Thursday Is The New Friday

How does one enter a flow state? How can you prepare your environment to sustain productive work? Why should you protect your brain? As Joe was about to start working on his book, he safeguarded his mental clarity by not watching any news, going onto any social media, or doing anything that could regear his brain into a different state than it was in when it was fresh in the morning. Here are a few safeguard methods: Have a nutritious breakfast and take care of your physical health and well-being. Create a space to consistently work in when you are wanting to go into a flow-state and keep it the same. Structure a routine for that day or when you are working on that task and stick with it. Get creative with drawing and writing with your hand on physical paper or a whiteboard and get analytical by writing on a computer. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Protect your brain before you enter a task Environment prep Use both sides of your brain   BOOK MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE | Jamie Wheal and Steven Kotler - Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

What can we learn from what we used to do? Do you explore your options? How can testing ideas help you incorporate them into your life? Even in college, Joe was already working a four-day workweek and did not take any classes on a Friday. He would work productively and structure his years to save money to travel internationally. In the beginning, career transitions were off-putting to Joe because they represented becoming fixed on one job with a certain timeline. Joe started exploring and listening to a bunch of podcasts to find out how other people had strayed from the norm and made a living for themselves doing what they wanted when they wanted. Joe tested what he was learning from those who he admires and began to slowly incorporate their knowledge into his life until he was able to take the lead and create it how he wanted it to be. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: College Career transitions Testing   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! Small Passive Income Podcast ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

Does your fear often stop you from pursuing your goals? Is fear only a messenger? Can you trust yourself to look at what is on the other side of uncertainty? 1 – Social fear: being afraid to do something foolish that could get you kicked out of your group or community. 2 – Physical fear: being afraid of physical pain and harm to the body. 3 – Ego fear: being afraid of feeling bad about yourself. When people look at the reality of the fears and question it, we come to find that the fears are not nearly as big as we think. Through challenging our fear, we come to find that we catastrophize them. We may be worrying about worrying, instead of feeling anything specific that relates to our current reality. Question your fear to find what the root cause of it is, gift yourself with objectivity, and move through it towards your goal. Fear should not stop you from doing anything. Fear is only a messenger that is telling you what is important to you, and that can also be a gift. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Three types of fear Worrying about worrying Look what is on the other side Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

How do you respond to the idea behind Thursday is the New Friday? Does it challenge you? How can Thursday is the New Friday challenge the working status quo? If you are unsure about the message behind Thursday is the New Friday, then question it. Poke it where you think it should be poked and try to find places where it can improve. At the same time, it challenges you back and asks you why things should stay the same, why the status quo is the better option. Even if the change seems foreign now, remember that the future is expansive, and change is slow. Never say never because things can change. What was normal one hundred years ago was people working 60-hours a week, and what is normal to us now is anywhere between 20- to 40-hours a week. If a four-day workweek is something that does not sit well with you, then you do not have to adopt it, but look at the studies. Recent research has shown time and time again how taking small breaks in between working boosts your capacity for focus and productivity. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Challenge and be challenged Never say never Look at the studies   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

What would previous generations think of the possibility of this much freedom? How can the work schedule of previous generations alert us to the current opportunities for freedom? How can we set up the lives of our children to have more freedom and joy than we do?  Writing the book brought opportunities for learning and gaining a deeper understanding of time. With that understanding comes the knowledge that we have the power to change it to suit us. One of the stories inside Thursday is the New Friday is about Joe Sanok's grandfather and the intensive work schedule that he lived by. Seeing the progression over generations from what previous family members did to what people are doing now is humbling and inspiring. The work that can be done now is what people can leave behind for their children. Currently, we are in the position to create a flexible space for future generations to make their schedules into what they need them to be. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Lessons from research Grandparents stories Setting up life for future generations   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

How is Thursday is the New Friday structured? How does each section of the book support the philosophy behind Thursday is the New Friday? Who is this book for? Time is deconstructed at the beginning of the book to show that almost all modern-day work time has been made up. The next section of the book discusses why slowing down is necessary for both human satisfaction and health, as well as productivity. What happens in the brain when people slow down? How does that encourage creativity? Once you have learned how to slow down and welcomed the lessons that it brings, the next step is taking those lessons and setting a faster pace for yourself that is informed by your well-being and revved up to accomplish your wishes. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Deconstruct time How and why slowing down is necessary How to speed up   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

What does your type of fun look like? How can fun help you to push your boundaries? Can fun deepen life's lessons? It may not seem like it at first, but it is through the lens of fun and joy that people can get to a space of openness where they feel their emotions fully and learn well. People are not designed to learn in strict environments with rules and hard punishments, because that is not learning with curiosity and fun, that is learning to survive. Learning about life through fun brings a certain depth to experiences that can ground the lessons, making them more valuable to us in our lives for the long run. Put yourself out there and try something new that is fun to you, and invites you in. Often you will get caught up in the joy of the moment and go way further than you were expecting yourself to. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Fun brings depth Fun deepens learning Use fun to push your boundaries   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

Do you still work on vacations? How can you practice work discipline? How do you put out work-fires and stop them from happening in the future? Before you leave on your trip, decide how you will structure your vacation; will you have no contact with your team whatsoever, or will you be slightly available and check in once a day or week? This also helps you to lay the boundaries down with your team. Let your team know months before you plan on leaving so that you and your team can lay out a plan. Structure the systems that your team will use while you are away. Lay down what you will do when you get back: what your team can put on your schedule for you to look at when you return. There will always be an admin-fire to put out from time to time. As the boss, you handle the fires, but once the fire is out you can sit with your team and put a structure in place that will help to curb that fire from happening again in the future. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Decide what type of vacation it will be Set up systems Work discipline   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

How do you make a four-day workweek work? What happens if you drop some of the balls in the air? How does the four-day workweek make the most of your time? For most companies, Fridays are at best a 60% effective workday. Fridays are when companies have birthday parties, celebrations, or group events. If your Friday is not as impactful as your Monday, consider changing it up and add Friday to your weekend. If you stop working on Friday and lose 20% of your work obligations, were they part of the top priority of what it is that you had to do? Most likely that 20% of to-do obligations were also not as important, perhaps even not as necessary, which means that you are optimizing even more. One of the greatest benefits of the four-day workweek is that you optimize your time. You shorten the time that you have to complete something, so you treat your time with respect and integrity because you only have so much of it to get work done. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: Is your Friday as productive as your Monday? What happens if something drops? Consider the best use of your time   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here

What is your hook? What makes you feel fulfilled outside of work? Do you fuel your ego with hustle culture? Your hook is what you want to do if you could, without fail, and without impeding your work. Perhaps you want to go snowboarding once a week, or trail running. Figure out what your hook is and structure your work around it so that you start to create intentional space for yourself outside of constant work. If you find yourself constantly busy without fail and without awareness it may be time for you to make a shift. Know that you can change your activities and reinvigorate your relationship with work without giving up on what you enjoy as a person. For some people, being constantly busy is about being perceived as an incredibly hard worker and strokes their pride, when they are in actuality not living their life with awareness and joy. Focus on what is actually important for your work while living sustainably without burnout. In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about: What is your hook? Be intentional Check the ego   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram! ARE YOU READY FOR THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK? Click here LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE: Click here