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There is one guy I do not trust at all when it comes to delivering his tasks, no matter how much he wants to convince me that he can be trusted. And it's... me.

I believe that "monk mode" and similar features serve as a great antidote to distractions. At some point, I even ended up turning off the Wi-Fi in the apartment.

Thank you very much for sharing all these strategies, Anton!

It's great to understand the whole system behind your focus.

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Thanks Michał! I haven't got to turning off the WiFi yet 😂

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Oct 16Liked by Anton Zaides

Those “boost your productivity” articles tend to be boring and nothing new/very general advice, but this one was actually straight to the points with good actual examples. Great job!

Just a heads up, the link for #4 of “Content I enjoyed this week” is not working for me on the mobile app at least.

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Thank you, I appreciate it!

And thanks for the heads up on the links - it was indeed broken for everyone, fixed. A great episode :)

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Oct 19Liked by Anton Zaides

Nice article Anton.

Here's one thing that helped me optimize my life more than anything else: having a baby (6-month-old here). 😃

In our new routine, I have from 5:30 AM until 9:30 AM to do:

- quick meditation

- write (or work on an app, it depends),

- social media (includes setting up posts and checking my inbox, reading substack),

- train (weight training, running, or swimming lately, whatever I have scheduled)

if you add showering, making a coffee, and sometimes just staring out of your head, it's not a lot of time, but this is what I have to work with.

I usually work until 5 PM-6 PM, after it's dinner, shopping, some stuff around the house and there goes the day. Sometimes I can get in a little bit of reading between 9 and 10 PM :)

Conclusion: babies are amazing 😃

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I can definitely relate to that one! My last year was the most productive of my life :)

'Dad-mode' is powerful thing

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A metaquestion: do we really want more than 24 hours! 😅

I already finish completely tired! 😂

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Than the ‘And don’t forget to let go’ section is just for you 😂

I definitely think it’s not for everyone. Personally, I feel more energized and happy that way :)

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Good tipsy though I'd be afraid to listen to something while rising a bike. I feel it makes it too easy to have an accident.

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Thank you!

I think it depends on the riding environment - when I ride to work my way is through a park - no cars, no traffic lights, almost nobody else. I don't feel any risk in doing so, but it's of course a person taste too.

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So many good life hacks in this post! I personally love combining healthy habits (e.g. going for a walk while I listed to a podcast). I also like simplifying many tasks and using my calendar to organize them. Great post!

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Thanks Rafa!

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Great article. I'm not as much a productivity freak as I used to be but I found a great rhythm. The one that people don't talk about enough is "Combine". That was my secret to do a ton of stuff during the pandemic - learn Spanish, listen to audiobook and go for a run. Turns out, you can do all three at once.

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Thank you Suresh!

I have my ups and downs too, now I think I'm in the most productive stage 😅

Great combo you have there!

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I loved this one.

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Thanks Enock!

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Oct 15Liked by Anton Zaides

Very well written article @Antony Zaid . Nice insights on how get maximum out of the time you have . Thanks for sharing .

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Thank you Ranjeet! Would love to hear if any of you will work for you :)

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Oct 15Liked by Anton Zaides

Sure Anton will do 😊.

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