The article is devoted to the productivity secrets of the famous showman Chris Hardwick (American Urgant). You will learn how he views delegation, multitasking, and other components of effective work.
Chris Hardwick is a famous American actor, television host, stand-up comedian, writer, musician and podcaster. He began his career in the early 1990s, and since then his energy has been inexhaustible: dozens of TV shows, several film roles (including in the third part of “Terminator”).
Hardwick currently stars in the BBC show Ministry of Laughs, hosts the after-show Talking Dead, which airs live on Sundays on AMC, and also hosts the Breaking Bad-themed program Talking Bad. But that is not all. In addition, Chris is busy in several projects on Comedy Central and Nickelodeon.
However, Hardwick is not a superman. He simply manages his time wisely. In this article, you will learn what techniques help him be omnipresent and productive at the same time.
Just do it
Creativity is a complex “mechanism”. You can't force yourself to be creative, but you can force yourself to work. Even if it seems to you that “forced” ideas are complete nonsense, do not stop working. Perhaps in 15 minutes something worthwhile will come out of this “nonsense.”
Multitasking
According to Hardwick, you need to switch from one task to another very quickly, without losing your working pace, without leaving the state of flow. If you think about “Should I do this now or put it off until later?”, then you lose your work drive, which is very important for productive activity.
Body signals
Overwork leads to stress and insomnia. It is important to listen to your body – it will definitely tell you if you are working too much.
You need to study your biological rhythm – at what hours do you feel the greatest surge of energy? Try to concentrate as many important and complex tasks as possible at this time.
In addition, Chris, like many Americans, takes a short afternoon nap. Just 20 minutes, and the body seems to be recharged with energy. And if you feel like your energy is running out, take a day off.
Digital trash
Many people think that time is passing faster now. This is wrong. Twitter, Facebook*, mobile phone – our brain is constantly busy with something, even when we are “doing nothing”. Because of this, people have stopped keeping track of time, and it seems as if it flies too quickly.
When Chris Hardwick realized this, he began to track his time to understand how many hours were flying into the pipe (for example, in “TyTruba”). This helped him get rid of digital garbage in his life and “find” additional hours for creative activities.
Delegation
Chris Hardwick has a personal assistant – Monica. Her job is to sort through mail, take some calls, and sort information based on its importance. She helps Chris create a work schedule and reminds him of tasks that need to be completed today, tomorrow, next week, etc. From his experience, Hardwick learned that delegation is a critical part of being productive.
Priorities
How many business meetings actually require your participation? Chris Hardwick has learned to “weed out” and delegate tasks that can be completed without his presence. For many, this is difficult because it seems like no one can do it better than you. But you should take this more simply in order to free up time for really important communications.
Working for the future
Television is a huge cauldron, seething with ideas. Hardwick and his team never stop throwing “ingredients” into it – coming up with new shows, improving existing ones. Perhaps most of these developments will never come to fruition, but this creates a foundation for the future.
*Activities of Meta Platforms Inc. and its social networks Facebook and Instagram are prohibited in the Russian Federation.
