Wes Bos is a full-stack developer and teacher. In this interview, we discuss Wes's business plan as a solo entrepreneur, his productivity system and simple approach to managing his time and energy, and some of his favorite tools to get work done. Links:

• Wes Bos's Homepage
• Book: The Power of Full Engagement
• Getting Things Done
• App: Things
• Course: Mastering Markdown
• App: Sublime Text
• App: Text Expander
• App: Vim
• App: Emacs
• App: Atom

The waiting for list is a piece of the Getting Things Done methodology that helps you keep track of things that are not on your action list, but most likely someone else's action list. It's a simple way to clear up psychic weight and not forget opportunities that you might need to followed-up on.

Checkout out my article, Can’t Keep up? Make a Waiting For List, about the waiting for list.

Previous GTD Related Episodes:

• Reviewing
• Processing Tasks
• Brain Dump

Choosing between the stability of a traditional career and the freedom of entrepreneurship? Why not have both? In this interview with the author, Patrick J. McGinnis, we talk about The 10% Entrepreneur  and show you how, by investing just 10% of your time and resources, you can become an entrepreneur without losing a steady paycheck. We talk about Patrick's story and dive deep into some Q&A and highlight a few areas of the book.

• 10% Entrepreneur (hard cover book on Amazon)
• 10% Entrepreneur (audiobook on Audible)
• Patrick's Website
• What Type of 10% Entrepreneur Are You? (Quiz)
• @pjmcginnis (Patrick on Twitter)
• Patrick's Facebook Page

Full Show Notes

When using technology it's important to practice new skills and software to improve your productivity and be more efficient and effective. Here is a group of tips and ideas for practicing productivity.

Links:

• Presentation Slides - Productivity
• Text editor -Vim
• Todo list - Todoist
• Favorite Mac Productivity App - Alfred
• Tweet of recent talk - Twitter

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It's important to find the work you were meant to do. In this episode, I talk about the joy-money-flow model for finding the most fulfilling work.

Born for This by Chris Guillebeau

I'm giving away a brand new (hard back) copy of Chris's book. To enter the book contest, please go to the following link and follow the instructions: One Intentional Life - Book Contest

We spend a lot of time in the car and that time should be used for the best. There are lots of opportunities to learn, think and be productive on the road.

Resources:

Processing tasks is an important life skill that can help you take all the information you receive in life and turn it into action.

The Four Steps to Processing Tasks:

Bonus: Store - Sometimes when processing information we discover that something is not a tasks but just reference material for a project, or just useful information we might want to see again later. Resources:

The brain dump is a simple exercise that can help free up your mind to organize thoughts and make run for more creative ideas and getting into the flow of work without being held down by the thoughts in our head.

How to perform a brain dump:

Resources:

Update: The GTD Trigger List document is no longer available online. Make sure to checkout my weekly review article (linked above) and look at my trigger list for inspiration.

Summary:

The show is back! I'm glad to announce new episodes are coming while I (Josh) talk about fighting resistance: that internal struggle we all have to do the things that matter to us.

I share my personal struggle with starting the podcast and what the show is all about. The show is ended by challenging you to go out and fight the resistance and live a more intentional life yourself!

Resources:

Managing finances can be stressful and difficult, often causing tension between spouses. In this episode, we talk about a personal budget software called YNAB (You Need a Budget) and the four rules they teach their users to "Gain Control of Your Money". We also discuss our personal experience with budgeting along the way.

Learn more about the rules and the software at youneedabudget.com