{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":28.211,"endTime":30.720999999999997,"body":"Well, hello, and welcome to the"},{"startTime":28.211,"endTime":30.720999999999997,"body":"Learn and Work Smarter podcast."},{"startTime":30.741,"endTime":31.790999999999997,"body":"I'm Katie, your host."},{"startTime":32.150999999999996,"endTime":36.580999999999996,"body":"Today, we're talking about productivity"},{"startTime":32.150999999999996,"endTime":36.580999999999996,"body":"tools and my claim that they are useless."},{"startTime":36.881,"endTime":40.391,"body":"Now, if you've been around here for a"},{"startTime":36.881,"endTime":40.391,"body":"little while, you may or may not know"},{"startTime":40.590999999999994,"endTime":44.370999999999995,"body":"that I have a previous episode titled"},{"startTime":40.590999999999994,"endTime":44.370999999999995,"body":"My 10 Favorite Productivity Tools."},{"startTime":44.781,"endTime":46.911,"body":"Even if you've been around for"},{"startTime":44.781,"endTime":46.911,"body":"a while, you probably don't"},{"startTime":46.911,"endTime":50.171,"body":"remember that, but there you"},{"startTime":46.911,"endTime":50.171,"body":"go . 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box"},{"startTime":1629.6689999999999,"endTime":1630.809,"body":"if you're watching this on YouTube."},{"startTime":1630.839,"endTime":1633.899,"body":"It's also in the show notes"},{"startTime":1630.839,"endTime":1633.899,"body":"if you're listening on an app."},{"startTime":1634.4289999999999,"endTime":1637.7089999999998,"body":"It's also just at"},{"startTime":1634.4289999999999,"endTime":1637.7089999999998,"body":"schoolhabitsuniversity.com."},{"startTime":1638.2089999999998,"endTime":1640.4389999999999,"body":"All right, my friends, that brings"},{"startTime":1638.2089999999998,"endTime":1640.4389999999999,"body":"us to the end of the episode."},{"startTime":1640.829,"endTime":1643.9519999999998,"body":"I hope i sold you on the concept of"},{"startTime":1640.829,"endTime":1643.9519999999998,"body":"systems today, and if you feel like"},{"startTime":1644.032,"endTime":1647.242,"body":"you need a little bit more explanation"},{"startTime":1644.032,"endTime":1647.242,"body":"about personal operating systems"},{"startTime":1647.262,"endTime":1651.1419999999998,"body":"and the six systems that I'm talking"},{"startTime":1647.262,"endTime":1651.1419999999998,"body":"about, I have two additional podcast"},{"startTime":1651.1619999999998,"endTime":1653.2019999999998,"body":"episodes that you might find helpful."},{"startTime":1653.6619999999998,"endTime":1658.821,"body":"Episode 113, that's where I dive deep"},{"startTime":1653.6619999999998,"endTime":1658.821,"body":"into the six system ecosystem for"},{"startTime":1658.821,"endTime":1663.501,"body":"school and work, and then episode"},{"startTime":1658.821,"endTime":1663.501,"body":"117 is called Building a Personal"},{"startTime":1663.501,"endTime":1665.9609999999998,"body":"Operating System to Manage Information."},{"startTime":1666.1809999999998,"endTime":1667.7409999999998,"body":"You know, I also should"},{"startTime":1666.1809999999998,"endTime":1667.7409999999998,"body":"have mentioned 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have"},{"startTime":1682.1309999999999,"endTime":1683.6309999999999,"body":"mentioned that earlier."},{"startTime":1683.6309999999999,"endTime":1686.751,"body":"Remember, I was like, you know, \"Audit"},{"startTime":1683.6309999999999,"endTime":1686.751,"body":"your time. Figure out which system is"},{"startTime":1686.751,"endTime":1690.321,"body":"the clunkiest.\" Okay, that's episode 12,"},{"startTime":1686.751,"endTime":1690.321,"body":"Are Your Productivity Systems Broken?"},{"startTime":1690.6309999999999,"endTime":1691.6909999999998,"body":"And I had forgotten this."},{"startTime":1691.9709999999998,"endTime":1696.061,"body":"I walk you through step by step how to"},{"startTime":1691.9709999999998,"endTime":1696.061,"body":"assess whether your systems are locked"},{"startTime":1696.061,"endTime":1699.6109999999999,"body":"and loaded and good to go or perhaps"},{"startTime":1696.061,"endTime":1699.6109999999999,"body":"they could use a little tweaking and"},{"startTime":1699.6109999999999,"endTime":1701.2409999999998,"body":"then how to know which one to start with."},{"startTime":1701.6009999999999,"endTime":1702.781,"body":"Again, everything is linked below."},{"startTime":1703.2309999999998,"endTime":1704.2109999999998,"body":"You guys are the best."},{"startTime":1704.291,"endTime":1705.1109999999999,"body":"Thank you for your time."},{"startTime":1705.4109999999998,"endTime":1706.1009999999999,"body":"Keep showing up."},{"startTime":1706.281,"endTime":1707.311,"body":"Keep doing the hard work."},{"startTime":1707.6309999999999,"endTime":1710.4909999999998,"body":"Keep asking the hard questions,"},{"startTime":1707.6309999999999,"endTime":1710.4909999999998,"body":"and never stop learning."}]}