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My guest today is Jake Knapp. Jake spent the last 10 years at Google and Google Ventures where he created the Design Sprint, which is a method for building and testing a prototype in five days. He then went on and wrote a book about the process, called Sprint, which was a New York Times bestseller. He recently wrote another book called Make Time, which I mentioned on a previous episode. I personally loved Make Time, which is all about strategies to help make time for doing your most important work and really getting the most out of each day.
I was so excited to have Jake on the show, as I’ve followed his work for several years. What I particularly loved about this chat was how practical Jake is in his strategies and how he applied them during his time at Google. Now I should warn you that this chat somehow ended up starting with a story about a near-death experience - but don’t worry, it gets more upbeat from there!
We cover a whole lot of things, including:
How a near death experience lead to Jake becoming a self-confessed “time dork"Jake’s number one tip for creating a great dayWhy Jake hates the traditional to-do listHow Jake created a distraction free phone - and how it changed his lifeThe importance of boredomHow to take back control of your calendarHow Jake managed his calendar at Google VenturesHow Jake approaches his emailBeing productive versus being purposefulWhy you need to be prepared to let little bad things happen in the pursuit of using time well
Find out more about Jake at https://jakeknapp.com/, and get a copy of Make Time. You can also listen to Jake’s awesome podcast, the Product Breakfast Club.
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