Mar 16, 2023
In this solo episode of my podcast, Finding Direction, I discuss ways to increase productivity and work smarter in various areas of life. I encourage you to focus on the 20% of tasks that bring 80% of the results and to delegate or eliminate the rest. Let's break down the "three D's" of productivity: Do it, Defer it, and Delegate it. Ask yourself what you want to do, not just what you need to do, in order to find joy and passion in your work. I want to offer you words of encouragement to take action and execute on your goals. Let's do this together!
What We Discuss:
Introduction [00:00:00] Stu Massengill welcomes listeners and expresses gratitude.
Story of the Fly [00:02:25] Stu shares the story of the fly hitting a glass door and how it relates to working smarter, not harder.
Pick an Area of Your Life [00:03:29] Stu encourages listeners to pick an area of their life where they want to work smarter, not harder.
Leveraging the 2080 Rule [00:05:13] Stu explains the 2080 rule and how to use it to identify the 20% of tasks that bring 80% of the results.
Identifying the 20% [00:07:05] Stu gives examples of how he used the 2080 rule to identify the 20% of tasks that brought him the most joy and fulfillment in running his podcast.
Identifying the 20% that brings 80% of results [00:08:45] Stu encourages listeners to identify the 20% of tasks that bring 80% of results and to delegate or eliminate the rest.
Identifying the 20% that brings 80% of headaches [00:09:36] Stu asks listeners to identify the 20% of tasks that bring 80% of headaches, frustration, and annoyance.
Example of Stu's 20% that brings 80% of headaches [00:10:28] Stu shares his experience of creating marketing clips and doing guest outreach for the podcast.
Introduction to Magic Mind [00:12:11] Stu introduces Magic Mind, a company that helps with productivity and focus.
Explanation of Magic Mind ingredients [00:13:07] Stu explains the ingredients in Magic Mind and how they help with productivity and focus.
Discount for Magic Mind [00:14:01] Stu offers a discount for Magic Mind for listeners of the podcast.
Applying the Three D's [00:16:01] Stu introduces the Three D's: Do it, Defer it, and Delegate it, and explains how they can help increase productivity.
Three D's [00:16:45] Explanation of the three D's: Do it, Defer it, Delegate it, and how to apply them to increase productivity.
Finding what you want to do [00:16:45] How to identify the tasks that bring joy and passion, and how to focus on them.
Defer it [00:17:34] Explanation of how to defer tasks that need to be done but not necessarily immediately, and how to schedule them in advance.
Delegate it [00:18:21] Explanation of how to delegate tasks that need to be done but not necessarily by you, and how to find interns or people to help for free or at a low cost.
Systematize/Automate [00:22:09] Explanation of how to systematize or automate tasks that cause headaches, and how to use tools like Calendly to streamline processes.
Summary [00:23:42] Recap of the 20/80 rule and the three D's, and encouragement to execute on what was learned to increase productivity.
Closing Remarks [00:24:27] Stu thanks the listeners for joining and encourages them to share the episode with friends. He also reminds them to implement what they learned.
Productivity Strategies [00:00:00 - 00:24:27] Stu discusses ways to increase productivity and work smarter in various areas of life, using his own experience with running the podcast as an example.
Episode Resources:
Magic Mind (Website) - 00:14:01