00:22 - NIck Isaac’s Introduction

02:00 - The number of languages Nick speaks

02:39 - What drives Nick to learn so speak so many languages

04:17 - The drawback of being multilingual when learning a new language

04:47 - Why being multilingual helps learning yet another language

05:20 - How Nick deals with the potential embarrassment of getting something wrong

07:20 - Nick endorses my approach to learning enough Spanish to survive a trip

11:50 - The parallels between learning a new language and developing your productivity

12:14 - Nick explains what “busy” looks like for a QC

13:40 - Nick gives his overall definition of “busy”

14:20 - The wide variation in how unpredictably busy a QC can be, often at short notice.

15:21 - Nick explains the type of urgent work he does

16:10 - Nick’s two primary modes of work and how he transitions between the two

17:30 - The importance of understanding the structure of the information you consume

18:53 - The efficiencies he has in place for dealing with longer cases with volumes of information

20:46 - Speed reading and the part it plays in his work

22:45 - How to structure the way to read a large amount of complex legal information

24:43 - The best time of day to do your work and how to structure your day to do it

26:59 - Nick’s powerful end of day routine

27:48 - How to switch off at the end of the day even if you work from home

29:57 - Nick defines “productivity” in his work environment

31:14 - The importance of how to focus and concentrate for long periods of time and how to do it

32:10 - A clever little trick Nick uses to focus his efforts and produce results quickly

32:37 - His productivity superpower about how to focus and concentrate, especially when reading.

34:12 - The three biggest productivity problems people face

34:49 - How to switch your productivity superpower on when you want it.

37:07 - The success belief he shares with Muhammed Ali

38:14 - Why a love of languages is so useful for a Barrister

39:27 - How to be productive in court in front of a judge

42:13 - Why brain plasticity helps when responding to questions from a judge

43:05 - The factors other than preparation that help for success in court

44:51 - The productivity technique Nick wishes he’d had years ago that makes a big difference to his success today