Kyle and Jeff breakdown their problems with deadlines.
The Recommended Reading Guide
"It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work" by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
"A World Without Email" by Cal Newport
"Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" by Greg McKeown
"Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman
"The E-Myth Revisited" by Michael E. Gerber
"Four Steps to the Epiphany" by Steve Blank
Anything by Anne Helen Petersen
Other Works Mentioned
"The Valve Handbook" – A new employee handbook by Valve Software
"Pricing on Purpose" by Ronald Baker
"So Good They Can't Ignore You" by Cal Newport
"Remote: Office Not Required" by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
"Rework" by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
"Deep Work" by Cal Newport
"Digital Minimalism" by Cal Newport
"Slow Productivity" by Cal Newport
"Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber" by Mike Isaac
"Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup" by John Carreyrou
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