Creating Space in Your Digital Life

Published on Aug 30, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

#CreateSpace

10 strategies to create space in your digital life
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Lisa Buyer
Author
Speaker
Consultant

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"I wish I had more
social media in my life!"
Said
Nobody Ever

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We spend over 11 hours a day on digital, with social making up a significant portion of that time.

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The average time spent on Facebook is 10x's any other social network.

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We wake up to Facebook and say Goodnight on Snapchat

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Living in the digital world can be more than distracting, it can sabotage the best of agendas, projects, and Goals!

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Today's Agenda

  • Our Social Media Life
  • Calendar Space
  • Head Space
  • Work Space
  • Personal Space
  • Digital Space
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Life Before Social Media

  • Pictures
  • More Time
  • Real Friends
  • Birthday Cards and Calls
  • Conversations

Pre-Social Media

Life After Social Media

  • FOMO
  • Multitasking
  • Sitting, Starring, Scrolling
  • 24/7 INBOX and To Do List
  • Instant Response Time
  • On Demand Creativity
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Our Social Media Life Is

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Full

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24/7

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On Overdrive

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Never Ending

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Personal

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Professional

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Scary

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Stressful

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Social Media

Is our Lives
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Health
Happiness
Productivity

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The Power of One

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1. What's your ONE thing?

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80/20

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2. Evaluate

Systems and Habits
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The art of time blocking. Take control of your schedule.

GSD

How do you "get Shit Done?"
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3. Calendar Space

Take Control of your Work and personal Schedule
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Studies show: Mornings are the best times to write and create.

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Meetings
Time Blocks

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Find ONE calendar app and stick with it.




Multitasking

  • Makes us less efficient
  • Lowers IQ Levels
  • Worse than losing a night's sleep
  • Worse than smoking marijuana
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5. Head Space

Make the Most out of Time
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Tune up the brain in 5 minutes a day

Meditation 

Did you know? meditation can rewire how the brain responds to stress.

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Research suggests meditation improves memory and executive function

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Who Meditates?
Google
Facebook
Twitter
Have Meditation Rooms and Programs
for Employees

Research Shows those who meditate are
happier :) and calmer than their
counterparts who don’t

App: Buddhify

6. Work Space

What does your environment look and feel like?
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Does it feel Good?

A Princeton University study found that physical clutter negatively affects your ability to focus.

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Lighting

Candles and dim lighting stimulate creativity
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Create a workspace makeover that = happier + more productive you

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7. Personal Space

Use it or lose it

Create boundaries that will reduce stress and improve happiness

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Double your free time and productivity by outsourcing, asking for help or saying no.

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8. Digital Space

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Productivity Apps

Productivity Apps

  • Unroll.me: Instantly see a list of all your subscription emails. Unsubscribe easily from whatever you don’t want.

Productivity Apps

  • Evernote: Collect, nurture, and share ideas across desktop and mobile platforms
  • Asana: Plan team tasks and projects
  • Slack: Skip the email for tasks, use online communication to help clear out your inbox

9. Health Space

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Sleep

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Mental Health Day

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Vacations

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10. Lifestyle Apps

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Social Media Lifestyle Apps

  • MapMyRun and Fitbit: These two apps keep you on your feet and out from behind your desk with weekly progress report to track fitness results.

Social Media Lifestyle Apps

  • Simply Being and Buddhify: Waking up or going to sleep, 5 min. or 30 min., these 2 apps give a guided brain reset that delivers a dose of the clarity and creativity every social media manager needs

Social Media Lifestyle Apps

  • Yelp: Discover the best crowd-sourced places to go and also find out what’s around you when your in a new city.
  • Hopper: Analyze billions of flights to help you find the best deals and the best times to fly and buy.

10 Space Takeaways

  • Pick One Thing
  • Assess Systems
  • Claim Calendar Space
  • Say No To Multiasking
  • Create Head Space

10 Space Takeaways

  • De Clutter Desk Space
  • Schedule Personal Space
  • Honor Health Space
  • Clear Digital Space
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