#CreateSpace

Lisa Buyer
Author
Speaker
Consultant

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

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

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

We wake up to Facebook and say Goodnight on Snapchat

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

Today's Agenda

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

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

Full

24/7

On Overdrive

Never Ending

Personal

Professional

Scary

Stressful

Social Media

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How can we create space?

Health
Happiness
Productivity

The Power of One

1. What's your ONE thing?

80/20

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2. Evaluate

The art of time blocking. Take control of your schedule.

GSD

3. Calendar Space

Studies show: Mornings are the best times to write and create.

Meetings
Time Blocks

Find ONE calendar app and stick with it.

4. Say NO to Multitasking

Multitasking Dangers

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

Tune up the brain in 5 minutes a day

Meditation 

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

Research suggests meditation improves memory and executive function

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

Does it feel Good?

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

Clear off your desk every day after work.

Lighting

Create a workspace makeover that = happier + more productive you

7. Personal Space

Create boundaries that will reduce stress and improve happiness

Delegate

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

8. Digital Space

Detox the Inbox

We check our inbox
36X an Hour

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

Email Productivity Tool: Boomerang

Tool: Dropbox

Clear off your Desktop every day after work.

9. Health Space

Sleep

Mental Health Day

Vacations

10. Lifestyle Apps

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
• Honor Health SpaceDownload Lifestyle Space
• Download Lifestyle Space

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