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DGS 130: Productivity While Working From Home with Thanh Pham
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What can you do to be more productive, efficient, effective, and get stuff done while working from home during the COVID-19 crisis? No matter how much work you do or get done, there's always more to do.
Today's guest is Thanh Pham from Asian Efficiency, which has helped more than 15,000 clients worldwide. Also, Thanh hosts a growing and flourishing podcast called, The Productivity Show.
You'll Learn...[01:53] Asian Efficiency: Positive stereotype and memorable name for company.
[02:55] Thanh turns hobby of documenting productivity processes into a business.
[03:47] Groundhog Day: Businesses operating from home lose time and progress.
[05:06] Work/Life Balance: Nothing going on, no way to work, long days, and no variety.
[06:33] Planning: Take it to the next level via different dimensions, contingency options.
[07:23] Productive vs. Interruptive: Seek clarity to set one goal a day to accomplish.
[09:10] Sense of Momentum: What you want and why it matters should drive your life.
[12:15] Structure/Strategy: Create own schedule, design ideal day, and set cutoff time.
[14:57] Five Whys: Identify root cause and motivation. Money, freedom, flexibility?
[17:55] Energy vs. Time: Don't do everything, do what you like and others do the rest.
[25:44] Ideal Day: Map it out the night before to start the next day right away.
[27:08] Do's and Don'ts: Don't eat at your desk; do step away from your office or home.
[32:05] What keeps you up at night? Entrepreneurs are known for worrying too much.
[34:40] Chinese Proverb: The palest ink is better than the best memory.
[35:41] Analog vs. Digital: What's the difference? Depends on personal preference.
TweetablesRestore order in your life to gain a sense of relief and energy to help you recover.
"Whenever we're working from home, one of the most important things is to plan our day. That's such a simple thing that we can do, but most of us kind of skip that process."
"Set one goal a day. If you accomplish just one goal a day, no matter how big or small, you had a productive day."
"If we don't have energy, if we don't have any of that when we're starting our day, it's just so much more challenging to be productive."
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