escapism. Wendy Speake

A red flag is if you’re losing interest in being social in person because you’d rather just connect with people online. Kai-Rai Prewitt

Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings, and emotions. Will Smith

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Cal Newport's book "Deep Work" serves as a counterbalance to the distractions of today's world by providing strategies and principles to reclaim focus, productivity, and meaningful work in an environment characterized by constant interruptions and information overload.

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QUOTES:

If you don’t produce, you won’t thrive—no matter how skilled or talented you are. Cal Newport

What we choose to focus on and what we choose to ignore—plays in defining the quality of our life. Cal Newport

I build my days around a core of carefully chosen deep work, with the shallow activities I absolutely cannot avoid batched into smaller bursts at the peripheries of my schedule. Three to four hours a day, five days a week, of uninterrupted and carefully directed concentration, it turns out, can produce a lot of valuable output. Cal Newport

People need to stop thinking about one task in order to fully transition their attention and perform well on another. Yet, results indicate it is difficult for people to transition their attention away from an unfinished task and their subsequent task performance suffers. Cal Newport

[Great creative minds] think like artists but work like accountants. Cal Newport

Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not. Cal Newport



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The Spotlight Effect is a cognitive bias that often leads us to overestimate the extent to which our actions or perceived flaws are noticed and remembered by others. It's well demonstrated by this quote "You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do." Eleanor Roosevelt

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QUOTES:

You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do. Eleanor Roosevelt

Self-importance is a trap because the moment we start to think that we actually matter is the moment when things start to go wrong. The truth is that you are supremely unimportant and nothing matters. All of man's striving is for nothing; all effort is wasted. To realize that everything is meaningless is tremendously liberating since it then leaves us completely free to create our own lives and ignore the plans that others have for us. Tom Hodgkinson

I am forever grateful that I got some training in the theatre - it reduces performance anxiety. Julia Stiles

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments. Earl Wilson


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Occam's Razor, also known as the principle of parsimony is a problem-solving and reasoning principle that suggests that the simplest explanation or solution is often the most likely to be correct.

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QUOTES:

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. Albert Einstein

Entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity. William of Ockham

Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. Isaac Newton

That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains. Steve Jobs


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Time blocking is a productivity technique that involves scheduling specific time blocks for different activities or tasks throughout your day. By dedicating focused periods of time to specific activities, you can enhance your efficiency, prioritize important tasks, and minimize distractions.

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QUOTES:


The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule but to schedule your priorities. Stephen Covey

A 40-hour time-blocked work week, I estimate, produces the same amount of output as a 60+ hour work week pursued without structure. Cal Newport

Time blocking is about being intentional with your time rather than reactive. Cal Newport

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. William Penn


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The Cambridge Dictionary describes a useful idiot as a person who is easy to persuade to do, say, or believe things that help a particular group or another person politically. It typically refers to individuals who are perceived as unwittingly supporting or promoting a cause or ideology that may be against their own best interests. It suggests too that they are being manipulated or used by others for their own agenda.


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QUOTES:

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. Martin Luther King, Jr.

It's better to live as your own man than as a fool in someone else's dream. Martin Landau

• Educate Yourself: Stay informed and seek a well-rounded understanding of the issues and causes you care about.
• Practice Critical Thinking: Develop your critical thinking skills by questioning information, analyzing sources, and considering multiple viewpoints.
• Seek Diverse Perspectives: Engage with people who hold different viewpoints and be open to hearing their perspectives.
• Consider Motives and Agendas: When evaluating causes, organizations, or individuals, it can be helpful to examine their motives, affiliations, and potential biases.
• Trust Your Instincts: Pay attention to your gut instincts and intuition. If something feels off or doesn't align with your values, take a step back and evaluate the situation more critically.
• Take Responsibility for Your Choices: Ultimately, it is important to take responsibility for your own beliefs, actions, and decisions. Be proactive in conducting research, seeking diverse perspectives, and critically evaluating information

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