On this episode I'm joined by Justin DiRose, a productivity expert and remote work consultant from northern Minnesota. He has a passion for becoming better, the distributed workforce, being a great dad and husband, and music.
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Talking Points
What are some things that Justin has noticed evolve throughout the years in the productivity community? (2:07)
Justin talks about what led him down this path (13:07)
What are some tools that have helped Justin be more thoughtful about what the correct things to chase are? (16:40)
What does Justin think some roadblocks that people who are trying to adopt a bigger sense of productivity have? (20:19)
Justin suggests a book that everyone should read and why it impacted him so much (24:00)
This is one thing Justin shares that you can do today to help with your productivity process? (27:16)
Quote
"Not just focusing on the tasks, not just focusing on the projects or ideas I have there but also focusing on 'What am I experiencing? What am I feeling?' Because a lot of times those are things that are causing me to lose focus, lose attention." - Justin DiRoseHelpful Links
https://podcast.effectiveremotework.com/hosts/justin (Process)
https://productivityist.com/podcast213/ (Episode 213: The Bullet Journal Method with Ryder Carroll)
https://www.omnigroup.com/video/set/the-omnifocus-setup-2013/a-more-meaningful-to-do-list/ (A More Meaningful To Do List | My OmniFocus Setup Talk)
https://productivityist.com/podcast203/ (Episode 203: The Evolution of Getting Things Done with David Allen)
https://productivityist.com/podcast227/ (Episode 227: Why You Need Atomic Habits with James Clear)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735216118?ie=UTF8 (The Order of Time | Amazon)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735214484?ie=UTF8 (Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World | Amazon)
https://effectiveremotework.com/ (Effective Remote Work)
https://justindirose.com/ (JustinDiRose.com)
http://productivityist.com/fivedollars/ (Take my 30 Days of TimeCrafting fundamentals course)
Want to discover some of the books mentioned on the podcast? https://www.scribd.com/g/9a8d8 (Check out Scribd, my reading app of choice.)
Podcast Theme Song: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/eFDGyraN87 (Nothing at All by Fictions (courtesy of Epidemic Sound))
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