Armand Uno is host of The Playhard Podcast. He interviews entrepreneurs and founders about the habits and hobbies that keep them healthy.
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JC: What projects are you concentrating on during your focused hours?
Podcast
Diverse guests
Motorcycle racer
9-5 job: product developer for cyber security
Cyber security LinkedIn posts to help with sales
Projects
eBook
What’s it about?
Rapport, deep communication
Deepening weak ties
Super interesting, would be great to go deeper if we had more time. Maybe an encore in the near future?
JN: How about the rest of the time? What do you enjoy doing in your off time?
Musician - fun
Brother is a professional musician
Reading
“Build” Tony Fidell - head of iPhone dev at Apple
Motorcycle riding
JC: What does your morning routine look like and how has it evolved over time?
Has cut back his morning routine
5/10 mins
10 mins journal
Hour of writing book
Gym workout
Previously
Longer workout
Waking up
Alarm at 6am
Mindset:
Discipline = freedom
Remove decision making from mundane matters
JN: What do you do to optimise productivity during your working hours?
Public accountability
Having a team where another person gets the consequences of you not following through
Activating hyperfocus
Pomodoro timer
Binaural focused beats
Extrinsic motivation
How to keep the intrinsic so that the extrinsic doesn’t take over?
JC: How do you switch off at night?
Avoiding screens 1hr before bed
Reading (physical books)
Talking to family
Playing music with bro
Jam/Improv
Trust musical instincts instead of following tabs
Play along to random songs - try to
Planning tomorrow’s todos
Gratitude
Reflecting on what can be done better
JN: What resources (books, philosophies, apps) do you find most helpful for productivity and habit formation?
Ship 30 for 30: digital writing - LinkedIn post -> Twitter thread -> Blog -> Book
“Build” Tony Fidell - head of iPhone dev at Apple
Atomic Habits
Miracle Morning:
Silence (meditation)
Affirmations
Visualisation
Exercise
Reading
Script (writing)
Play hard podcast
JC: It’s been a pleasure having you on, where can people stay in touch with you and find your work?
LinkedIn
Insta: @armand_uno
Email: armand@playhardpodcast.com
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