ML153: Josh Kaufman on Overcoming Akrasia, The Ultimate To-Do List and The Dangers of Overoptimising

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Josh Kaufman is an entrepreneur, researcher, and author of three bestselling books – The Personal MBA, The First 20 Hours, and How to Fight a Hydra.

This is Part 2 of my conversation with Josh, so if you haven't already, I recommend you go back and listen to Part 1 where we discussed:

The concept of exploration/exploitation and how it helps you decide what to work on
The system Josh uses for choosing what to outsource
How Josh applied the fundamental law of marketing to his book Personal MBA

In this second part, we cover:

How to overcome akrasia defined as a lack of self-control or acting against your better judgment
The autofocus method Josh uses to manage his to-do list and the research methods he's used to produce 3 bestselling books
The need to acknowledge tradeoffs in business and life and the dangers of optimising something too early

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