The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time - Jonathan Swanson - #1047
Episode description
Jonathan Swanson is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Thumbtack.
What if instead of using extra money to buy things, you used it to buy time? Delegation has never been easier, and with AI, you can 10× your productivity without working more. So what does smart delegation actually look like, and which tools make it possible?
Expect to learn why buying hours is more important than buying things, why delegating your tasks is so important and the Cardinal sins of delegation, what Jonathan's top themes of being good at delegation are, what it would take to build your best life using assistants and much more…
Timestamps:
(0:00) Why is Time So Important? (8:12) How to Make More of Your Time (16:15) The Biggest Mistakes of Delegation (22:08) How to Build Your AI Assistant’s Algorithm (28:40) Ambition vs Leverage: What Drives Success? (36:39) How to Start Delegating to Your Assistant (42:48) Are There Any Downsides to Delegation? (47:03) The Assistants Who Shaped History (52:54) The Neuroscience Behind Delegation (56:41) The Best Ways to Reduce Phone Use (01:04:19) How to Overcome the Fear of Delegation (01:11:18) Where to Find Jonathan
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