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289 Managing Your Productivity System (Valiant Growth Interview)

This weeks episode is about how to manage your own productivity system for getting things done. It comes from an interview that I did a while ago on the Valiant Growth podcast. In the interview, I talk about various techniques for managing your own productivity system, including:
The different components of a productivity systemUndertaking regular reviewsChoosing between different productivity tools, such a task-management apps and paper-based systems.Show Notes:
Valiant Growth PodcastEpisode 258 Getting Started With Productivity Systems (Valiant Growth Interview)All Previous Productivity EpisodesListen To Episode 289

288 A Listener Question About Working Hard And Missing Out On Life Experiences

This week's episode is a response to this listener question:

"From what I gather, for much of your 20s and 30s you worked very hard on building your business and for long hours each day. It has clearly paid off for you, as you've sold the business and enjoyed many years of financial independence. But is this something you'd recommend for younger people? What's the best way of thinking about the work/life balance at that stage of life? I find myself thinking, what if I worked extremely hard for many years and died in a freak accident before I'd got to have significant life experiences? It may seem like pessimism, but to focus almost entirely on ones work must require some delayed gratification, unless your truly love your work. Similar issues are involved with extreme saving. I thought you might have some good insights about the sort of questions to ask yourself to get a better understanding of how to approach this."

Show Notes:
The Voluntary Life Community on FacebookJob Free by Jake DesyllasMr Money MustacheEarly Retirement ExtremeListen to Episode 288

287 Freedom Surfer: Interview With Simon On Location Independent Business And Lifestyle

Simon writes for digital nomads, perpetual travellers, and location independent entrepreneurs on his blog Freedom Surfer. In this interview, he talks about his own journey to location independence and his thoughts on the pros and cons of this lifestyle. He explains how he tackles the practical challenges of perpetual travel, such as business formation, banking, and taxation.

Show Notes:
Freedom SurferListen to Episode 287

286 Wireless Life: Interview with Sebastian Kühn on running a location-indenpenent business

In this week's episode, my guest Sebastian Kühn talks about the benefits and challenges of running a location-independent business. He shares his own experiences setting up businesses in Hong Kong and Estonia, as well as his thoughts on the Estonian E-Residency program. Sebastian Kühn is a the author of a website for digital nomads called Wireless Life.

Show Notes:
Wireless LifeRecording of Sebastian's Webinar on Estonian E-Residency and Business FormationListen To Episode 286

285 Making It All Work

This week's episode is a review of David Allen's book, Making It All Work. This book is about applying principles of productivity beyond work, to life as a whole. The review is a discussion between myself and Chris Stefanick taken from Chris' podcast, Choice Conversations.

Show Notes:
Choice ConversationsMaking It All Work by David AllenHow To Read A Book by Mortimer AdlerOther episodes on productivityListen to Episode 285

284 What The Founder Shows About Entrepreneurship

It is not often that Hollywood makes movies which explore real business challenges. The Founder is a movie about how Ray Kroc created a global restaurant franchise from a small business started by the MacDonald brothers. This podcast episode is about what entrepreneurs can learn from the ideas shown in the movie.

Show Notes:
The Founder (Movie)Fact Checking The FounderGrinding It Out by Ray KrocBecoming An Entrepreneur by Jake DesyllasListen To Episode 284

Special Announcement: Brighton Meetup on 1st April 2017

On Saturday 1st April 2017 at 2pm, we are having a social meetup with listeners from The Voluntary Life. We’re going to meet in a bar/restaurant in central Brighton, England. You are warmly invited— I really look forward to meeting you there.

You can find all the details at the Eventbrite event page. Please sign up on the Eventbrite page if you definitely want to come, so that we know how many to expect for the venue. It is free.

Hope to see you in Brighton on the 1st April!

Links:
Sign up to the Eventbrite page The Voluntary Life Facebook CommunityListen To The Special Announcement

283 Minimalism and Parenting (Featuring Hannah Braime)

Does becoming a parent mean giving up a minimalist lifestyle? In this episode Hannah and I discuss our experience of minimalism and parenting. Some of the topics covered include:

Baby-wearing as an alternative to pramsCo-sleeping as an alternative to cotsBreastfeeding and baby-led weaning as alternative to bottle feeding and baby foodsBuying second-hand stuff for babiesHow attachment parenting and respectful parenting fit in with minimalism
Show Notes:
Hannah BraimeExamples of Baby Wearing (baby carriers)Co-Sleeping With Infants (University of Notre Dame)Breastfeeding and baby-led attachmentSleeping Like A Baby: Simple Sleep Solutions for Infants and Toddlers by Pinky McKayThe Fourth Trimester by Susan BrinkThe Attachment Parenting Book by William SearsBaby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food by Gill RapleyBrain Rules For Baby by John MedinaYour Self-Confident Baby by Magda GerberInformation on risks of second hand mattressesUnruffled Podcast by Janet LansburyThe Philosophical Baby by Alison GopnickPrevious episodes on parentingPrevious episodes on minimalism
Listen to Episode 283

282 The Fear That Motivates Me (Sample Hour Interview)

This episode is from a conversation I had recently on The Sample Hour podcast with the host, Drew Sample. We had a wide ranging discussion covering options for living a job free life, productivity, minimalism as a parent, and motivation— including the fear that motivates me.

Show Notes:
The Sample HourJob Free by Jake DesyllasBecoming An Entrepreneur by Jake DesyllasListen To Episode 282

281 Listener Feedback on Peaceful Parenting

In this episode, I respond to listener feedback about peaceful parenting. Some of the topics covered include:

Is spanking justified?What about minor kinds of aggression in parenting, such as confiscating possessions?One listener's experience of practicing peaceful parenting for 18 years.How come I argue against the use of psychotropic drugs on children?
Show Notes:
Previous Parenting EpisodesThe Myth Of Mental Illness by Thomas SzaszListen to Episode 281