If you think you are great at multitasking, you're actually probably not. Dave Crenshaw, the author of The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing It All” Gets Nothing Done, explains that multitasking is - as he says - a myth. By accepting that reality, you can change the way you operate to get more done through a series of small, yet important, changes. Multitaski ... Show More
Jul 17
S13 E26 Unlocking Your Multi-Hyphenate Potential, with Cathy Heller
Are you stuck believing you must pick just one path? Cathy Heller, host of Abundant Ever After and best-selling author, returns to FOMO Sapiens to break that illusion wide open. In this episode, Cathy shares how embracing a multi-hyphenate identity, from music to real estate to c ... Show More
40m 16s
Jul 10
S13 E25 Wharton Vice Dean Lori Rosenkopf on Redefining Success Beyond the Unicorn Myth
Are you an aspiring entrepreneur who doesn’t fit the “tech bro” stereotype? This week on FOMO Sapiens, Patrick McGinnis sits down with Lori Rosenkopf, Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School and author of Unstoppable Entrepreneurs, to debunk the myth that success requ ... Show More
37m 10s
Jul 3
S13 E24 How Ankur Gopal is Building Tech Talent in Unexpected Places
What if your biggest entrepreneurial edge wasn’t your skills or network, but your capacity to endure setbacks and keep innovating anyway? This week on FOMO Sapiens, Patrick McGinnis talks to Ankur Gopal, founder and CEO of Interapt, named one of the “100 Most Meaningful Businesse ... Show More
39m 35s
Nov 2024
239: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Multitasking in School
Multitasking isn't great for our brains, it compromises our mental health, and ultimately it doesn't even work, but that doesn't stop many of us from trying to do it all the time. What we may not realize is that it also sneaks into our classrooms and interferes with learning, and ... Show More
29m 19s
Jun 21
Tip #4 to Help You Be Even More Productive
Today we are talking about tip #4 to help you be even more productive, which is to Avoid Multitasking. This might sound like an odd way to increase productivity, but it is actually pretty accurate. In most cases, multitasking just distracts you from doing your very best on one pa ... Show More
1m 31s
May 9
Atomic Habits and the ADHD Brain: High-Performance Systems for Busy Minds
Not everything that works has to be “ADHD-approved.” In this episode, we dive into lessons from Atomic Habits and how they can actually work with the ADHD brain, not against it. If big goals overwhelm you but small steps feel manageable, you’re in the right place. Dave breaks dow ... Show More
23m 24s
Sep 2024
3328: Not Doing All the Things We Want to Do by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Productivity & GTD
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 3328:Leo Babauta explores the common struggle of failing to follow through on our goals, despite our best intentions. He ide ... Show More
10m 20s
Sep 2022
5 Tips to Trick Your Mind into Overcoming Procrastination
[[:encoded, "Mind over matter, right? Sometimes, that’s easier said than done. When we’re faced with a laundry list of to-dos and with not enough time in the day, it can be easier to distract ourselves and push things off to the next day. And when more items get added to our list ... Show More
8m 58s