David Kadavy

David Kadavy is author of Mind Management, Not Time Management, The Heart to Start & Design for Hackers.

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Love Your Work

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Love Your Work is the intellectual playground of David Kadavy, bestselling author of three books – including Mind Management, Not Time Management – and former design advisor to Timeful – a Google-acquired productivity app.

Love Your Work is where David shows you how to be productive when creativity matters, get things done and breed Black Swans in your career as a creator. Dig into the archives for insightful conversations with Dan Ariely, David Allen, Seth Godin, James Altucher, and many more.

David is an underrated writer and thinker. In an age of instant publication, he puts time, effort and great thought into the content and work he shares with the world.
—Jeff Goins, bestselling author of Real Artists Don’t Starve

To hear interviews of David, here is a complete list of podcasts he’s been on.

Posts from the Love Your Work Podcast Category

Love Your Work, Episode 9 – Be Decisive. Laura Roeder of Edgar

January 28, 2016

whitehouse_lauraLaura Roeder is the founder of Edgar, which is (or maybe I should say “who is”) a social media automation tool. Edgar helps you create a library of social media updates that you can schedule to repeat.
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Love Your Work, Episode 8 – Creating “Aha!” Moments with Neuroscientist Dr. John Kounios

January 20, 2016

When I wrote my first book, Design for Hackers, I came across a strange phenomenon. keep on reading »

Love Your Work, Episode 7 – Transform “Stuff” into “Things”

January 14, 2016

Entrepreneurs aim to create new things that people want. To do this, you need to be able to distinguish between the “stuff” and the “things” in the world. Everything that exists is really just “stuff” turned into “things.”
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Love Your Work, Episode 6 – Don’t let your “baby” get slaughtered: Adrian Holovaty of Soundslice, Django, and Everyblock

January 07, 2016

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Adrian Holovaty has learned the hard way that he wants to retain control of his business. After selling Everyblock, Adrian watched in horror as it was later shut down without warning.

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Love Your Work, Episode 5 – Stop Traveling. Start Living “Mini Lives”

December 31, 2015

To me, “traveling” is like licking a filet mignon: you get a taste, but you don’t get nourishment. That’s why I prefer to live “mini lives.” I just live my normal life in a different city, for an extended period of time.
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Love Your Work, Episode 4 – Find your superpowers: Saya Hillman of Mac & Cheese Productions

December 28, 2015

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After getting fired from her job, Saya Hillman made a list of things she wanted to get paid to do. 11 years later, she’s made all of those things a reality. She gets paid to play board games, do improv, or scrapbook, for example. keep on reading »

“Love Your Work” – my new podcast

December 15, 2015

love-your-work-podcast-cover-artAm I the only one who is tired of the narrative about work today? Does anyone else yawn when they hear someone drone on about validation, A/B testing, and “optimization?” Would you be happier to enjoy what you do, and simply love Monday mornings, than you would be to pretend that you’re “crushin’ it?”
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Love Your Work, Episode 3 – Making Something Remarkable, Hiring, & Getting Press: Jonathan Wegener of Timehop

December 15, 2015

Jonathan Wegener spent 3 months traveling to every subway station in the NYC area, meticulously documenting the fastest way to get out of each station. The app he made with the data supported him for two years, until he built Timehop.

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Love Your Work, Episode 2 – Permission to Suck

December 15, 2015

This episode of Love Your Work is a “mini-episode,” in which I share some thoughts that will help you love your work. This will be an audio version of a popular blog post of mine, Permission to Suck, which reminds you that you may be holding yourself back at starting something, for the fear of sucking at it. keep on reading »

Love Your Work, Episode 1 – Jason Fried: Product Design, Customer Development, and Contrarian Thinking

December 15, 2015

Photo: Erika Dufour

Photo: Erika Dufour

Love Your Work showcases people who have carved out success by their own definition, so Jason Fried of Basecamp (formerly 37 Signals) is the perfect first guest.

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