Hello Time Dorks! There’s a lot of pressure to start the year with a bang. Get. Stuff. Done. Stay busy. Make resolutions. Arrange plans. In other words: never be bored. It could be the Busy Bandwagon telling us that anything less than full capacity is a failure. Maybe it’s social media demanding a picture-perfect version of ourselves – always laughing, hiking, dancing, or whatever it is people think is interesting! Or maybe it’s all those Infinity Pools, distracting us from our boredom before...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hi everyone! Jake here, taking over Time Dorks this week with a special announcement! (Don't worry, Connor said it was okay 😇) The headline: JZ and I just announced our new book, Click! And the pitch: If you preorder Click by Friday, you'll get a bunch of exclusive bonuses so you can apply the book's biggest lessons before anyone else. Before Make Time, JZ and I first became obsessed with "designing time" while using my Design Sprint method to help hundreds of teams focus on their most...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Time Dorks! Before we dive in, a quick announcement: On Monday, Jake & JZ are hosting a live online event to introduce a new sprint format called the Foundation Sprint. I had a chance to preview this new method, and I'll just say, it's an incredibly useful tool for anyone kicking off any new project. You won't want to miss it! Register here. This week, I want to talk about making New Year's resolutions that will actually stick. If you've tried to make big changes in the past that never...
4 months ago • 4 min read
Hello Time Dorks! Connor here with a quick dispatch. Last week, I turned 34. It's been a whirlwind year becoming a dad. I'm grateful to be spending a few weeks in SE Asia with my wife's family decompressing and enjoying some slow time over the holidays. As the end of the year comes to a close, many of us are in a festive, celebratory mood. It's a time of tradition, travel, and maybe some holiday treats. For me, it’s also one of the most potent moments for personal reflection. One of my...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Time Dorks! Connor here. It's been a month since we last sent you an email. I got sick, my daughter got sick, and then I got sick again. But, I'm back and feeling good. 😊 Today, I've got a few different updates to share. As always, we love hearing what you think. Just hit reply to send us a message Something New ICYMI, Jake & JZ launched a new podcast called...Jake & JZ! They'll talk about startups, design, marketing, technology, whatever else they're thinking about. 🤓 Check out the...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Time Dorks! Connor here. I just got back from Barcelona where I was recording a live podcast for the Three Points Podcast by People Playbook. The conversation was around “High Performance”, and we talked about the power of doing less, taking time to recharge, and the magic of one thing at a time. I’ll share the link when it’s ready. I’m hosting a free workshop next week on Wednesday, October 23rd exploring distraction and how to adjust your devices and apps so you can find Laser mode. 👉...
7 months ago • 3 min read
Hey there! It’s been awhile since our last edition of Time Dorks. If you're new to the world of Make Time, you might like to join a free workshop I'm hosting with Ros this Wednesday at 12pm ET where we'll explore the Highlight method and how to bring more focus into your days. 👉 Click here to join us. (See when it’s happening in your timezone by clicking here). So what's new? I took off for a month in August to enjoy a long summer holiday + paternity leave with my family in the U.S. and...
8 months ago • 3 min read
Hey there! This newsletter will be a short one—and the last one—until I’m back from vacation visiting family in Minnesota. For me, I’ve always cherished leisurely summer days where I can become completely immersed in a good book. There's something unique about the unhurried pace of reading a book, as opposed to scrolling my favorite Infinity Pool feed, that helps ease me into a relaxed summer state of mind. So in the theme of summer reading, I asked Jake & JZ to share some recent favorites,...
10 months ago • 1 min read
Hey there, I recently polled my LinkedIn connections to ask how they felt about chat apps (Teams, Slack, etc.) at work. Here’s what I heard back: The majority of respondents weren't too stoked about how much time they're spending on chat apps, but that didn't surprise me. It's become the new default communication medium for so many teams and organizations. But the real challenge isn't necessarily how much time you spend on Slack, it's how often it breaks our focus when we're trying to work on...
10 months ago • 3 min read