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Life Hacks
@Sco1Brit Life-longlearner.com

This Class

Stop me at any time by yelling Hey yo Scott if you have a question or comment Most of these are taken from my own life which means at times they might be more relevant for people interested in entrepreneurship and tech Ill be sending this presentation out if you dont already have it so kick back and actually enjoy/ think. Im talking to you feverish note takers.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Denition
Finding creative and efcient ways to what
to get what you want without regard for systems

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The People Have Spoken

Making/Saving Money Networking/Social Capital GeGng Shit Done GeGng Time Back Sleep, Energy, Body-Hacking Standing Out

Bad News: The FoundaPon of Most of this

Discipline and Self Control being able to forego immediate graPcaPon for long tail payo. Systems are only as good as the level of diligence you bring to it Email, weight loss, sleep hacks

Lead Off Home-Run: Free Starbucks

Register gift card Buy 5 drinks with it to reach Green Level Keep cup, bring it back, and get a free rell
with a new cup

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Banking/Saving
Charles Schwab Card ING Direct Go for points, cash rewards suck
How credit works/cards. Points -> Cancel IdenPcal spending on two cards ($68/$600 in travel). Pointsguy

Paying for your rent to earn points

Amazon payments -> Thanks Anoop

Saving Money
Mint.com where can you opPmize Billshrink.com Everything is negoPable
Cable, Credit, Cell Phone

Dont eliminate unnecessary expenses get them for free

Bars
Befriend bartenders

Gym
Friends key

Making Money
Identify your unique knowledge/assets, where
there is a misalignment of information, and arbitrage your 1%

Passive Income: My book and HyperInk Press StartupSecretAgent.com OnePager arbitrage example Restaurant service reviews
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The Dark Arts of Networking and Social Capital

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

How Most People Think About Networking Many of us dont think much about whom we invite into our lives or how we manage those relaPonships. Instead we treat the connecPons we form with others as something that happens naturally as a ma1er of circumstance or convenience.

Biggest Fail: Consistency

Aim for contact 2-3 weeks Old School: Google Docs New School: Contactually

Leverage Ego Hits

The goal is to stay top of mind/provide consistent value
Recognize the value in a push noPcaPon

Anything le, to itself is bound to decay

System to Get To Anyone

1. Warm intro with relevant context 2. Warm online to get to oine 3. Create serendipity

Warm Online
Twi1er, blog comments
Going for a big gun take the extra 5 minutes Be rst w/ ih1 (twi1er + email)

Warm Online
Be extremely thoughiul/purposeful in the way you speak vs. a RT jockey

Creating Serendipity

Where can I run into them Tools to determine future, current locations

Meetup, Skillshare, Twitter Lists, Foursquare. Use google to get to prole often Learn their routines. I.E. Coffee

Reverse Tristan Walker trick - aka the Kenny Herman Have script and value nailed down SFX baseball job and Keith Ferrazzi

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Value Tools/Tactics

Google Alerts Tweet Alarm Tweetdeck search combined with twitter lists. Be a hero Beta List The Follow-Up Post: Jason Shen Do bug reporting http://www.jobchangenotier.com Actually Give feedback - give screenshots for nice touch

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Two Must Have Tools

Cultivate Attractiveness and Ecosystems

Inbound networking: create assets that make people want to know you - Mark Suster story

Awesome company/project, get togethers, online groups, ofine space, blog, parties My friend Matt: WeAreNYTech, WeWork Labs

Groups best practice: Corrale people around things your interested and be open about your passions: PD

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Integrate Relationship Building into What Youre Already Doing

Never Eat Alone, Gym, Church, Social Life Find someone struggling with a similar

behavior change and become accountability partners. I.E. trying to lose weight

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Bad News Again: Wake Up Early

Decision/Willpower atrophy Less distracPons No Excuses ProducPvity

Im not a morning person? Lots of research has been shown that you can rewire your clock in less than one month by consistent habit change

Get It Done
6 Boxes ProducPvity Realignment Uncertainty Discomfort Pruning Be A Pain in the A$$ Social Economy

Daily PracPce

Daily PracPce

What This Compels

Roadmap instead of reacPve workow
Forces prioriPzaPon

Accountability what did I actually get done today? Repository of everything I accomplished Understanding of what can be outsourced to virtual assistants What should be moved o to do list -> 3 days old

Hourly Reminders
Am I doing what I most need to be doing right now/ I am being who I most want to be right now
Am I focusing on the things that are most important. Am I conscious of where I am and what Im doing (cruise missle analogy)

Eliminate Crutches and Uncertainty

Uncertainty -> Fear - > Paralyzing In-AcPon Whats your excuse? IdenPfy and get rid of it

Real Life Example

Cold call IdenPfy crutch I dont know what to say Remove by memorizing what to say and pracPcing when risk is limited.
Call someone whose paid to talk to you Call someone who doesnt want to talk to you

Gradually increase risk prole

Get Comfortable with the Uncomfortable

Discomfort is inecient
Asking for what we want, sending the email or making the call. We end up doing things that were less afraid of Only way to overcome discomfort is to engage in it. Start doing things with limited risk and then ramp up. Track it and create accountability measures. Be introspecPve about it

Less hesitancy/fear = more producPvity/what you want

Understand Payoff and Incentives: The Art of Being A Pain in the Ass

Assess and understand an interaction.

Optimize around how you want it to unravel

College paper example Equinox

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The Tickle List

Networking, pushing deals through, geGng people to move
All about consistency and staying top of mind

The Tickle List

People Ive made contact with, want to get a deal done with, or are high on my list
Im meePng with our CEO to talk about people were likely to be working with Press on our end Some fun news on our end Relevant arPcles (google alerts) When a compePtor launches jump on a call Connect with them on LinkedIn, follow them on twi1er, any type of ego hit to stay top of mind

Tools
Google Alert my prioriPzed hit list Twi1er lists of my point people Systems and Funnel contract sent, 3 day circle back, 2 week circle back. Explain cold funnel
Use boomerang to automate all of this into acPon items so I never have to think about any of it Google spreadsheet to track all of it as an ancillary accountability system

More Time

Less Time in Your Inbox

Stop looking it at - DL a chat client (Adium) Put books to ancillary services in header Gmail Labs - i.e. canned responses Learn keyboard shortcuts Rapportive Send less mail - just asking for a response Be diligent about creating lters. Fastest way to do this

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

 If its not creaPng value, its distracPng you from creaPng value.
Give yourself permission to take a long term approach
Email: unsubscribe, lters Be realisPc about your habits and iterate, iterate, iterate
Same gym rouPne? Read the paper everyday? Take the Pme each week to evaluate this

Pruning

Alarm Clock Pro 9 by Koingo

Navigate Time Sucks

In general be ruthless with your Pme. Not a renewable resource We should get together for coee
Yes we should

Always do things over the phone Can this be answered over email? Invite people to things youre already going to Establish strict Pme constraints

Sleep, Energy, + Body Hacking

Understanding Energy
Limited resource
Even 30 second decisions require energy Eliminate decision making process for trivial or repePPve tasks
Create rouPnes (morning rouPne example) Create a no list

Energy Silver Bullets

Always have mouthwash and a toothbrush in the oce/your backpack Glucose -> Energy/Willpower source -> Eat a protein rich diet (paleo) Start the day o with decaf Schedule walks Water splash trick Work day workout Have a wake the F*$# playlist
Half decaf/half regular

How to Kick Caffeinated Coffee

Start day with Decaf Decrease size Eliminate sweeteners, youll drink it slower Move to other hot drinks like tea
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Sleep
OpPmize the wakeup
REM Cycle Alarm Clock tricks

Limit arPcial energy supplements Gym Lay o the booze/sugars before bed Pme
Only takes 2-3 drinks to mess with your REM cycles

Gym Less Time More Results

ROI on running sucks dont run to lose weight. Run if youre doing a marathon Warm up Run to the gym or run for 5 before you doing weights Post workout chocolate milk does the trick All about diet, abs are made in the kitchen
Avoid starches - 12 hour clock Read the primal blueprint

Track everything -> pushing it and iteraPng on workout Workday workout

EaPng Less
Pre-empPve strikes i.e. super bowl party Buy small plates Drink a ton of water Alternate bites with sips Are you eaPng when youre hungry or is your eaPng dictated by external clues. Be cognizant of this

Chipotle Hacks

Order online h1ps://order.chipotle.com/ Half and half get more

Standing Out

Speak overtly and honestly at all times

Dont BS, speak the unspoken, stop faking it till you make it. These command respect

Give thorough, honest feedback Bear unique gifts: i.e. cupcake E-cards - bdays, gcal, etc Handwrite things - thank you, letter
SendOutCard.com

Replace How can I help with JUST HELPING Send clever, awesome calendar invites

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Meeting of people with big brains

Hilarious Club Hack

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Best Practice to Start Absorbing and Creating Hacks

Be an astute observer of the world Dont just accept things Record eeting thoughts

You clear up your mind allowing you to think better

Review each night and meditate Youre creating work, but capturing value and playing at a higher level if you review then take action! Dont engage in this just to take notes; actually review

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Final Thoughts
Remove yourself out of the limited
resource economy mindset

Competitive advantage is non-existent.

Being a helpful, thought leader is

Share to build relationships and engage in

further data collection

Collaboration is like a Venn Diagram Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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Holla At Cha Boy

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