Episode 013 Productivity Tricks for the Neurotic

Summary

• Tim Ferriss begins the episode with a quote from Neil Gaiman
• Tim's essay is called "Productivity Tricks for the Neurotic ManicDepressive and Crazy Like Me"
• Tim shares a story of his own neurotic behavior to illustrate his point
• Tim explains that successful people are often portrayed as superheroes, leading to an unhealthy knee jerk conclusion from readers
• Tim shares his own successes and failures over the last few months
• Tim's coping mechanism is an 8step process for maximizing efficacy
• The 8 steps include: waking up early, making a cup of tea, writing down 35 things that make you anxious, and asking yourself if you would be satisfied with the day if that was the only thing you accomplished
• Being busy is a form of laziness and is often used as a guise for avoiding uncomfortable actions.
• What you do is more important than how you do it and doing something well does not make it important.
• To be productive, focus on one mustdo item and block out two to three hours of uninterrupted time.
• If feeling overwhelmed, remember that even the best of the best feel this way sometimes.
• Resources and articles are available to help rebound from selfdoubt.