Nick Sonnenberg On The Magic Of Automation & Outsourcing
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Greetings, SuperFriends!
Today we are joined by Nick Sonnenberg. Nick is a former binary options software developer and fellow life-hacker, turned into a founder of a company called Leverage.
In case you didn't know, Nick is a renowned expert in productivity and life-hacking – and, unsurprisingly, that is largely what Leverage does. They are a company that helps you outsource a lot of tasks to a high-level workforce.
In the episode, we didn't talk that much about outsourcing, but we did geek out about our favorite productivity and automation hacks, and all the different things that we have managed to get off of our plate from learning about all these kinds of hacks.
As often happens, this is a far-ranging conversation. I really enjoyed talking to Nick, and I know that you will do so, too!
-Jonathan Levi
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In this episode, we discuss:
- Who is Nick Sonnenberg, and how did he get here? [5:00]
- How did Nick get into team productivity? [8:40]
- What is the way Nick view personal productivity? [10:20]
- What are some of Nick's favorite and most effective productivity hacks? [11:20]
- The power of saying ‘no' [13:10]
- How Nick outsourced his first book [14:45]
- What are some more amazing outsourcing processes that Nick has set up? [17:15]
- The people you outsource to don't need to achieve the same level as you would [19:50]
- A conversation on outsourcing travel [21:20]
- Successful productivity and outsourcing is the accumulation of many small things [24:30]
- Automating before outsourcing [25:20]
- Small hacks that you can utilize to save time and improve quality of life [26:40]
- Various apps that you can use to increase your productivity [29:15]
- Some homework that you can start applying today [35:45]
- A few ideas on how to use your calendar [36:30]
- How can people use Leverage, and why? [40:00]
- When should you outsource? [42:00]
- Nick Sonnenberg's final takeaway message [45:00]
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- Leverage
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- Slack
- Asana
- Trello
- Zapier
- Scribe Writing
- Amazon Echo
- Better Touch Tool (Note from Dimitris: I use AutoHotkey as an alternative for Windows)
- Quicksilver
- Little Snitch
- Cloud App
- Hazel
- Workona
- Tab Suspender
- Idea to Execution: How to Optimize, Automate, and Outsource Everything in Your Business by Nick Sonnenberg
- The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
- RescueTime
- Upwork
- Fiverr
- Nick Sonnenberg's Inc articles
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