Here's a productivity hack you won't hear in most places: Ignore productivity hacks. Especially early in your career. The way to be productive is to learn to do the work. That should be the focus first. Learn to work hard first, working smart comes after. Mitchell Earl:

You really can skip the college debt and head straight for a successful career. 🎧 Listen in on our most recent podcast episode where we sit down with Mitchell Earl of Praxis to learn just how possible it is to attain: spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/qKY45eO0xLb #studentloans

Time Management is the most important skill you need to learn to improve your productivity. To start, introspect and figure out EXACTLY how long it takes to finish every task in a high quality. Mitchell Earl discusses this on the latest episode of the Career Bound Podcast:

You don't find your path, you forge it. At Apogee, Matt Beaudreau has a policy: Take action first. If you want to find your path, do something first. You path emerges over time. From our workshop with Mitchell Earl:

How to change your life in 30 days:

You want to AI-Proof your kids for the Job Market? Teach them how to be an entrepreneur. How things are done might change, but entrepreneurial meta-skills will always be in demand. That's what Matt Beaudreau does. And what Mitchell Earl does:

This is huge! Excited to see this next chapter of OpenEd Daily. And of course, over the moon for Isaac M. Morehouse to be at the helm of this movement.

At Apogee, Matt Beaudreau is helping kids build strong entrepreneurial meta skills by reaching out to people they admire and model. At Praxis, we are helping Young Adults do the same. From our workshop with Mitchell Earl

Organizations don't want good students. They want good workers. Succeeding in college does not prepare you for life. Never confuse the two. Matt Beaudreau with Mitchell Earl on our workshop for high school graduates:

The deliberately curious path provides compounded returns in the long run. It could look difficult early on, but it's the strong foundations that you lay then that counts.

Make sure your personal finance is personal. That is the key word. What others think of you does not matter, and making decisions based on that causes long-term harm. Mitchell Earl and @JohnCiannello discuss this:

Your directionless "positive" habits aren't all that positive. They might even have a net negative effect on you. Picking up positive habits is great, but never lose sight of your end goal. Don't let yourself be tyrannized by your own life. Mitchell Earl and @JohnCiannello:

If they genuinely want to go (rather than feeling pressured), sure. Or if they have a specific goal for what they want out of college and a good plan to afford it. ^All of the above is rarely true. In reality, most don't need college at all. Let alone right after high school.

Want the best strategy to develop positive habits? Do the thing. It's as simple. Go do the thing you've been wanting to do. You can figure out a system later. But start today. Start right now. Mitchell Earl discusses this on our latest podcast. With @JohnCiannello

The strategy required to find a great opportunity (lots of saying yes and exploring widely) is different from the strategy required to make the most of a great opportunity (lots of saying no and remaining focused).

The government school system has become more of a jobs program for adults than an education initiative for kids.

A positive of your future is not a guaranteed function of time. It requires deliberate and thoughtful action. Individually, or collectively. Stop this, and you forsake your future. Mitchell Earl discusses this with John Ciannello

Do you have 5 years of work experience? Or do you have 1 year of work experience 5 times? There's a big difference. Mitchell Earl with @JohnCiannello:

What successful people understood before they were successful. A short thread.

The future is bright! Excited to work with Connor Boyack 📚 and the Libertas team in this next chapter for Praxis.