A weird productivity hack, that worked

Marc Lou
38 replies
Hey Hunters! 2 weeks ago, I started streaming my screen on Youtube with one goal in mind: Building a startup live in 7 days. πŸŽ₯ It was stressful at first. I thought no one would tune in and the stream would be boring... πŸ˜” But after a week (or 60 hours of streaming), the app was available on iOS, Android, and the web πŸŽ‰ (it's live on Product Hunt today btw!) Also, totally unexpected, viewers debugged my code and redesigned the app 🀯 Even if only 1 person is barely watching, you can't not show up or binge Netflix. Commit to a goal in public + Show ongoing progress = Productivity What is your weird productivity tip?

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Robert Novak
That's so true Marc and congrats on the launch too! πŸ₯³
Brian Yip
Kudos - Put Your Cards to Work
Kudos - Put Your Cards to Work
Wow! That's a really clever way to stay focused. Not a weird productivity tip, but I'm obsessed with Cron's feature of managing multiple calendars. You can automatically set it where work events would "block" the same time slot on your personal calendar, and vice versa, which makes it really easy to manage your time. 🀯
Eddie Forson
* Leave phone in other room or turn it off altogether when you must do DEEP WORK * Set small and achievable goals each day/week * Take a walk outside everyday to get some fresh air and clear your mind
Marc Lou
@ed_forson 100% with all 3, even 200% with #1
Francesco D'Alessio
Tool Finder - Find Productivity Tools
Tool Finder - Find Productivity Tools
Nature sounds whilst sleeping on Endel
Marc Lou
@francescod_ales Landing page is wonderful, I guess the product is too. thanks for the reco!
Its been fun just watching you do the launch today πŸš€πŸš€
Naveen MC
Supabase
Supabase
Top Product
Haha. Glad to be a part of your live stream chat.
Marc Lou
@mcnaveen it was so nice to have you in there bro!
Imran Razak
Biggest productivity tip I can give anyone is FOCUS. Have clarity on your problem and the solutions you are coming up with. Time-box and develop the biggest part of your solution you haveβ€” that being said have clarity otherwise your going to mix things up and mess around and end up with busy work.
B2B Rocket
B2B Rocket
Launching soon!
Very inspiring. πŸ’―
Marc Lou
@hamza_afzal_butt Good to hear :) Thanks Hamza!
grad_
That's so clever!
Krishna Kumar
ha ha. literally a gun on your head!!
Jennifer McKnight
This is a great achievement.
Shrilatha Shripathi
A power nap for just 10-20 minutes can make you more alert, productive, and less stressed. But don't snooze for too long, or you'll wake up feeling all groggy and unproductive.
Aphelia T.
Timesheet by Technuf
Timesheet by Technuf
Let yourself be lazy at times :)
Oxana
Oh that's amazing! admire your unconventional approach and applaud you! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘
Marc Lou
@oxana_ivanova so kind of you, thanks Oxana!
Jyoti Kanabar
Congrats on the launch :D I decide to reward myself when i complete a goal- that's my weird productivity hack
Marc Lou
@jyoti_kanabar that works well, prob much simpler ahah
LisaKim
A weird productivity hack that I use is to set very small destinations by the minute. For example, I plan a break at 11:00AM. When it's 11:00AM, I find something else that can become a mark to take a break. The process would be like: - It's 11AM, but I'll stop working when this song is over - Now that the song is over, I only need to send 6 more messages. I'll take a break once I finish sending these messages - Now I'm almost done with this playlist so I'll work until this playlist is over - It's almost time for lunch already, I'll just take a break during lunch Stretching my time working as much as I can while giving me the grace marks to take rests really increases the daily workload I get done.
Reha Santiago
nice idea. a good way to keep you motivated and avoid procrastination
John Koo
wow that's very clever idea. i should also try sometimes
Marc Lou
@imjohnkoo on Monday? 😏