You can't do everything, everywhere, all at once

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Justin Jackson

15 episodes

2 weeks ago

Hi, I'm Justin Jackson. Here, I'm sharing brief thoughts on building a better life, bootstrapping, improving society, growing older in tech, being a dad...

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Hi, I'm Justin Jackson. Here, I'm sharing brief thoughts on building a better life, bootstrapping, improving society, growing older in tech, being a dad...

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You can't do everything, everywhere, all at once

Justin's brain

10 minutes

11 months ago

You can't do everything, everywhere, all at once

I have an entrepreneurial drive to start many projects.

A formula from my therapist about stress management.

How I use Claude AI to evaluate my life choices.

Key moments:
0:00 - Introduction & One-Take Podcast Format
0:39 - The Stress Formula: Demands vs Resources
1:44 - Entrepreneurial Phase & Sustainability
1:59 - Using Claude AI for Life Planning
2:27 - My Current Responsibilities
3:31 - Desires for New Projects
4:04 - Claude's Analysis of My Responsibilities
5:17 - Resource Management Insights
6:31 - The Only Two Solutions
6:50 - Summer Camp Dream Example
8:13 - Key Lesson: Can't Be CEO of Everything
9:18 - Three Main Takeaways

Key Points:

Stress = Demands ÷ Resources
The importance of maintaining equilibrium between responsibilities and available resources
How I'm using Claude AI for personal life planning
Why you can't be the CEO of everything
The necessity of delegation when taking on new projects

Links:

Bluesky: I want to do all the things!
Follow me on Bluesky
Inspired by Caleb Porzio's "Notes on Work" podcast