Create More Free Time (Episode 240)

<p>In this episode, Jenny Blake joins Charlie on the show to talk about free time and how systems can help us create more of it in our busy lives. The real goal of effective systems is to help us do our best work, free up our energy, and pursue what matters to us. Jenny and Charlie discuss what keeps people from building the right systems, why our ideas of hard work play into the systems we build, and how to start creating more free time in our businesses and personal lives. If you want more free time, this episode is going to be an eye-opener.</p><p>Key Takeaways:</p><p>[3:13] How did Jenny end up with the book <i>Free Time?</i> She explains how she was inspired to write her first two books, <i>Life After College</i> and <i>Pivot,</i> and <i>Free Time</i> is about optimizing what's now.</p><p>[6:54] A lot of books on systems tend to be quite dense and complex. Jenny's aim was to bring some levity to the conversation with her book.</p><p>[9:23] For business owners, Charlie highlights some important things to keep in mind about people sharing their numbers.</p><p>[12:57] What is <i>Free Time</i> about? At its core, it's a book that helps you make your business work for you without so much work to make it work.</p><p>[19:25] We need to start thinking about systems differently. A system is essentially a set of interrelated, interconnected parts that produce a consistent result. Oftentimes, in organizations, it can feel like people are at fault, but the underlying issues may be the work systems that have been created.</p><p>[21:52] Jenny shares some examples of the importance of having systems on the personal and household front.</p><p>[34:45] When we look at the things we don’t like to do or are not good at doing from another perspective, we can actually see that there are people out there who are good at it, and who want to do it, and will benefit economically from doing it.</p><p>[37:29] One of the things we have to take seriously in all teams is the energy and emotions that we inject into them.</p><p>[40:32] The