Myth-Busting Productivity | Unlocking the Secret to More Free Time

—This week on the SPARKED Podcast—

Are you tired of hearing about productivity as the ultimate end goal??

What if we told you that there's a way to get all your important work done while also having more free time to pursue your passions, interests, or even just do more of the work-related things that truly light you up??

In this Hot Take episode of SPARKED Braintrust, Jenny Blake , an expert in career and business strategy, joins Jonathan to debunk old-school ideas of productivity and share new insights on how to create more free time than you ever thought possible.

Jenny introduces the idea that free time is not just about taking a perpetual vacation but instead is about having the optionality to choose when and how you work on the projects that excite you. She shares practical tools like:

• Scheduling 'do not schedule' time blocks
• Automation & systems that literally create hours in your day
• Asynchronous communication tech that frees you from meetings

In this episode , you'll also learn about the power of running your own experiments to discover what works best for you and how helpful systems and processes like canned or guided email responses can be. Join us on this myth-busting journey as we take an ax to old-school productivity ideas and embrace new strategies for creating more free time in both work and life.

Could your work life use a reset right about now? Whether you're on the hunt for new work, starting to explore different career paths, or searching for ways to breathe some new life into your work-from-home routine, we've got you covered with this week's SPARKED Spotlight.

It's normal to find yourself in a rut or a slump every once in a while, and usually, that's a sign that a change of pace could be exactly what you need. So get unstuck with us this week and jump headfirst into the resources below for some much-needed motivation:

Looking for a job? Some LinkedIn connections matter more than others. Are you curating the right network on LinkedIn that will help your career in the long run and not just in the short term? New research suggests seeking out specific connections that are key for long-lasting career advancement, so discover what they are and what they could mean for your future in this review.

Doing nothing can make you more productive. Reshape the way you think about productivity and discover how including "empty space" in your daily routine can benefit your work and preserve your well-being.

13 effective tips to (finally!) overcome self-sabotage. Have you ever wondered why you seem to have a knack for self-sabotage? Believe it or not, the habit is actually our way of protecting ourselves from harm, and we have more control over it than we might think. Learn in this article how to stop fighting yourself so you can finally find fulfillment and get out of your own way.

12 morning and evening routines that will set up each day for success. Looking for a new way to start each day and end your evenings on a high note? Dive into this article to discover the science of habits and routines and 12 morning and evening rituals to incorporate into your days.

Done-for-You Business Operations Dashboard . Are you currently doing the work that you and only you can do (and actually LOVE to do)? Or are you mired in the mountain of tasks and processes that HAVE to be done, yet you don’t really want to do? It’s time for a radical systems intervention! Your creativity and entrepreneurial spirit got you here. Smarter systems will take you there. Thankfully, Jenny Blake, long-time SPARKED braintrust advisor has created a game-changing, done-for-you business operations dashboard designed to not just give you back your life, but also turbocharge your business — our friends who have implemented this are raving about all the time and energy saved!

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