Deep Impact (and everything like such as) - Laracon 2017

How to simplify life, learn better, avoid distraction, fall back in love with the 80s, mentor others, and change the world. No big deal.

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1. Deep Impact
   and everything like such as
   with Jack McDade
   

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2. t
   Learn Gooder but
   beware the firehose,
   Work More Better,
   omg i love the 80s,
   no mo fomo,
   seriously the 80s are rad!
   kill the addiction,
   be the miyagi,
   ok let’s just Change the World
   

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3. I am the guy between you…
   

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4. After Party
   The
   

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5. t
   The 80s
   

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6. Reddit
   Twitter Facebook
   Slack
   Instagram
   Email
   SnapChat
   

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9. Simplify Life.
   

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10. 5 Goals.
    

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11. t
    Learned
    Unlearn what you have
    goal 1
    

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12. t
    Learn
    aka re-learn how to
    goal 1
    

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13. Information Age
    The
    

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15. “I simply must
    know! ”
    

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16. What is covfefe?
    

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17. Is RadioShack still in business?
    

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18. Nerd mullet
    

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19. 4 stages of
    learning
    

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20. 1. Information
    2. Understanding
    3. Integration
    4. Application
    

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21. Until you live it, you
    can’t really know it.
    

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22. Satisfaction
    Rewire our sense of
    goal 2
    

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23. Cultural
    shift
    

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24. Emotional
    Satisfaction
    

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25. passing along
    information
    our generation
    

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26. Accomplishing
    something
    previous generations
    

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27. previous generations
    

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28. our generation
    

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29. if you tell
    someone…
    

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30. you just became

    less likely

    to actually do it.
    

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31. not that there’s
    anything wrong with it
    

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32. Deep Focus
    Improve capacity for
    goal 3
    

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34. vs
    Deep Shallow
    

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35. distraction
    of
    Culture
    

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38. moar plz now
    like it’s 1776
    distraction mode
    

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39. Dopamine Addiction
    

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40. We’ve trained ourselves
    to need a hit every 20 minutes.
    

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41. 6 to 15 minutes alone in a room
    with a live wire…
    

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42. Affected Business Culture
    

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43. Busyness as Proxy
    for Productivity
    ( if you’re not visibly busy, it’s assumed you’re not working.)
    

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44. Principal of
    Least Resistance
    ( without clear feedback on the impact of various behaviors on the bottom line, we
    will tend toward behaviors that are easiest in the moment.)
    

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45. You can change.
    

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47. Deep work is valuable,
    rare, & meaningful.
    

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48. Work Deeply
    Rule 1
    

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49. Make it a ritual. Track
    time spent in deep work.
    

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50. Embrace boredom.
    Rule 2
    

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51. Let your brain work
    unconsciously.
    

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52. Beware of looping.
    

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53. Quit social media.
    Rule 3
    

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54. Start with 30 days.
    

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55. Don’t use the internet
    for entertainment.
    

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56. Schedule every
    minute of your day.
    Rule 4
    

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58. Avoid autopiloting.
    Just work less.
    

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59. Learn to say no. Become
    harder to reach.
    

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60. Stop comparing yourself
    to other people.
    Rule 5
    

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61. The Result?
    

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62. your ability to focus
    

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63. FOMO
    

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64. you become more present.
    

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65. Create more value
    in less time.
    

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66. Leaders, you set
    the standard.
    

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67. You will have free time.
    

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68. Enjoy downtime
    

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69. Learn Karate in 3 weeks
    

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70. Tackle goals you never
    thought possible
    

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71. Know
    teach what you
    Goal 4
    

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72. Build personal
    relationships
    

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73. Mentor.
    

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74. Not sure how?
    

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75. Most people don’t think
    they need help.
    

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76. Ask for their help.
    Spend time together.
    

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77. Hire an intern.
    

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78. jack+mentor@jackmcdade.com
    

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79. acting small
    Think big by
    Goal 5
    

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80. Over estimate one day
    

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81. Disappointed we didn’t finish what
    we set out to do.
    

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82. Underestimate one decade
    

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83. How to reach the world
    

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84. Warning: Math
    

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85. vs
    Linear exponential
    

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86. Linear Growth
    

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87. 500 people x 500 followers
    1 article + tweet per month
    10% click rate
    10% integration rate
    = 1% conversion rate
    

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88. after 1 year…
    30,000 changed lives
    

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89. after 33.33 years…
    1,000,000 changed lives
    

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90. Exponential Growth
    

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91. 500 people
    x 3 mentees
    

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92. after 1 year…
    1,500 changed lives
    

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93. after 2 years…
    8,000 changed lives
    

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94. after 3 years…
    32,000 changed lives
    

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95. after 4 years…
    128,000 changed lives
    

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96. after 5 years…
    512,000 changed lives
    

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97. after 6 years…
    2,048,000 changed lives
    

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98. after 10 years…
    524,288,000 changed lives
    

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99. after 12 years…
    8,388,608,000 changed lives
    

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100. The estimated
     global population in 2029
     +/- 47m
     

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101. Solo?
     

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102. 16.5 years
     

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103. Replace PHP with…
     

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104. Fitness & Nutrition
     

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105. Work Ethic & Discipline
     

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106. Faith
     

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107. Finance & Debt
     

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108. Our lives echo beyond our
     ability to see
     

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109. Immediate Application
     

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110. Hiring
     

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111. Team Training
     

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112. Client Acquisition
     

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113. You can do it.
     We can do it together.
     

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114. t
     TheWorld
     go & change
     

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115. After Party!
     

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