What’s Barack Obama’s #1 piece of advice for young people? “Just learn how to get stuff done.” Whether we’re young or more seasoned, we can all get better at this essential skill. So let’s find out how people do, in fact, get stuff done.
How They Get Stuff Done
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What’s Barack Obama’s #1 piece of advice for young people? “Just learn how to get stuff done.” Whether we’re young or more seasoned, we can all get better at this essential skill. So let’s find out how people do, in fact, get stuff done.
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April 22, 2024
Judson Rollins - What To Do When Work Is Like Drinking From a Fire Hose
<p>Is working in management consulting as glamorous as it seems? What’s the best thing you can do to improve your public speaking skills? How can you use different pricing strategies to scale up your business?</p><p>Welcome back to <em>How They Get Stuff Done</em>. Today I’m speaking with Judson Rollins. Judson is an aviation strategy consultant and a monetization architect for expert service providers who want to decouple their revenue from their hours.</p><p>Judson and I discuss finding the middle ground between perfection and acceptability, the pros and cons of time blocking, Judson’s favorite ways to capture ideas on the go and even <em>in the shower,</em> and more. Enjoy the conversation.</p><p>Find Judson:</p><ul><li>Website: <a href="https://scalewhisperer.com">ScaleWhisperer.com</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonrollins/">Judson on LinkedIn</a></li></ul>
March 28, 2024
Derek Sivers - What Do You Need to Believe Right Now?
<p>Why does <em>Game of Thrones</em> cost $70,000 to watch? What happens when you choose to believe that everything is your responsibility? And why do smart people not think that others are stupid?</p><p><br>Welcome back to <em>How They Get Stuff Done</em>. Today I’m speaking with Derek Sivers.</p><p><br>Derek Sivers has been a musician, a circus performer, an entrepreneur, and a TED speaker. He’s the founder of CD Baby, an online distributor of independent music. He’s written several books, including <em>How to Live</em> and <em>Hell Yeah or No</em>. Most recently, he’s been working on his latest book, <em>Useful Not True</em>.</p><p>Derek and I discuss choosing your beliefs, taking radical responsibility for whatever happens to you, the benefits of not having a to-do list, walking away from what doesn’t work for you, and more. Enjoy the conversation.</p><p>Find Derek over at <a href="https://sive.rs/">sive.rs</a>.</p>
October 20, 2022
Jack Ellis - How to Run a Company People-First
<p>Jack Ellis is the co-founder of Fathom Analytics, a privacy-first Google Analytics alternative. Jack also teaches an online course on Laravel, a popular PHP framework, and hosts his own podcast, Above Board, where he discusses running an indie and bootstrapped software company.</p><p>Jack and I discuss:</p><ul><li>How he runs his company people-first</li><li>What happens when you judge your employees on their work, rather than on other measures</li><li>Lightweight ways of collaborating with a small team</li><li>The importance of online privacy and how his company enables that</li><li>Why running a lifestyle business is just the best</li><li>Overcoming analysis paralysis</li><li>The big downside of working remotely—or is it even a downside?</li><li>Why I don’t give specific advice for people with ADHD (or other conditions)</li></ul><p>And much more. Enjoy the show!</p><p>Find Jack:</p><ul><li><a href="https://jackellis.me">JackEllis.me</a></li><li><a href="https://usefathom.com/">Fathom Analytics</a>, privacy-focused website analytics</li><li><a href="https://serverlesslaravelcourse.com/">Serverless Laravel</a>, Jack’s course for Laravel developers</li><li><a href="https://usefathom.com/above-board">Above Board</a>, the Fathom Analytics podcast, which Jack co-hosts</li></ul><p>Also mentioned:</p><ul><li><a href="https://culturedcode.com/things/">Things 3</a>, my favorite task manager</li><li><a href="https://linear.app/">Linear</a>, a collaborative software development app</li><li><a href="https://tuple.app/">Tuple</a>, a remote pair programming app</li></ul>
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