Interview: Wes Bos (Full Stack Developer)
One Intentional Life
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: Book: App: Course: App: App: App: App: App:
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Waiting For List
One Intentional Life
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, , about the waiting for list. Previous GTD Related Episodes:
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Interview: 10% Entrepreneur by Patrick McGinnis
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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. (hard cover book on Amazon) (audiobook on Audible) (Quiz) (Patrick on Twitter)
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Practicing Productivity
One Intentional Life
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 - Text editor - Todo list - Favorite Mac Productivity App - Tweet of recent talk -
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Born for This (Book Review)
One Intentional Life
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.
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Productivity on the Road
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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.
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Processing Tasks
One Intentional Life
Processing tasks is an important life skill that can help you take all the information you receive in life and turn it into action. ...
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Brain Dump
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"Our brains are made to HAVE ideas, not HOLD ideas" - David Allen ...
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Fighting Resistance
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019: You Need a Budget
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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.
info_outlineProcessing 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:
- Drop - The majority of your potential tasks should not be done. Learning to filter out what's most important is a key skill to being more intentional and productive in life.
- Do - The 2-minute rule teaches us that if something will only take moment, it is better to do it immediately than try and sort it into a productivity system and do later.
- Defer - Sometimes we can't do work immediately. Setting a specific time or context to a task will greatly improve your chances of getting it done in a timely manner.
- Delegate - If there is work that needs done, but you do not necessarily have to be the one to do it, delegating the work with technology, co-worker, or freelancer is a great skill to better do the work you were made to do.
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: