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Marc Lou

A weird productivity hack, that worked

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Hey Hunters! 2 weeks ago, I started streaming my screen on Youtube with one goal in mind: Building a startup live in 7 days. 🎥 It was stressful at first. I thought no one would tune in and the stream would be boring... 😔 But after a week (or 60 hours of streaming), the app was available on iOS, Android, and the web 🎉 (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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Av Utukuri
Kudos on the live streaming idea and congratulations on the launch!
Marc Lou
@av_utukuri1 Thanks 🤩
Francesco D'Alessio
Nature sounds whilst sleeping on Endel
Marc Lou
@francescod_ales Landing page is wonderful, I guess the product is too. thanks for the reco!
Riya Bisht
i work in the heat all day. any productivity hacks for that? haha
Marc Lou
@riya_bisht1 AC is the way 😆
Brian Yip
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. 🤯
Robert Novak
That's so true Marc and congrats on the launch too! 🥳
grad_
That's so clever!
John Koo
wow that's very clever idea. i should also try sometimes
Marc Lou
@imjohnkoo on Monday? 😏
Naveen MC
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!
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
Jyoti Kanabar
@marclou it is 😅
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
David Cagigas
Great strategy!
Jennifer McKnight
This is a great achievement.
Reha Santiago
nice idea. a good way to keep you motivated and avoid procrastination
Madhu Rawat
committing is hard. and sharing a goal in public. whew. maybe i should try this
Radhakrishnan KG
Very inspiring!
Oxana
Oh that's amazing! admire your unconventional approach and applaud you! 👏👏👏
Marc Lou
@oxana_ivanova so kind of you, thanks Oxana!
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.
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 have— that being said have clarity otherwise your going to mix things up and mess around and end up with busy work.
Krishna Kumar
ha ha. literally a gun on your head!!
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.