I'm well aware that 2,000 subscribers over 5 years hardly puts me in the upper echelons of YouTube.
But as a guy who just posts what he thinks will help people get more value from work and more enjoyment from life, and who pays no real attention to growth...
I'll take it!
Sounds like an excellent bridge! It was great having you on the call.
Don't believe it when they say you lack courage
Develop your "take action" skill
Reclaim your time by improving one little action, then the next little action, then the next
It's worth it, it's realistic, and you can do it!
This went longer than I expected, but it's because I'm passionate about REAL productivity
Real LIFE productivity, for real people
The big names delegate thousands of man-hours worth of action to others—not because they have lots of courage but because they have lots of money
And for the love of all that's holy, don't lament your lack of courage, or willpower, or discipline
If you think attacking your own character will make you more productive, well...
Has it yet?
Start with what's in front of you. Do it. Figure out how to do it better next time
Don't worry about priority—as your work becomes more efficient, more bandwidth opens up to CONSIDER priorities
THEN you can make sure your newfound action mechanics are pointed at the right work
Decide how that project you just started can be laid out so future tasks and notes you capture for it will grab your attention when you need them to
Don't "think big"
Think little. Solve little problems. Make each LITTLE action more efficient
And then, when you capture your roles—the identities you embody in your life and work—THEN you'll take more fulfilling action
So don't "have courage"
Figure out how that idea you just had can be captured so that it shows up when it's useful to see it again
Don't start with why. Don't... summon up?... courage.
👉 Learn how to take action
When you capture tasks and notes that surface when you need them, you'll take more effective action
When you capture recurrence in templates and automations, you'll take more efficient action
Big names in productivity coast by on platitudes
They say "just have courage" and we nod
They say "set audacious goals" and we cry "Amen"
Meanwhile, very few of these thought leaders are sharing any thoughts that actually lead us anywhere...
Saw this posted on the "other site" and it got me fired up.
"Worst Prison"? More like "worst FRAMING"
Turning every failure into a personal character flaw is a counterproductive exercise in self-flagellation
It's not lack of courage—it's lack of MECHANICS
To take action, you need to know HOW...
You don't write page numbers on your screen in dry erase marker as you scroll? I must be doing it wrong
It's after page 6 and before page 8
Welcome! I took the plunge too!
Am I the only one who enjoys pronouncing it "bloo-ess-key" instead of "blue-sky"?
Maybe it's because my wife's maiden name ends in an "ess-key" sound
More likely it's because I'm weird
Watch other FREE productivity tips and learn more about my book "The Rhythms of Productivity" at rjnestor.com/rhythms-book
So much efficient and effective work never happens because it takes too much time and energy to get started
There's a solution to this, and it's a tenet of my Action-Powered Productivity approach:
👉 Always Start in the Middle
Or, flipped around: "Never start from scratch"
youtu.be/zTDLH0vFIeY
More free videos are on my webpage for my book "The Rhythms of Productivity"
rjnestor.com/rhythms-book
I share more about Productivity Bridges in this video:
youtu.be/hJPfZHBdSTs
What is a "Productivity Bridge" and why do you need it?
It's a structure you create now to make future work more efficient, effective, and fulfilling
It might take the form of a template, procedure, automation, recurring task, or role—
But it always creates better future work
I've heard people say "it's not task management; it's TIME management"
I've also heard people say "it's not time management; it's TASK management"
Both are a little true, but they miss the connecting thread: It's not time or task management...
It's ATTENTION management
A ChatGPT rickroll
I'm using ChatGPT to help code my landing page for Action-Powered Productivity Live
(registration opens later this week!)
There's a video I haven't filmed yet, so I asked ChatGPT to create the frame but choose a random YouTube placeholder.
Friends... ChatGPT RICKROLLED me!!
UPDATE: Lightning bugs have arrived
Lovely summer evening in the West Virginia hills
Watching the youngest swing and waiting for the lightning bugs to come out
(That's what we call fireflies around these parts)
Also worth noting: I posted earlier about a productivity course of mine, on both platforms
I have c. 2.5k followers on Twitter. 4 likes
I have 5 (not 5k, five TOTAL) followers on Bluesky. 3 likes
One wonders if Twitter is worth it even for reach...
I actually WANT to engage here 😊
Finished my book on April 16—and I'm STILL a little foggy. I've stayed on top of critical stuff, but generating anything new has been nearly impossible
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