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
May 7
S14 E28 What VC Investors Won't Tell You About Getting Funded, with Charlie O’Donnell
In this episode of FOMO Sapiens, Patrick McGinnis sits down with Charlie O'Donnell, founder of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures and author of Founder Unfriendly: What Investors Won't Tell You About Getting Funded, for one of the most practical and honest conversations about venture capit ... Show More
44m 43s
Apr 30
S14 E27 Jon McNeill: The Algorithm Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth
In this episode of FOMO Sapiens, Patrick sits down with Jon McNeill, former President of Tesla, former COO of Lyft, and CEO of DVx Ventures, to unpack the operating system behind one of the most extraordinary growth stories in business history. During McNeill's tenure at Tesla, r ... Show More
35m 28s
Apr 23
S14 E26 B2B Sales Guru Rob Snyder on The Real Physics Behind Sales
Sales isn’t about persuasion, and that misunderstanding is what keeps most founders stuck. In this episode of FOMO Sapiens, Patrick talks with Rob Snyder, a serial B2B founder, Harvard Business School alum, and venture partner, to break down what actually drives revenue in zero-t ... Show More
33m 26s
Sep 2025
HOW TO SLOW DOWN & STOP RUSHING: the art of single-tasking
Are you constantly rushing from one thing to the next? Feeling like there’s never enough time in the day? In this episode, we dive into the art of slowing down, why multitasking is a myth, and how focusing on one thing at a time can actually make you more productive and fulfilled ... Show More
29m 25s
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 2025
Tip #4 to Help You Be Even More Productive
<p>Today <b>we are talking about tip #4 to help you be even more productive, which is to Avoid Multitasking.</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p>This might sound like an odd way to increase productivity, but it is actually pretty accurate. In most cases, multitasking just distracts you from ... Show More
1m 31s
May 2025
Atomic Habits and the ADHD Brain: High-Performance Systems for Busy Minds
<p class="MsoNormal">Not everything that works has to be "ADHD-approved." In this episode, we dive into lessons from <em>Atomic Habits</em> and how they can actually work <em>with</em> the ADHD brain, not against it. If big goals overwhelm you but small steps feel manageable, you ... Show More
23m 24s
Jun 2025
What Is Task Avoidance with adult ADHD? And how can I minimize it?
<p class="MsoNormal">Task avoidance is the tendency to delay, resist, or ignore certain tasks. Even when we know they're important. Kinda sounds like procrastination, doesn't it?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">For adults with ADHD, this isn't about laziness or a lack of willpower. It's ... Show More
19m 37s
Sep 2024
3328: Not Doing All the Things We Want to Do by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Productivity & GTD
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Episode 3328:
Leo Babauta explores the common struggle of failing to follow through on our goals, despite our best intentions. He i ... Show More
9m 50s