Best productivity hack while on the move?

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What's your favorite hack for staying productive while moving? Share your tips and let's power up together!

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Ditch the marathon mentality and tackle tasks in bite-sized bursts. 20 minutes on emails at the airport, a brainstorming session while waiting for the train, editing drafts during your commute – every moment counts.

Nick Kramer · Answer

@dzaitzow I often pair my daily walks with a podcast. Keeps both body and mind active! What do you listen to? Any recs?

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Use voice-to-text tools for note-taking, set clear priorities, and leverage mobile apps for tasks. Keep a digital task list and use downtime for quick, focused tasks

David Richard · Answer

Pomodoro 💯

Nick Kramer · Answer

@lora_jones Right on, Lora! I'm all about using travel time wisely. What I notice - for some weird reason - I'm especially productive on Trains. And like you, planning is key. Sunday evening I schedule my work week to try and get enough focus blocks in there as possible.

Nick Kramer · Answer

@madison_gallaghers Quick bursts of productivity work wonders for me, every time you're distracted it takes ~15min to get back into focus mode. But I often find a quick walk helps to reset and refocus between these bursts.

Nick Kramer · Answer

@tegan_bradleys1 I do the same, but with podcasts, notice for audiobooks I'm a bit too distracted. What do you listen to?

Nick Kramer · Answer

@davidm_richardson Totally get the Pomodoro love, David. I use it too, especially for marketing related tasks - they require some more... motivation... 😅

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🚗 Audiobooks/Podcasts
📱 Mobile Task Management Apps
☕ Quick Coffee Breaks

Ockert · Answer

Ensuring that your destination provides the necessary elements for maintaining focus.

Daniel Zaitzow · Answer

@nick_kramer yea I mean I've got a few audiobooks on the go right now - Build is great - Narrative economics I liked and Principles for dealing with the changing world order (I think is the name) - Ray D is the author. Those are great audiobooks but for podcasts - I usually do the SaaS podcast w/ Omer Khan - they're short enough and he interviews founders at all stages - Questions are a bit formulaic but I find there to be a ton of insight for founders in there.

Daniel Zaitzow · Answer

I try to get movement in everyday but If I can throw on a podcast / audiobook it's helpful.

Not a hack at all - but I also like getting out to the driving range and hitting a few buckets of balls just to clear my head.

Best productivity hack while on the move?

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