Brad Simon wants you to know that he is not a productivity expert like many of the guests on this podcast. Rather, he’s a fellow traveller on the path to efficiency and productivity, and he shares his story of getting out of debt and losing weight in this episode.
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Cheat Sheet
- How Brad was able to pay back $200k in personal debt
- The profound impact implementing the Getting Things Done methodology had on Brad’s life
- Why Brad joined the AE Dojo and how he uses it to make constant progress on his self-improvement journey
- The detailed framework Brad created for mapping out his personal and professional life (and the impact this has had)
- Why he changed to the paleo diet and how doing so has shifted his food paradigm
- Why energy management is so critical to productivity (and why it’s more effective than the traditional time management approach)
- Why tracking is so important to your personal progress and how you can use this to change your habits
- How to hear your “inner voice” (and why you should listen to it)
- The reason why Brad created a 15-page personal values document and how he uses it to consistently take action on his goals
- Why relying on coaches will help you with motivation and accountability (and how Brad uses the AE Dojo to fill this role)
Links
- Getting Things Done (GTD)
- Ways of Being infographic
- The Power of Full Engagement
- The Willpower Instinct
- Living Forward
Book, tool, ritual
Book: Mastery and The War of Art
Tool: Audible
Ritual: Morning ritual – stretching, 5 minutes of strength, 10 mins of meditation
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