Never Enough

In this episode, Andrews chats with Sam Corcos, founder of Levels. Sam, a software developer, shares his unique systems for productivity, time management, and life hacks. He delves into how he maximizes his time and energy while juggling work and family.
We talk about:
Time tracking & prioritization: Aligning your actions with your goals.
Life transitions: How marriage and parenthood impact productivity.
Minimizing distractions: Creating buffers and using alarms.
Learning on the go: Audiobooks and AI for knowledge consumption.
The future of work: AI in software development and the changing role of developers.
Living intentionally: Minimalism, decision-making, and the benefits of co-living.
Life hacks: Meal prepping, and more!
Resources Mentioned:
Mack's silicone earplugs
Cotton blankets
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Notebook LM
Replit
Cursor
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
0:56 Get to know Sam
1:47 Marriage and parenthood’s impact on productivity
4:21 Building systems to minimize distractions
6:43 Health hacks
8:51 Setting alarms for important events
10:58 Audiobooks & AI for learning
15:32 AI as coding tools
17:52 Sam’s thoughts on AI & jobs
27:10 Minimalism
30:51 Management in business
35:52 Co-living and raising kids
38:00 Meal prep
39:17 Closing
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Wouter Teunissen cold emailed me and asked if I'd come on his podcast.
I told him, sure, come to Victoria and interview me in person (thinking he's from Europe, there's no way he actually will).

He did. And it turned out to be one of the best conversations I've had in ages.

This episode is reposted from Wouter's podcast, Biography.

Watch this if you want to:
Design a business that serves your life (not the other way around)
Learn how relationships are the highest ROI growth strategy
Get tactical advice on productivity, decision-making, and purpose
Hear how I turned burnout into a $180M portfolio—and found peace
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:52 – Using Money In Interesting Ways to Make Your Life Better
06:00 – Creating a Friendship Funnel for Exponential Growth
22:07 – Why Every Business Should Be a Lifestyle Business
30:52 – Why Andrew Decided to Become an Investor
42:21 – Auditing Your Life and Building Narratives as a Coping Mechanism
53:43 – Andrew’s Productivity Stack Using AI, Lists and Tools
1:15:54 – Why The Biggest Opportunity to Make Money is in Relationships
1:28:43 – The AI Revolution
1:49:07 – Andrew’s $100 Million Framework
2:16:53 – Philanthropy

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About The Episode

Eight years ago, Derek suffered a leg injury while working as a bouncer at a bar in downtown Vancouver. Unable to walk, he began writing articles on health and fitness online. Today, he runs one of the biggest YouTube channels for that niche, alongside three other successful businesses. In this episode, he discusses the importance of maintaining your audience’s trust while opening up the current struggles he faces as an entrepreneur.

Join us while we talk about
Derek’s journey from bouncer to content creator and entrepreneur.
Calling out celebrities and his interview with Joe Rogan
Entrepreneurs with false health claims
Derek’s perspective on health, how that has evolved over time, and general advice
Products and services that he has been loving
Resources Mentioned
Gorilla Mind
Gorilla Energy
Marek Health
Intelligent
Outlived by Peter Attia
The Drive podcast by Peter Attia
Eight Sleep
Timer from Amazon
Death Clock

Chapters

00:00 Introduction: From Bouncer to Blogger
00:42 Daily Routine and Night Owl Lifestyle
03:18 Building a Business Empire
05:54 The Journey to Success
13:41 Transparency in the Fitness Industry
38:35 Navigating Fame and Public Perception
41:45 The Double-Edged Sword of Fame
42:38 Managing Wealth and Business Strategies
45:28 The Challenges of Product Development
47:19 Exploring Digital Products and Content Creation
49:39 Personal Enjoyment and Financial Management
52:25 Investment Strategies and Wealth Management
59:37 Productivity Hacks and Tools
59:51 Book and Product Recommendations
01:04:14 Sleep Optimization and Final Thoughts

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About the episode

In this episode, Andrew chats with Charlie Grinnell, the productivity-obsessed Co-CEO of RightMetric. Together, they get into his foolproof system for getting things done and how AI has revolutionized his workflow.

Tune in to learn how to boost your productivity and achieve more with less.

We go over

1. AI and Journaling: Charlie uses Reflect to transcribe his thoughts while he’s on his morning walk. It’s helped him reduce the friction of journaling.
2. Deep Work: “ I go for a walk and I do some journaling, which we'll talk about in a little bit here. I come back home. I do some deep work until I get to lunchtime.”
3. Keeping Track of Meetings, Book Quotes, & Interesting Podcasts: The Readwise app helps Charlie keep track of everything he reads and listens to.
4. Interesting AI Use Cases: Chatting with notes, journal prompts, and speech to text

And so much more.

Resources Mentioned

- Readwise
- Superwhisper
- EightSleep
- Lomi: Smart Waste Kitchen Composter
- Text
- Things
- Reclaim AI
- Basecamp
- Fathom
- Clay

Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:33 Getting to Know Charlie
3:17 Charlie’s Typical Day
5:15 Charlie’s Journaling Routine
11:56 Charlie’s Library of Journaling Questions
13:48  Facilitating Deep Work
15:39 Dealing With Low Priority Tasks
20:09 Avoiding Distraction While in Deep Work
21:19 Time spent in Deep Work
21:47 Charlie’s Favorite Type of Deep Work
23:19 Meeting Recordings, Transcripts, & CRMs
26:48 Charlie’s System for Reading
31:35 Keeping Track of Interesting Podcast Tidbits
34:22 Dealing With AI’s Recency Bias
35:57 How Charlie Keeps Consistent With His System
38:11 What Drives Charlie to Create Systems
42:18 Broken Parts of Charlie’s System
44:00 What Charlie’s Looking Forward to With AI
45:55 Other Interesting Ways Charlie Uses AI
49:30 Products Charlie Really Loves

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LinkedIn: @charliegrinnell
Twitter/X: @CharlieGrinnell
Instagram: @charliegrinnell

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About the episode

In this episode, Andrew sits down with Derek Sivers, a writer, programmer, and entrepreneur turned explorer, who challenges everything you thought you knew about success and fulfillment.
From giving away millions to embracing the unexpected, Derek's approach may be the antidote to our never-enough culture.

Join us as we explore:

Why he gave away his $22 million dollar fortune. 
Why he's an explorer not a leader.
How he has "burned the ships" over and over again. 
His annual ritual for reversing prejudices. 

And so much more.

Chapters

00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Useful Not True
03:35 - How Derek Comes Up With Book Topics
07:35 - Spending the Past 15 Years Exploring
12:06 - Optimizing for Personal Growth
14:52 - Burning Ships
20:27 - Negative Impacts of Wealth
22:14 - The Burden of Philanthropy
26:17 - A Day in Derek’s Life
28:53 - Is Derek Introverted?
30:12 - Derek’s Hard No’s
35:35 - Derek’s Nomadic Blood
38:01 - Derek’s Fame
42:38 - Derek’s Thoughts on AI
57:12 - Overcoming Prejudices
59:25 - Doing What Scares You
1:01:54 - Learning to Appreciate China
1:06:48 - Closing

🔗 Find Derek on:

Website: https://sive.rs/
His Now Page: https://sive.rs/now
His Latest Book: https://sive.rs/u

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