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I hope you've had a productive week! If you are new here, welcome to our Friday Roundup.
What is the Friday Roundup?

A roundup of the best in evidence-based productivity for freelancers, small business owners & founders to help you work smarter and live more.

Be on the lookout for our Tuesday Swipe file & Case study! Every Tuesday a free behind-the-scenes swipe file from an entrepreneur with the systems, tools, and hires that helped them build sustainable success.

-Jenae :)

The Rundown

• A New Philosophy of Productivity

• Here’s why AI search engines really can’t kill Google

• 15 Effective Strategies For Increasing Productivity Without Adding Stress

• Advanced Prompt Engineering for Content Creators – Full Handbook

• Add this book to your reading list

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🔥Quote/Prompt

Use the quote as a writing or thinking prompt to finish your week strong.

A bit from mine:

(posted in our Doer Entrepreneurs Free Community — off social media)

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📈 Performance

👉A New Philosophy of Productivity

Calling it a new philosophy might be a bit strong, but the flavor of this is worthwhile and important. We always like to remind you that productivity isn’t about rushing, being busy, etc. Instead, it should make you feel like things are taken care of, you have less stress, etc. Below is an excerpt from the article. We will take a little issue with no. 3 for one reason only and that is that so many of our clients come to us because they are such perfectionists they are working themselves into the ground, but the other 2 are great focal points and if perfectionism isn’t your issue, then sure, that one too! 😊

A philosophy for organizing knowledge work efforts in a sustainable and meaningful manner, based on the following three principles:

1. Do fewer things.

2. Work at a natural pace.

3. Obsess over quality.

This philosophy rejects busyness, seeing overload as an obstacle to producing results that matter, not a badge of pride. It also posits that professional efforts should unfold at a more varied and humane pace, with hard periods counterbalanced by relaxation at many different timescales, and that a focus on impressive quality, not performative activity, should underpin everything. The philosophy’s core principles include, providing both theoretical justification for why they’re right and concrete advice on how to take action on them in your specific professional life, regardless of whether you run your own company or work under the close supervision of a boss.

⚙️ Optimization

👉Here’s why AI search engines really can’t kill Google

If you produce content either as part of or as your business, this is on your mind…it’s on our minds too. We couldn’t click this article fast enough 😅 and were rewarded because it does have some good news in it! Below is an excerpt from the article but one thing we loved was how it went through the various types of search queries and what a searcher really wants and how that’s not always the same thing. If content is a part of your business, do yourself a favor and read the article — there’s the added bonus of it not being a “AI will take all your jobs” article!

At least for some web searches, generative AI could be a better tool than the search tech of decades past. But modern search engines aren’t just pages of links. They’re more like miniature operating systems. They can answer questions directly, they have calculators and converters and flight pickers and all kinds of other tools built right in, they can get you where you’re going with just a click or two. The goal of most search queries, according to these charts, is not to start a journey of information wonder and discovery. The goal is to get a link or an answer, and then get out. Right now, these LLM-based systems are just too slow to compete.

The big question, I think, is less about tech and more about product. Everyone, including Google, believes that AI can help search engines understand questions and process information better. That’s a given in the industry at this point. But can Google reinvent its results pages, its business model, and the way it presents and summarizes and surfaces information, faster than the AI companies can turn their chatbots into more complex, more multifaceted tools? Ten blue links isn’t the answer for search, but neither is an all-purpose text box. Search is everything, and everything is search. It’s going to take a lot more than a chatbot to kill Google.

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⏲️ Time Management

👉15 Effective Strategies For Increasing Productivity Without Adding Stress

Admittedly some of these are ones that any productivity enthusiast already knows (e.g., focus on priorities) but there are a few that have a slightly different take and even if you have heard them, they should be screamed from the mountaintops! 🚀 Two of our faves below!

3. Identify And Eliminate Energy Drains

There are a variety of factors that can drain our energy and prevent us from operating at our full capacity. We all know, for example, that when we are ill we have less energy for our work, but factors in our environment, such as noise or temperature, can also zap our energy. Before beginning a new task, take a moment to scan your environment for distractions and eliminate them before starting work. - Cheryl Czach, Cheryl Czach Coaching and Consulting, LLC

12. Think About The ‘Why’

Before I commit to a task, I try to think about the "why." Why is this thing important to me? How does it align with my values? Is it in service to a greater goal? By giving my tasks a deeper meaning, I am able to approach them with less "ugh" and more "let's do this." - Marnie Mclain, Marnie Mclain Coaching

💻 Tools & Technology

👉Advanced Prompt Engineering for Content Creators – Full Handbook

If you’re a business owner that has a blog, YouTube Channel, or produces any content…you are a content creator. If you’re a content creator and already checked out “prompt engineering” articles, you haven’t seen anything like this.

Do yourself a favor and bookmark this. I say bookmark because it’s an entire book in blog format with detailed instructions. I might even say it’s a course in blog format. Instead of pasting an excerpt, I’ll paste in the “what you’ll learn” section because that’s definitely the biggest favor I can do for you with this one!

What You'll Learn

Upon finishing this guide, you will be empowered to:

1. Craft precision-targeted content: develop content that precisely aligns with your audience’s specific interests and needs, significantly enhancing engagement and relevance.

2. Enhance SEO strategies: apply advanced SEO techniques within your content creation efforts, markedly improving your online visibility and search engine rankings.

3. Drive social media success: generate compelling, platform-optimized content for LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and beyond, effectively expanding your digital footprint and engaging a broader audience.

4. Master visual content creation: use AI-driven tools like DALL-E and Midjourney to create visually stunning content that complements your written materials, enriching overall user engagement.

5. Adapt content across platforms: adapt and repurpose your content seamlessly across different platforms, ensuring brand consistency and maximizing the impact of your digital presence.

6. Analyze and utilize data: use data analytics to refine and enhance your content strategy continuously, ensuring your prompts and content evolve with your audience’s changing preferences.

7. Build a personalized prompt library: develop and curate a custom collection of effective prompts, streamlining your content creation process for a wide array of contexts and topics.

8. Engage and retain your audience: create compelling content that not only attracts but also retains audience interest, fostering a loyal and engaged community around your brand or platform.

9. Unlock creative storytelling: harness the power of AI to unlock new dimensions of creative storytelling, enabling you to tell captivating stories that resonate deeply with your audience.

👀 Read, Watch, Listen

This week’s awesome books, YouTube videos, newsletters, etc. to add to your list!

Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion (Book)

I mentioned this book in my webinar a couple of weeks ago, The Perfect Week Blueprint and whether you caught the webinar or not, this book is great not just for understanding yourself but for understanding your customer. - Jenae

In this updated edition of his bestselling book, Robert Cialdini explains the psychology behind why people say "yes" and how to apply these insights ethically in various settings. Through memorable stories and examples, Cialdini makes the subject easy to understand. He introduces the Universal Principles of Influence, including reciprocation, commitment and consistency, social proof, liking, authority, scarcity, and the newest principle, unity. Understanding and applying these principles ethically is simple yet powerful. Backed by 35 years of scientific research, Influence is a comprehensive guide to persuading others effectively.

🎉 Celebration Corner

Every week Doers Inner Circle members do a weekly review & get help when they need it — check out the progress they made this week!

• I hit my EN<>FR practice goal and I made some headway with my difficult client.

• [Worked on] Company mapping: issues & feasibility

• My morning routine seems to work. It sometimes takes longer than planned because when I'm stressed, I'm "all over the place" and the check-list helps returning to the initially planned course of action;

• Got a lot of personal stuff done that needed to be done & had been planned

• [Completed] Some WOB, posted 2x on LI and some work on the confidence book.

What did you do this week? We feature non-member successes too. Just post them here!

🔒Inner Circle: Events & Announcements

• Announcement: Schedule changes for April 1-16 Read here

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