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In this episode, Jen & Todd are talking about busyness. They discuss why busyness isn't a good thing and how it harms productivity. Then they move into the reasons people embrace busyness. And finally, provide some tactics for combatting the overwhelm busyness causes.
- Overall, humans are less busy than they've ever been
- Busy and productive aren't the same
- Hustle culture is hurting your productivity
- A plan (to-do list) is not the same as a strategy
- A plan vs. a strategy
- Appearing busy does nothing
- Starting as an owner, Jen thought she needed to look busy to attract staff. She quickly realized the mistake
- Multitasking isn't a thing...sorry, folks
Our brains aren't wired to perform multiple tasks
Attempting to multitask leads to:
A. Taking longer overall
B. Less quality
- You cannot give two tasks 100% at the same time
- Moving between two tasks wastes 40% more time
- People feel successful when they're busy, even though it's stressful
- Busy as a status symbol
"If you're so busy that you don't have any time, there's no place for you to grow, improve yourself and keep open to new concepts, new ideas, and ways for you to move in a better direction; you're just going to be stagnant at some point." -Jen
- Using being busy as a numbing tactic
- Hustle culture
- Going hard for a brief time could be beneficial
- Comparing time spent on work, home, chores, now vs. the past
- Impacts of modern technology on time
- Overconsumption of information
- Identify the biggest wastes of time in your life
- At what point are we happy?
- Scheduling your time
- Use what works for you: apps, planners, etc.
- Limit distractions
- Jen finds clarity in the outdoors and exercise
- Todd likes to examine workflow
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