1071: Boosting Productivity and Slashing Overwhelm through Timeboxing with Marc Zao-Sanders

1071: Boosting Productivity and Slashing Overwhelm through Timeboxing with Marc Zao-Sanders

Marc Zao-Sanders reveals the key to breaking the cycle of overwhelm with a power tool that makes a huge difference.


— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to prune your to-do list effectively

2) How to use timeboxing to plan your day with intention

3) The art of choosing breaks


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— ABOUT MARC —

Marc Zao-Sanders is the CEO and co-founder of filtered.com, a learning tech company. He regularly writes about algorithms, learning and productivity in Scientific American, Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. He has followed the practice of timeboxing for over ten years. He lives in London.

• Book: Timeboxing: The Power of Doing One Thing at a Time by Marc Zao-Sanders

• Podcast: The ADHD Skills Lab Harvard Business Review Article: "How Timeboxing Works and Why It Will Make You More Productive"

• LinkedIn: Marc Zao-Sanders

• Website: MarcZaoSanders.com


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: "Implementation Intentions and Goal Pursuit" by Peter M. Gollwitzer and Veronika Brandstätter

• Article: “To-Do Lists Don't Work” by Daniel Markovitz

• Book: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

• Book: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy

• Book: Winning the Week: How To Plan A Successful Week, Every Week by Demir Bentley

• Past episode: 038: Establishing the Essential with Greg McKeown

• Past episode: 080: Finding and Doing the One Thing with Jay Papasan

• Past episode: 2024 GREATS: 935: The Five Steps to Winning Every Week with Demir Bentley


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