what are my favorite work life hacks so I recently did a video about my favorite
I recently did a video about my favorite
I recently did a video about my favorite YouTube channels and the ones that I
YouTube channels and the ones that I
YouTube channels and the ones that I subscribed to there aren’t that many the
subscribed to there aren’t that many the
subscribed to there aren’t that many the ones that I kind of watch all the time
ones that I kind of watch all the time
ones that I kind of watch all the time and one of my loyal YouTube followers
and one of my loyal YouTube followers
and one of my loyal YouTube followers Neil pol shook wrote in to ask me Evan I
Neil pol shook wrote in to ask me Evan I
Neil pol shook wrote in to ask me Evan I love the Tim Ferriss channel that you
love the Tim Ferriss channel that you
love the Tim Ferriss channel that you you added what are some of your favorite
you added what are some of your favorite
you added what are some of your favorite work life hacks and that’s a that’s a
work life hacks and that’s a that’s a
work life hacks and that’s a that’s a tough question for me because for the
tough question for me because for the
tough question for me because for the past I don’t know ten years I’ve been
past I don’t know ten years I’ve been
past I don’t know ten years I’ve been doing a ton of experiments on myself and
doing a ton of experiments on myself and
doing a ton of experiments on myself and my productivity on things that that I
my productivity on things that that I
my productivity on things that that I like and don’t know what works I’m
like and don’t know what works I’m
like and don’t know what works I’m constantly changing around my schedule
constantly changing around my schedule
constantly changing around my schedule and the things that I do and I live kind
and the things that I do and I live kind
and the things that I do and I live kind of a weird lifestyle I guess compared to
of a weird lifestyle I guess compared to
of a weird lifestyle I guess compared to most people you know I wear barefoot
most people you know I wear barefoot
most people you know I wear barefoot shoes I use a stand-up desk I go
shoes I use a stand-up desk I go
shoes I use a stand-up desk I go snowboard in the middle the afternoon
snowboard in the middle the afternoon
snowboard in the middle the afternoon and we go all over the place I’m in the
and we go all over the place I’m in the
and we go all over the place I’m in the office three hours a day from Monday to
office three hours a day from Monday to
office three hours a day from Monday to Thursday it’s kind of uh it’s different
Thursday it’s kind of uh it’s different
Thursday it’s kind of uh it’s different I guess and it’s come from years of kind
I guess and it’s come from years of kind
I guess and it’s come from years of kind of trial and error wasn’t just one day I
of trial and error wasn’t just one day I
of trial and error wasn’t just one day I woke up and tried to do all these things
woke up and tried to do all these things
woke up and tried to do all these things all at once I don’t use my cell phone my
all at once I don’t use my cell phone my
all at once I don’t use my cell phone my phone number isn’t on my business card
phone number isn’t on my business card
phone number isn’t on my business card or my website that’s another big one
or my website that’s another big one
or my website that’s another big one anyway so some of the ones I’ve had kind
anyway so some of the ones I’ve had kind
anyway so some of the ones I’ve had kind of the biggest impact for me personally
of the biggest impact for me personally
of the biggest impact for me personally I’m gonna share three of them and
I’m gonna share three of them and
I’m gonna share three of them and hopefully this helps answer the question
hopefully this helps answer the question
hopefully this helps answer the question this one made me think Neil it made me
this one made me think Neil it made me
this one made me think Neil it made me think you making me do some hard work
think you making me do some hard work
think you making me do some hard work today
today
today the first one was when I first started
the first one was when I first started
the first one was when I first started delegating I remember with my first
delegating I remember with my first
delegating I remember with my first company my software company I always
company my software company I always
company my software company I always kind of had in my head that I had to do
kind of had in my head that I had to do
kind of had in my head that I had to do everything myself or my partners would
everything myself or my partners would
everything myself or my partners would do it but not the idea of having
do it but not the idea of having
do it but not the idea of having somebody come on to help me and the
somebody come on to help me and the
somebody come on to help me and the first person I brought on board was for
first person I brought on board was for
first person I brought on board was for one hour a day I couldn’t afford to hire
one hour a day I couldn’t afford to hire
one hour a day I couldn’t afford to hire a full-time person and I was growing
a full-time person and I was growing
a full-time person and I was growing increasingly frustrated with all the
increasingly frustrated with all the
increasingly frustrated with all the repetitive tasks that I had to do and it
repetitive tasks that I had to do and it
repetitive tasks that I had to do and it was like I can’t focus on the bigger
was like I can’t focus on the bigger
was like I can’t focus on the bigger stuff because I’m so crunched down and
stuff because I’m so crunched down and
stuff because I’m so crunched down and doing these stupid things and I felt
doing these stupid things and I felt
doing these stupid things and I felt like somebody could do this better than
like somebody could do this better than
like somebody could do this better than me and my my aha moment I guess came
me and my my aha moment I guess came
me and my my aha moment I guess came when I realized that I don’t have to
when I realized that I don’t have to
when I realized that I don’t have to hire somebody full-time which I couldn’t
hire somebody full-time which I couldn’t
hire somebody full-time which I couldn’t afford I can hire somebody for a little
afford I can hire somebody for a little
afford I can hire somebody for a little bit amount of time and it was a guy I
bit amount of time and it was a guy I
bit amount of time and it was a guy I knew his name was Rob first guy hired
knew his name was Rob first guy hired
knew his name was Rob first guy hired and it was for one hour day and I was
and it was for one hour day and I was
and it was for one hour day and I was doing a bunch of database work that I
doing a bunch of database work that I
doing a bunch of database work that I hated and I gave it to him and he was
hated and I gave it to him and he was
hated and I gave it to him and he was better at it faster at it than me he got
better at it faster at it than me he got
better at it faster at it than me he got a lot more done in that hour than I
a lot more done in that hour than I
a lot more done in that hour than I could and it freed up an hour of time
could and it freed up an hour of time
could and it freed up an hour of time for me to go and do more stuff with my
for me to go and do more stuff with my
for me to go and do more stuff with my business and that was just a little
business and that was just a little
business and that was just a little improvement I guess to my life at the
improvement I guess to my life at the
improvement I guess to my life at the time but it just set me on this course
time but it just set me on this course
time but it just set me on this course because now I hate doing things that are
because now I hate doing things that are
because now I hate doing things that are repetitive tasks and as quickly as
repetitive tasks and as quickly as
repetitive tasks and as quickly as possible as soon as I get bored or
possible as soon as I get bored or
possible as soon as I get bored or something I’m handing it off to someone
something I’m handing it off to someone
something I’m handing it off to someone else to do or maybe killing a project
else to do or maybe killing a project
else to do or maybe killing a project but but I am NOT stuck in repetitive
but but I am NOT stuck in repetitive
but but I am NOT stuck in repetitive task mode and being held back from doing
task mode and being held back from doing
task mode and being held back from doing things that I need to do to grow my
things that I need to do to grow my
things that I need to do to grow my business and that’s just I don’t know it
business and that’s just I don’t know it
business and that’s just I don’t know it kills your creativity it kills your
kills your creativity it kills your
kills your creativity it kills your productivity when you’re stuck doing
productivity when you’re stuck doing
productivity when you’re stuck doing repetitive things that you hate over and
repetitive things that you hate over and
repetitive things that you hate over and over and over again so ever since that
over and over again so ever since that
over and over again so ever since that one small event of hiring Rob for one
one small event of hiring Rob for one
one small event of hiring Rob for one hour a day I’ve been looking to make my
hour a day I’ve been looking to make my
hour a day I’ve been looking to make my workflow easier and more efficient by
workflow easier and more efficient by
workflow easier and more efficient by hiring people
hiring people
hiring people the second was chunking my time and this
the second was chunking my time and this
the second was chunking my time and this one came to me as a result of reading
one came to me as a result of reading
one came to me as a result of reading the 4-hour workweek and the idea here is
the 4-hour workweek and the idea here is
the 4-hour workweek and the idea here is anything that you do multiple times per
anything that you do multiple times per
anything that you do multiple times per week do once per week you do things
week do once per week you do things
week do once per week you do things multiple times per day do once per day
multiple times per day do once per day
multiple times per day do once per day the first biggest improvement thing was
the first biggest improvement thing was
the first biggest improvement thing was email I used to be the guy who have
email I used to be the guy who have
email I used to be the guy who have super fast on email answering right away
super fast on email answering right away
super fast on email answering right away you know I get that alert when it came
you know I get that alert when it came
you know I get that alert when it came into my Outlook at the time and I would
into my Outlook at the time and I would
into my Outlook at the time and I would go and answer it right away and people
go and answer it right away and people
go and answer it right away and people would respond how fast I was and it was
would respond how fast I was and it was
would respond how fast I was and it was great but every time I went to check my
great but every time I went to check my
great but every time I went to check my email because something new came in it
email because something new came in it
email because something new came in it distracted me from something else and I
distracted me from something else and I
distracted me from something else and I ended up not getting my other tasks done
ended up not getting my other tasks done
ended up not getting my other tasks done I would just basically be on email all
I would just basically be on email all
I would just basically be on email all day and it just killed my creativity and
day and it just killed my creativity and
day and it just killed my creativity and my productivity and so what I did was I
my productivity and so what I did was I
my productivity and so what I did was I said okay I’m gonna do email I started
said okay I’m gonna do email I started
said okay I’m gonna do email I started it twice a day and then I went down to
it twice a day and then I went down to
it twice a day and then I went down to once a day and now I don’t even have a
once a day and now I don’t even have a
once a day and now I don’t even have a set time for email I do it when I’m not
set time for email I do it when I’m not
set time for email I do it when I’m not doing anything else and just unloading
doing anything else and just unloading
doing anything else and just unloading that was a huge relief for me it freed
that was a huge relief for me it freed
that was a huge relief for me it freed up so much of my time cuz think about
up so much of my time cuz think about
up so much of my time cuz think about when you get interrupted at least for me
when you get interrupted at least for me
when you get interrupted at least for me it takes to another like half an hour to
it takes to another like half an hour to
it takes to another like half an hour to get back into the zone I was in and so I
get back into the zone I was in and so I
get back into the zone I was in and so I that elimination lets me just focus
that elimination lets me just focus
that elimination lets me just focus hardcore on set tasks and it really
hardcore on set tasks and it really
hardcore on set tasks and it really helped me I’ve applied that chunking to
helped me I’ve applied that chunking to
helped me I’ve applied that chunking to everything I do in my schedule so I do
everything I do in my schedule so I do
everything I do in my schedule so I do my videos on a Wednesday so I I speak
my videos on a Wednesday so I I speak
my videos on a Wednesday so I I speak with my media coach Wednesday morning
with my media coach Wednesday morning
with my media coach Wednesday morning today’s Wednesday
today’s Wednesday
today’s Wednesday I spoke with genja this morning and then
I spoke with genja this morning and then
I spoke with genja this morning and then sit down and do my videos and so I’m
sit down and do my videos and so I’m
sit down and do my videos and so I’m kind of I’m in video mode I’m thinking
kind of I’m in video mode I’m thinking
kind of I’m in video mode I’m thinking video when I’m in the shower I’m
video when I’m in the shower I’m
video when I’m in the shower I’m thinking what I’m gonna talk about my
thinking what I’m gonna talk about my
thinking what I’m gonna talk about my video washing the hair what’s gonna
video washing the hair what’s gonna
video washing the hair what’s gonna happen my video and I’m ready to do back
happen my video and I’m ready to do back
happen my video and I’m ready to do back to back to back to back to back videos
to back to back to back to back videos
to back to back to back to back videos and it’s great because setting up the
and it’s great because setting up the
and it’s great because setting up the video camera and the microphone and
video camera and the microphone and
video camera and the microphone and everything getting the questions ready
everything getting the questions ready
everything getting the questions ready takes time and so I don’t have to do
takes time and so I don’t have to do
takes time and so I don’t have to do that each time I do it once per week and
that each time I do it once per week and
that each time I do it once per week and I’m done on Thursdays I do my meetings
I’m done on Thursdays I do my meetings
I’m done on Thursdays I do my meetings and interviews and my radio show and I’m
and interviews and my radio show and I’m
and interviews and my radio show and I’m kind of in that zone that day so I’m not
kind of in that zone that day so I’m not
kind of in that zone that day so I’m not worried about admin tasks or anything
worried about admin tasks or anything
worried about admin tasks or anything else related to the business I’m just
else related to the business I’m just
else related to the business I’m just meeting people talking to people and
meeting people talking to people and
meeting people talking to people and it’s easy to go from one meeting to the
it’s easy to go from one meeting to the
it’s easy to go from one meeting to the next to the next to the next hangout on
next to the next to the next hangout on
next to the next to the next hangout on Google and whatever it is that I’m doing
Google and whatever it is that I’m doing
Google and whatever it is that I’m doing again I found before if I had meetings
again I found before if I had meetings
again I found before if I had meetings all over the place
all over the place
all over the place half an hour before meeting I found like
half an hour before meeting I found like
half an hour before meeting I found like my productivity was was shot like I
my productivity was was shot like I
my productivity was was shot like I can’t start something new because I know
can’t start something new because I know
can’t start something new because I know I have a meeting coming up in 30 minutes
I have a meeting coming up in 30 minutes
I have a meeting coming up in 30 minutes so I’m just gonna do little tasks right
so I’m just gonna do little tasks right
so I’m just gonna do little tasks right and I just found that happen too much
and I just found that happen too much
and I just found that happen too much but when you have back to back to back
but when you have back to back to back
but when you have back to back to back to back meetings it kind of just puts
to back meetings it kind of just puts
to back meetings it kind of just puts you in that zone and helps you flow
you in that zone and helps you flow
you in that zone and helps you flow through without being distracted by
through without being distracted by
through without being distracted by what’s happening next and then on Monday
what’s happening next and then on Monday
what’s happening next and then on Monday and Tuesday I’ll do more of my
and Tuesday I’ll do more of my
and Tuesday I’ll do more of my solitary work or project work so if I’m
solitary work or project work so if I’m
solitary work or project work so if I’m writing my newsletter or writing an
writing my newsletter or writing an
writing my newsletter or writing an article or doing something that I can
article or doing something that I can
article or doing something that I can just do by myself
just do by myself
just do by myself you know maybe I won’t shave that day
you know maybe I won’t shave that day
you know maybe I won’t shave that day whatever I feel like doing I’m kind of
whatever I feel like doing I’m kind of
whatever I feel like doing I’m kind of in that zone and I find to just send
in that zone and I find to just send
in that zone and I find to just send that my week that way really helps me
that my week that way really helps me
that my week that way really helps me and then the third thing that I discover
and then the third thing that I discover
and then the third thing that I discover and this was the hardest one for me to
and this was the hardest one for me to
and this was the hardest one for me to break I think was was flow and momentum
break I think was was flow and momentum
break I think was was flow and momentum so one thing I found with my chunk
so one thing I found with my chunk
so one thing I found with my chunk schedule was like I was getting a lot
schedule was like I was getting a lot
schedule was like I was getting a lot more done right by chunking my time and
more done right by chunking my time and
more done right by chunking my time and limiting the email to certain parts of
limiting the email to certain parts of
limiting the email to certain parts of the day I got so much more done during
the day I got so much more done during
the day I got so much more done during the day but then I sometimes found
the day but then I sometimes found
the day but then I sometimes found myself wanting to continue on on
myself wanting to continue on on
myself wanting to continue on on something and having to stop because I
something and having to stop because I
something and having to stop because I fell outside my chunk so I would chunk
fell outside my chunk so I would chunk
fell outside my chunk so I would chunk my day into 90-minute segments I found I
my day into 90-minute segments I found I
my day into 90-minute segments I found I would I would work best in Sprint’s of
would I would work best in Sprint’s of
would I would work best in Sprint’s of 90 minutes then take a break then
90 minutes then take a break then
90 minutes then take a break then something else for 90 minutes and
something else for 90 minutes and
something else for 90 minutes and knowing that I only had 90 minutes kind
knowing that I only had 90 minutes kind
knowing that I only had 90 minutes kind of forces me to go crazy fast but I
of forces me to go crazy fast but I
of forces me to go crazy fast but I found just sometimes when I was working
found just sometimes when I was working
found just sometimes when I was working on a project that I wanted more time I
on a project that I wanted more time I
on a project that I wanted more time I was really feeling this idea I was
was really feeling this idea I was
was really feeling this idea I was really feeling it and so I was in flow
really feeling it and so I was in flow
really feeling it and so I was in flow and I found if I came back to it the
and I found if I came back to it the
and I found if I came back to it the next day I feel like what was I thinking
next day I feel like what was I thinking
next day I feel like what was I thinking about yesterday what was that project I
about yesterday what was that project I
about yesterday what was that project I was working on I don’t I would write
was working on I don’t I would write
was working on I don’t I would write notes I don’t remember what they mean
notes I don’t remember what they mean
notes I don’t remember what they mean anymore I know if that happens to you
anymore I know if that happens to you
anymore I know if that happens to you guys it happened to me and so I would
guys it happened to me and so I would
guys it happened to me and so I would break my chunking schedule only if I was
break my chunking schedule only if I was
break my chunking schedule only if I was in the flow and because the stuff that
in the flow and because the stuff that
in the flow and because the stuff that you create when you’re in flow is so
you create when you’re in flow is so
you create when you’re in flow is so critical so important that’s like the
critical so important that’s like the
critical so important that’s like the big picture life-changing stuff you have
big picture life-changing stuff you have
big picture life-changing stuff you have to keep going on it and you don’t want
to keep going on it and you don’t want
to keep going on it and you don’t want to fool yourself and say you know I’m in
to fool yourself and say you know I’m in
to fool yourself and say you know I’m in the flow on these emails this is great
the flow on these emails this is great
the flow on these emails this is great I’m answering everything so quickly
I’m answering everything so quickly
I’m answering everything so quickly that’s not what I’m talking about I’m
that’s not what I’m talking about I’m
that’s not what I’m talking about I’m talking about the big ideas the things
talking about the big ideas the things
talking about the big ideas the things that will change you and your business
that will change you and your business
that will change you and your business for the better you get those things you
for the better you get those things you
for the better you get those things you don’t wait on them
don’t wait on them
don’t wait on them don’t don’t wait on it and then you come
don’t don’t wait on it and then you come
don’t don’t wait on it and then you come back tomorrow and it’s it’s like the
back tomorrow and it’s it’s like the
back tomorrow and it’s it’s like the idea is not quite there anymore take
idea is not quite there anymore take
idea is not quite there anymore take action right away I learn the rules of
action right away I learn the rules of
action right away I learn the rules of chunking and then and then I know when
chunking and then and then I know when
chunking and then and then I know when to break them with momentum all right so
to break them with momentum all right so
to break them with momentum all right so those are the three things that that in
those are the three things that that in
those are the three things that that in terms of work life
terms of work life
terms of work life tax productivity have helped me the most
tax productivity have helped me the most
tax productivity have helped me the most so again delegating even for one hour a
so again delegating even for one hour a
so again delegating even for one hour a day and just taking the stuff off your
day and just taking the stuff off your
day and just taking the stuff off your plate that you don’t need to be doing
plate that you don’t need to be doing
plate that you don’t need to be doing then chunking your time down so anything
then chunking your time down so anything
then chunking your time down so anything you do multiple times you’re doing it
you do multiple times you’re doing it
you do multiple times you’re doing it once at a time and just set that time
once at a time and just set that time
once at a time and just set that time aside so you can be excellent at it and
aside so you can be excellent at it and
aside so you can be excellent at it and then momentum when you’re in the flow
then momentum when you’re in the flow
then momentum when you’re in the flow when you’re feeling the momentum that’s
when you’re feeling the momentum that’s
when you’re feeling the momentum that’s the most important thing that you need
the most important thing that you need
the most important thing that you need to work work and focus on for that day
to work work and focus on for that day
to work work and focus on for that day and forget everything else that you’re
and forget everything else that you’re
and forget everything else that you’re doing because you’re gonna you have to
doing because you’re gonna you have to
doing because you’re gonna you have to stay in that zone I’ve created a series
stay in that zone I’ve created a series
stay in that zone I’ve created a series of Zuka guides that go through exactly
of Zuka guides that go through exactly
of Zuka guides that go through exactly how I break down those processes how to
how I break down those processes how to
how I break down those processes how to automate eliminate delegate use flow
automate eliminate delegate use flow
automate eliminate delegate use flow just from my experience as an
just from my experience as an
just from my experience as an entrepreneur it’s basically time
entrepreneur it’s basically time
entrepreneur it’s basically time management for entrepreneur and a series
management for entrepreneur and a series
management for entrepreneur and a series of guides so that could be super helpful
of guides so that could be super helpful
of guides so that could be super helpful for you but those are my three I guess
for you but those are my three I guess
for you but those are my three I guess most impactful most powerful things I
most impactful most powerful things I
most impactful most powerful things I discovered that shaped how I view the
discovered that shaped how I view the
discovered that shaped how I view the world as an entrepreneur and how I’m
world as an entrepreneur and how I’m
world as an entrepreneur and how I’m more productive in my life so thank you
more productive in my life so thank you
more productive in my life so thank you for the great question Neal for those of
for the great question Neal for those of
for the great question Neal for those of you guys watching you like the video
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