Tech Productivity Issue #163 (Your Work Is Not Your God)

Issue #163 (Your Work Is Not Your God) 03/28/22

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If you're an aspiring YouTuber and/or podcaster looking for ways to grow and be more productive and effective in putting out content, you might like this Twitter thread by YouTuber Ali Abdaal.

Tweet Thread of Productiivty Tips for YouTubers and Podcasters

In the thread Ali discusses the fact that it normally takes between 52 and 152 videos to get to your first 1000 subscribers. I'm not sure why his numbers are so precise, but he offers some advice on getting to that point with as little friction as possible.

I think a lot of the basic concepts he covers are similar to gaining an audience in blogging. But with the extra overhead of audio/video, he provides lots of practical tips.

Now on to this week's hand-picked productivity links!

Tools & Apps

Ground Zero — A Mac utility for resetting MacOS apps to their original state when they were first installed, without the need to delete.

Make — Design, build, and automate anything, from tasks and workflows to apps and systems, with a few clicks.

Adadot — Like a fitness tracker for work. Uses analytics to help tech workers achieve strategic goals by analyzing productivity and collaboration data.

OneWeek — A crazy simple todo list tool that keeps you focused on a single list covering one week of tasks.

Bubbles — Collaborate using screen, video, and audio messages so you can work on your own time. No account or installation needed.

ArcInvoice — A free and open-source invoicing app for freelancers, made with MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js.

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Articles & Resources

Managing Your Manager — Probably not something you've considered for being more productive, but Brie Wolfson provides some questions you can use as a basis for figuring out what steps to take.

Source Monitoring Errors — A thought-provoking piece discussing human memory, how it can lead to misinformation, and what might help overcome the problem.

Your Work Is Not Your God: Welcome to the Age of the Burnout Epidemic — There's nothing wrong with enjoying your work, but taking it too far may be what has caused many to suffer from burnout and related problems.

9 Multipliers For Boosting Your Team’s Productivity — These suggestions help to reveal flaws and encourage teams to use good tools that will get better results.

If We’re All So Busy, Why Isn’t Anything Getting Done? — A good read if you feel swamped by emails, meetings, and unnecessary interactions and you still don't feel as productive as you'd like.

The Time Hack Everyone Should Know — The basic premise here is that we should be more deliberate in choosing how we use our time, instead of being at the mercy of our gadgets and devices.

Bytes: Your Favourite JavaScript Newsletter — I subscribe to a lot of newsletters, but this is definitely one I look forward to. Entertaining with lots of cool and useful coding tidbits and tools. sponsor

Suggestions?

Have a suggestion for a productivity-related tool, article, or other resource? Send me a direct message via X (@LouisLazaris) and I’ll consider including it in a future issue.

Stay productive!

Louis
techproductivity.co
@LouisLazaris

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