Ep 333 - Thursday Is The New Friday Productivity Hacks With Joe Sanok
Release Date: 09/24/2021
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info_outlineAre you interested in building your business? Have you been struggling to be productive? Today, we’re getting outside the box and discussing productivity hacks. In this episode, I talk to Joe Sanok. He is the author of Thursday is the New Friday: How to work fewer hours, make more money, and spend time doing what you want. It examines how the four-day workweek boosts creativity and productivity. Joe has been featured on Forbes, GOOD Magazine, and The Smart Passive Income Podcast. He is the host of the popular The Practice of the Practice Podcast, which is recognized as one of the Top 50 Podcasts worldwide with over 100,000 downloads each month. We are deep diving into productivity in this podcast, so business owners, entrepreneurs, and side hustlers, this one is for you.

Questions I asked:
- Does 4 Day work week make people more productive?
- How does shorter work weeks make you more creative?
- Do you have any studies behind the shorter workweek?
- How does slowing down boost productivity?
- How do we figure out our sprint type?
- How does delegating come into play?
- What are the 3 internal inclinations?
- How did you get the idea for your book, Thursday is the New Friday?
- Can you tell us how you’ve gotten the word out about the 4 day work week?
- What is one tip for everyone to create their 4 day work week?
Topics Discussed:
- Keynote speaking.
- Productivity hacks.
- Building a business.
- Thursday is the new Friday.
- Batch working.
- Slowing down to speed up.
- Taking breaks.
- Knowing your batch type.
- Getting an outside perspective.
Quotes from the show:
- “Instead of limping through the week, people realize every minute you’re not productive is time you’re stealing from your family.” @JoeSanok @SisterhoodSweat
- “If I just got things done quicker, I could have a day or more to myself.” @JoeSanok @SisterhoodSweat
- “We know we need to get up and get the cobwebs out.” @JoeSanok @SisterhoodSweat
- “We know that we can sprint, but we don’t know our sprint types.” @JoeSanok @SisterhoodSweat
- “We have outgrown the 40-hour work week.” @JoeSanok @SisterhoodSweat

How you can stay in touch with Joe:
- Website
- Book Website
- Amazon the Book
- Thursday is The New Friday Podcast
- Practice of The Practice Podcast

How you can stay in touch with Linda:
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