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Make More Time in Your Day: Become a Speed Demon

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Overview

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ABOUT JONATHAN'S CLASS:

If you’re like most of us, you simply don’t have enough time in the day to do all of the things you need to do — much less those that you want to do.

The Become a Speed Demon will teach you the most cutting-edge tips and tricks for productivity, automation, and efficiency so that you can do more work in less time and have more time for the things that matter in life.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Learn the best ways to fight procrastination and maintain a laser focus on tasks that matter
  • Develop systems to help you effectively prioritize your tasks to transform your life.
  • Learn the best ways to optimize chores, your fitness, and your sleep
  • Add 1-3 hours to your day, gain control of your time, and free yourself for what matters
  • Harness the preeminent theories of productivity and time management to squeeze more time out of the day
  • Use cutting-edge hacks, tips, and tricks to improve computer productivity work
  • Identify time-wasters and zap them before they drain the day away
  • Cut out the bad habits that cost hours in the day for no reason
  • Make more time for the things that matter in life

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Jonathan Levi is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and keynote speaker born and raised in Silicon Valley. At the age of 16, he started an eCommerce company that would go on to become one of Inc.’s 5,000 fastest growing companies in America before being sold in 2011. Since 2014, Jonathan has been one of the top-performing instructors on online learning platform Udemy, and has snowballed this success into the launch of his rapidly growing information products company, SuperHuman Enterprises, which produces such products as the award-winning SuperHuman Academy Podcast; the bestselling "Become a SuperLearner®” print, digital, and audiobooks; and numerous other online courses through its own online training portals, SuperHuman Academy® and Branding You™ Academy. Jonathan’s media products have been enjoyed by over 250,000 people in 205 countries and territories. His latest book, The Only Skill That Matters, was published by Lionscrest in 2019 and details his own journey and the techniques that anyone can use to learn faster. Jonathan holds a B.A. in Sociology from UC Berkeley and a Master’s in Business from INSEAD. He lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, with his wife, Limmor. Levi has been featured in such publications and programs as the Wall Street Journal, Inc., Bulletproof, Psychology Today, Business Insider, The Silicon Valley Business Journal, LifeHacker UK, EOFire, Mixergy, and more.

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction: Structure & how to succeed
  • Why do things quicker
  • Where most people spend (or waste) their time
  • Quiz: Chapter 1
  • The power of preparation
  • Having clear priorities & goals - and making them "SMART"
  • Organizing priorities with the Priority Star Exercise
  • Setting deadlines & and making them real
  • The Pareto Principle - our secret to being effective
  • The "Bad" kind of multitasking, avoiding distractions, and meditation
  • Batching similar tasks
  • The "Good" kind of multitasking & the wheel of life
  • Planning for structured rest periods
  • Using small chunks of wasted time effectively
  • Quiz - Chapter 2
  • Just how much time are you wasting on your computer?
  • Automating meeting scheduling
  • Text expansion - stop typing the same things over and over
  • Speaking is faster than typing - and clicking
  • Using custom gestures to speed up common tasks
  • Launchers - act without doing
  • Wasting less time reading and sorting through email
  • Automating simple, repetitive tasks effectively across the web
  • Watching lectures, videos, and podcasts faster
  • Quiz: Chapter 3
  • Getting fit in fewer hours
  • Spend less time cooking
  • Sleeping less and feeling better
  • Quiz - Chapter 4
  • Monitoring your finances automatically
  • Paying bills automatically
  • Quiz - Chapter 5
  • Some things just aren_t worth your time
  • Thoughts & tips on "outsourcing"
  • Speeding up decisions
  • Speeding up communication
  • Splitting Time Into “Maker” and “Manager” Days
  • Quiz - Chapter 6
  • What we've learned, conclusion, and congratulations
  • Final Quiz

Taught by

Jonathan Levi

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