<description>&lt;p&gt;Laura Mae Martin has my dream job - she is Google’s Executive Productivity Advisor. Her job is to advise the top folk at Google on how to be more productive. In this chat, we cover: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;* Ruthless Prioritisation: the importance of saying no to good things to make room for great things. &lt;br&gt;* Sunday Planning Ritual: Laura’s ritual of planning the upcoming week every Sunday, and her exact process for doing this. &lt;br&gt;* List Funnels: a method to manage tasks by categorising and prioritising them to ensure nothing falls through the cracks. &lt;br&gt;* Downtime: the critical role of downtime in productivity, with Laura sharing her practice of "No Tech Tuesday" to disconnect and recharge. &lt;br&gt;* Generative AI in Productivity: how generative AI tools can augment productivity, automating routine tasks and freeing up time for more strategic work. &lt;br&gt;* And much, much more… &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Get a copy of Laura’s new book &lt;a href="https://lauramaemartin.com/"&gt;Uptime&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My new book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: &lt;a href="https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/"&gt;https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Connect with me on the socials: &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="(https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)"&gt;Linkedin&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanthai"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at &lt;a href="https://amantha.substack.com/"&gt;https://amantha.substack.com/ &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Visit &lt;a href="https://www.amantha.com/podcast"&gt;https://www.amantha.com/podcast&lt;/a&gt; for full show notes from all episodes. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Get in touch at &lt;a href="mailto:amantha@inventium.com.au"&gt;amantha@inventium.com.au &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Credits: Host: Amantha Imber &lt;br&gt;Sound Engineer: Martin Imber Episode &lt;br&gt;Producer: Rowena Murray&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

How I Work

Amantha Imber

Ruthless prioritization with Google's Executive Productivity Advisor, Laura Mae Martin

APR 10, 202434 MIN
How I Work

Ruthless prioritization with Google's Executive Productivity Advisor, Laura Mae Martin

APR 10, 202434 MIN

Description

Laura Mae Martin has my dream job - she is Google’s Executive Productivity Advisor. Her job is to advise the top folk at Google on how to be more productive. In this chat, we cover:

* Ruthless Prioritisation: the importance of saying no to good things to make room for great things.
* Sunday Planning Ritual: Laura’s ritual of planning the upcoming week every Sunday, and her exact process for doing this.
* List Funnels: a method to manage tasks by categorising and prioritising them to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
* Downtime: the critical role of downtime in productivity, with Laura sharing her practice of "No Tech Tuesday" to disconnect and recharge.
* Generative AI in Productivity: how generative AI tools can augment productivity, automating routine tasks and freeing up time for more strategic work.
* And much, much more…

Get a copy of Laura’s new book Uptime.

My new book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials:
Linkedin 
Instagram

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

Credits: Host: Amantha Imber
Sound Engineer: Martin Imber Episode
Producer: Rowena Murray

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.