Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• “Time is incredibly valuable, and to ask for someone’s time you should have a good reason for it”
• You should NOT need 10-12 hours a day to get good work done
• Your tasks expand in proportion to the time you allow them
• Something to think about:
  • “I find that the more I pay attention to industry trends and who’s doing what, the less free my mind is. You’re just colored by what everyone else is doing and you don’t have as much space for your own thoughts.”
• Instead of setting goals, just try to do the best job you can
• It is SO IMPORTANT to be able to communicate your ideas clearly and be able to persuade others to listen to what you have to say
• The fact that communication is speeding up with things like texting and work messaging apps, does not mean our responses to these messages should be speeding up as well

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Basecamp CEO and co-founder Jason Fried gives us a peek behind the scenes of his company and discusses his philosophy on doing great work, making a positive difference, and learning to breathe in the fast paced culture of today’s workplace.

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