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Prioritizing Deep Work Over Metrics
1:23:47 - 1:31:29 (07:42)
The speaker shares his experiences of having a lot of success in 2016 by prioritizing deep work and leisure time, but feeling overwhelmed by inbound noise in 2017. He explains how metrics have gone away and how he is focusing on building a process of doing what he wants with the people he loves.
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Ricardo talks about his experiences living with terminal cancer, including his motivations for making the most of his remaining time and the concept of "terminal days."
1:23:47 - 1:26:01 (02:14)
Summary
Ricardo talks about his experiences living with terminal cancer, including his motivations for making the most of his remaining time and the concept of "terminal days."
ChapterPrioritizing Deep Work Over Metrics
Episode#229: Ricardo Semler -- The Seven-Day Weekend and How to Break the Rules
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker talks about the value of focusing on the journey instead of just the end result, and how he no longer measures success in terms of metrics and goals, but instead on the process of doing what he loves with the people he loves.
1:26:01 - 1:27:26 (01:24)
Summary
The speaker talks about the value of focusing on the journey instead of just the end result, and how he no longer measures success in terms of metrics and goals, but instead on the process of doing what he loves with the people he loves.
ChapterPrioritizing Deep Work Over Metrics
Episode#229: Ricardo Semler -- The Seven-Day Weekend and How to Break the Rules
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares about his personal finance strategy of having 20 times more assets than his yearly minimal expenses and the importance of having slack time to do deep work and enjoy life.
1:27:26 - 1:30:19 (02:52)
Summary
The speaker shares about his personal finance strategy of having 20 times more assets than his yearly minimal expenses and the importance of having slack time to do deep work and enjoy life.
ChapterPrioritizing Deep Work Over Metrics
Episode#229: Ricardo Semler -- The Seven-Day Weekend and How to Break the Rules
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Book launches are not a one-time event but rather a continuous effort to meet the demands of sponsors and readers.
1:30:20 - 1:31:29 (01:09)
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Book launches are not a one-time event but rather a continuous effort to meet the demands of sponsors and readers. Even after months or years, requests still come in, and authors must find a way to balance their time and energy.