Introducing TEA: A Simple Framework for Getting Unstuck and Achieving Your Goals (TPS218)

10/22/18 • 56 min

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Today we’re introducing you to our new productivity framework, which we call TEA. This simple framework will help you identify the root causes when your productivity dips and show you which levers you need to pull to get back on track. If you feel like you’re not living up to your full potential but can’t quite figure out why, or are just starting on your productivity journey but could use a roadmap to help you achieve your goals, then this episode is for you.

Cheat Sheet

The origin story of how the TEA framework was created [1:31]
Examples of how these three different currencies work together to help you reach your full potential [5:48]
What to do if you don’t have the energy to do the things you want to get done [10:26]
Why attention and focus are becoming hot button topics in the productivity community [16:48]
In-depth descriptions of each the 3 pillars of productivity [27:54]
Tactics: things you can do now to quickly win back time [32:11]
Creating rituals and habits in order to have more energy to be productive [37:01]
Why most people focus on the area of attention last [44:28]
Where to start with the TEA framework for yourself [50:01]

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Cheat Sheet

The origin story of how the TEA framework was created [1:31]
Examples of how these three different currencies work together to help you reach your full potential [5:48]
What to do if you don’t have the energy to do the things you want to get done [10:26]
Why attention and focus are becoming hot button topics in the productivity community [16:48]
In-depth descriptions of each the 3 pillars of productivity [27:54]
Tactics: things you can do now to quickly win back time [32:11]
Creating rituals and habits in order to have more energy to be productive [37:01]
Why most people focus on the area of attention last [44:28]
Where to start with the TEA framework for yourself [50:01]

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Previous Episode

Atomic Habits: 4 Laws for Changing Your Identity & Living the Life You Want w/ James Clear (TPS217)

Do you have trouble getting your habits to stick? Or maybe you have trouble breaking bad habits that keep you from realizing your full potential? Either way, you won’t want to miss today’s episode with James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits and creator of the Habits Academy. James’ writing combines ideas from a wide range of disciplines including biology, neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, and is focused on how we can create better habits, make better decisions, and live better lives. James joins me today to talk about his new books, Atomic Habits, which is available on October 16th. We talk about why habits are so important to James, the key difference between goals and systems, and why identity-based habits are better than outcome-based habits. We dive into the 4 Laws of Behavior Change, talk about why “how long” is the wrong question to ask when building habits, and James explains what to do when your habits break down.

Thanks to LinkedIn for supporting The Productivity Show. For $50 off of your first job post on LinkedIn Jobs, go to LinkedIn.com/TPS.

Cheat Sheet

Why habits are so important to James Clear [2:15]
Why he believes habits are better for creating progress than goals [5:47]
Outcome-based habits vs identity-based habits [9:59]
Why genes can tell you where to work hard [18:38]
Four laws for behavior change [20:47]
The inversion of the four laws for habits that you want to break [27:47]
A simple formula for creating habits [33:09]
Three different groups that we tend to imitate habits from [39:05]
Decisive moments where you make the choice to change your habit or not [44:43]
How to get back into a habit after you break the chain [50:58]

Connect with James Clear

@JamesClear

Next Episode

TEA Framework, Level 1: Making the Most of Your Limited Time (TPS219)

Today Brooks and Mike continue the conversation that Thanh and Mike began last week on the TEA framework, a simple mental model to help you identify which levers to pull to get unstuck and help you reach your full potential. We’ll dive deep on the first pillar of the TEA Framework, explain the 3 parts of making the most of your time, give you guiding questions to help you identify where you can make improvements, and give you several resources to help making the necessary changes even easier. At the end of today’s episode, we give simple and practical action steps to stop spinning your wheels and start making the most of your limited time.

Thanks to LinkedIn for supporting The Productivity Show. For $50 off of your first job post on LinkedIn Jobs, go to LinkedIn.com/TPS.

Cheat Sheet

Dissecting the first pillar of TEA – Time [1:37]
How to start by looking at the systems in your life [4:12]
Strategies for getting through the business of your day [12:53]
Using other people to help you get things done [27:31]
Why communication is so important and how to communicate better on a team [35:49]
How to know if you should be looking into optimizing your time [42:43]