Episode 300- Finishing What Matters Most: How To Make The Most Out Of Your Time And Attention With Productivity Expert Charlie Gilkey

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Author, podcaster and entrepreneur, Charlie Gilkey, joins the podcast to shed light on what it really means to make the most out of your time and hone in on what you should focus your attention on.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charlie is founder of Productive Flourishing, a website that helps creatives, leaders, and entrepreneurs start finishing the stuff that matters. He's written several books, including an award-winning book,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Start Finishing: How to Go From Idea to Done,”</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and has been featured in Time, the Washington Post, the New York Times and more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We talk about the four different blocks of time, the reality and advantages of not doing “it all,” how to manage time as a neurodivergent identifying person, getting back control over our priorities and rebelling against rigid schedules. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why attention is actually more valuable than time</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The difference between freedom from and freedom to</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to implement the rule “No more than five active projects per time perspective.”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Acceptable loss, honoring your priorities, headtrash + centering yourself </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Avoiding the slippery slope of putting too much time, energy and attention on the economic and career projects in our lives + more</span></li> </ul> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter__right" data-qa= "message_content"> <div class= "c-mes