30+ lifehacks V8

30+LifeHacks @Sco1Brit Life-longlearner.com

This Class •

Stop me at any time by yelling “Hey yo Scott” if  you have a question or comment

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Most of these are taken from my own life which means at times they might be more relevant for people interested in entrepreneurship and tech

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I’ll be sending this presentation out if you don’t already have it so kick back and actually enjoy/ think. I’m talking to you feverish note takers.

This Class •

Stop me at any time by yelling “Hey yo Scott” if  you have a question or comment

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Most of these are taken from my own life which means at times they might be more relevant for people interested in entrepreneurship and tech

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I’ll be sending this presentation out if you don’t already have it so kick back and actually enjoy/ think. I’m talking to you feverish note takers.

Definition •

Finding creative and efficient wa ways ys to what to get what you want without regard for “systems”

ThePeopleHaveSpoken •

Making/SavingMoney

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Networking/SocialCapital

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GengShitDone

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GengTimeBack

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Sleep,Energy,Body-Hacking

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StandingOut

BadNews:TheFoundaonofMostofthis •

 –beingabletoforego DisciplineandSelfControl –beingabletoforego immediategraficaonforlongtailpayoff.Systems areonlyasgoodasthelevelofdiligenceyoubringto it  – 

Email,weightloss,sleephacks

Lead Off Home-Run: Free Starbucks

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Register gift card

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Buy 5 drinks with it to reach “Green Level”

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Keep cup, bring it back, and get a free refill with a new cup

Banking/Saving •

CharlesSchwabCard

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INGDirect

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Goforpoints,cashrewardssuck  – 

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Howcreditworks/cards.Points->Cancel Idencalspendingontwocards($68/$600in travel).Pointsguy

Payingforyourrenttoearnpoints  – 

Amazonpayments->ThanksAnoop

SavingMoney •

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Mint.com–wherecanyouopmize Billshrink.com Everythingisnegoable  – 

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Cable,Credit,CellPhone

Don’teliminateunnecessaryexpenses–get themforfree  – 

Bars •

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Befriendbartenders

Gym •

Friendskey

Making Money •

Identify your unique knowledge/assets, where there is a misalignment of information, and arbitrage your 1%

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Passive Income: My book and HyperInk Press

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StartupSecretAgent.com •

OnePager arbitrage example

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Restaurant service reviews

The Dark Arts of Networking and Social Capital

HowMostPeopleThinkAboutNetworking “Manyofusdon’tthinkmuchaboutwhomwe inviteintoourlivesorhowwemanagethose relaonships.Insteadwetreattheconnecons weformwithothersassomethingthathappens naturallyasama1erofcircumstanceor convenience.”

BiggestFail:Consistency •

Aimforcontact2-3weeks

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OldSchool:GoogleDocs

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NewSchool:Contactually

LeverageEgoHits •

Thegoalistostaytopofmind/provide consistentvalue  – 

Recognizethevalueinapushnoficaon

“Anythingle,toitselfisboundtodecay”

SystemtoGetToAnyone . Warmintrowithrelevantcontext 2. Warmonlinetogettooffline 3. Createserendipity

WarmOnline •

Twi1er,blogcomments  – 

Goingforabigguntaketheextra5minutes

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Befirstw/i1(twi1er+email)

WarmOnline •

Beextremelythoughul/purposefulinthe wayyouspeakvs.aRTjockey

Creating Serendipity •

Where can I “run into them”

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Tools to determine future, current locations •

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Meetup, Skillshare, Twitter Lists, Foursquare. Use  google to get to profile often Learn their routines. I.E. Coffee

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Reverse Tristan Walker trick - aka the Kenny Herman

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Have script and value nailed down

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SFX baseball job and Keith Ferrazzi

Value Tools/Tactics •

Google Alerts

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Tweet Alarm

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Tweetdeck search combined with twitter lists. Be a hero

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Beta List

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The Follow-Up Post: Jason Shen

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Do bug reporting

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http://www.jobchangenotifier.com

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Actually Give feedback - give screenshots for nice touch

TwoMustHaveTools

Cultivate Attractiveness and Ecos stems •

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Inbound networking: create assets that make people want to know you - Mark Suster story •

Awesome company/project, get togethers, online groups, offline space, blog, parties

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My friend Matt: WeAreNYTech, WeWork  Labs

Groups best practice: Corrale people around things your interested and be open about your passions: PD

Integrate Relationship Building into What You’re Already Doing •

Never Eat Alone, Gym, Church, Social Life

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Find someone struggling with a similar behavior change and become accountability partners. I.E. trying to lose weight

BadNewsAgain:WakeUpEarly •

Decision/Willpoweratrophy

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Lessdistracons

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NoExcuses

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Producvity

I’mnotamorningperson?Lotsofresearchhas beenshownthatyoucanrewireyourclockin lessthanonemonthbyconsistenthabitchange

GetItDone •

6Boxes

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ProducvityRealignment

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Uncertainty

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Discomfort

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Pruning

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BeAPainintheA$$

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SocialEconomy

DailyPracce

DailyPracce

WhatThisCompels •

Roadmapinsteadofreacveworkflow  – 

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Forcespriorizaon

Accountability–whatdidIactuallygetdone today? RepositoryofeverythingIaccomplished Understandingofwhatcanbeoutsourcedto virtualassistants Whatshouldbemovedofftodolist->3days old

HourlyReminders •

AmIdoingwhatImostneedtobedoingright now/IambeingwhoImostwanttoberight now  – 

AmIfocusingonthethingsthataremost important.AmIconsciousofwhereIamand whatI’mdoing(cruisemissleanalogy)

EliminateCrutchesandUncertainty •

Uncertainty->Fear->ParalyzingIn-Acon

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What’syourexcuse?Idenfyandgetridofit

RealLifeExample •

Coldcall

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Idenfycrutch–“Idon’tknowwhattosay”

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Removebymemorizingwhattosayand praccingwhenriskislimited.  – 

Callsomeonewhosepaidtotalktoyou

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Callsomeonewhodoesn’twanttotalktoyou

Graduallyincreaseriskprofile

GetComfortablewiththe Uncomfortable •

Discomfortisinefficient  – 

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Askingforwhatwewant,sendingtheemailor makingthecall.Weendupdoingthingsthat we’relessafraidof Onlywaytoovercomediscomfortistoengagein it.Startdoingthingswithlimitedriskandthen rampup.Trackitandcreateaccountability measures.Beintrospecveaboutit

Lesshesitancy/fear=moreproducvity/what youwant

Understand Payoff and Incentives: The Art of Being A Pain in the Ass •

Assess and understand an interaction. Optimize around how you want it to unravel

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College paper example

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Equinox

TheTickleList •

Networking,pushingdealsthrough,geng peopletomove  – 

Allaboutconsistencyandstayingtopofmind

TheTickleList •

PeopleI’vemadecontactwith,wanttogeta dealdonewith,orarehighonmylist  – 

I’mmeengwithourCEOtotalkaboutpeople we’relikelytobeworkingwith

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Pressonourend“Somefunnewsonourend…”

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Relevantarcles(googlealerts)

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Whenacompetorlaunchesjumponacall

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ConnectwiththemonLinkedIn,followthemon twi1er,anytypeofegohittostaytopofmind

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GoogleAlertmypriorizedhitlist Twi1erlistsofmypointpeople SystemsandFunnel–contractsent,3day circleback,2weekcircleback.Explaincold funnel  – 

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Useboomerangtoautomateallofthisintoacon itemssoIneverhavetothinkaboutanyofit Googlespreadsheettotrackallofitasanancillary accountabilitysystem

MoreTime

Less Time in Your Inbox •

Stop looking it at - DL a chat client (Adium)

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Put books to ancillary services in header

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Gmail Labs - i.e. canned responses

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Learn keyboard shortcuts

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Rapportive

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Send less mail - just asking for a response

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Be diligent about creating filters. Fastest way to do this

Pruning •

Ifitsnotcreangvalue,itsdistracngyoufrom creangvalue.  – 

Giveyourselfpermissiontotakealongterm approach •

Email:unsubscribe,filters

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Berealiscaboutyourhabitsanditerate,iterate,iterate  – 

Samegymroune?Readthepapereveryday?

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Takethemeeachweektoevaluatethis

AlarmClockPro9byKoingo

NavigateTimeSucks  •

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Ingeneral–beruthlesswithyourme.Nota renewableresource “Weshouldgettogetherforcoffee”  – 

Yesweshould…

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Alwaysdothingsoverthephone

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Canthisbeansweredoveremail?

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Invitepeopletothingsyou’realreadygoingto

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Establishstrictmeconstraints

Sleep,Energy,+BodyHacking

UnderstandingEnergy •

Limitedresource  – 

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Even30seconddecisionsrequireenergy Eliminatedecisionmakingprocessfortrivialor repevetasks •

Createrounes(morningrouneexample)

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Createanolist

EnergySilverBullets •

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Alwayshavemouthwashandatoothbrushinthe office/yourbackpack Glucose->Energy/Willpowersource->Eata proteinrichdiet(paleo) Startthedayoffwithdecaf  – 

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Halfdecaf/halfregular

Schedulewalks Watersplashtrick Workdayworkout HaveawaketheF*$#playlist

How to Kick  Caffeinated Coffee •

Start day with Decaf 

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Decrease size

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Eliminate sweeteners, you’ll drink it slower

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Move to other hot drinks like tea

Sleep •

Opmizethewakeup  – 

REMCycle

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AlarmClocktricks

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Limitarficialenergysupplements

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Gym

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Layoffthebooze/sugarsbeforebedme  – 

Onlytakes2-3drinkstomesswithyourREM cycles

GymLessTimeMoreResults •

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ROIonrunningsucks–don’truntoloseweight.Runif you’redoingamarathon Warmup–Runtothegymorrunfor5beforeyou doingweights Postworkout–chocolatemilkdoesthetrick Allaboutdiet,absaremadeinthekitchen  – 

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Avoidstarches-2hourclock Readtheprimalblueprint

Trackeverything->pushingitanditerangonworkout Workdayworkout

EangLess •

Pre-empvestrikesi.e.superbowlparty

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Buysmallplates

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Drinkatonofwater

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Alternatebiteswithsips

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Areyoueangwhenyou’rehungryorisyour eangdictatedbyexternalclues.Becognizant ofthis

ChipotleHacks

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Orderonline–h1ps://order.chipotle.com/

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Halfandhalfgetmore

Standing Out •

Speak overtly and honestly at all times •

Don’t BS, speak the unspoken, stop faking it till you make it. These command respect

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Give thorough, honest feedback 

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Bear unique gifts: i.e. cupcake

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E-cards - bdays, gcal, etc

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Handwrite things - thank you, letter

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Replace “How can I help” with JUST HELPING

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Send clever, awesome calendar invites •

SendOutCard.com

“Meeting of people with big brains”

Hilarious Club Hack 

Best Practice to Start Absorbing and Creating Hacks •

Be an astute observer of the world

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Don’t just accept things

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Record fleeting thoughts •

You clear up your mind allowing you to think better

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Review each night and meditate

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You’re creating work, but capturing value and playing at a higher level if you review then take action!

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Don’t engage in this just to take notes; actually review

Final Thoughts •

Remove yourself out of the limited resource economy mindset •

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Competitive advantage is non-existent. Being a helpful, thought leader is

Share to build relationships and engage in further data collection •

Collaboration is like a Venn Diagram -

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