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Posted by Jered
The Simplicity Habit is not just another “life hack” site that gives you lists of things to do or try. The Simplicity Habit is a “meta life hack”, a questioning of how to integrate the life hacks into your routine, and if they are even necessary.
The Authors / Podcasters
Michael Willits
Michael rated an 81 out of 100 on a procrastination quiz, so it’s a miracle that he’s writing this bio. Jered rated nearly the opposite, which is why they get along. That, and Starbucks coffee runs. Michael believes fundamentally that living life is the ultimate form of productivity and that everything else is meant to get the other “stuff” out of the way.
His journey into simplicity began like many others’: High expectations for life-changing Nirvana. He bought the best books on the topic and subscribed to the most popular blogs, listened to the must-listen-to podcasts, and adopted a tangle of tips and tricks to make his life easier. He soon realized that he was spending more time thinking and planning to get productive, than actually getting anything done.
Michael now realizes that less is more and too much “stuff” in the way of life is no way to live. It is in this blog and the podcast he hopes to share a bit of his journey, which still has a long way to go.
Michael lives with his partner, their highway rescue dog, and some fish. He drinks too much coffee, and is prone to reacting to information overload by periodically mass-deleting his blog feeds and podcast subscriptions. Currently he enjoys serving as an instructional technologist at a small liberal arts university up the road from Jered.
Jered Benoit
Jered Benoit is a self-espousing GTD nerd and life-hackery wizard. The background of his rise to productivity can be found in his first job. Feeling overwhelmed and frustrated with a lack of getting things done, Jered wrangled his wife into buy a book by David Allen and from the depths of the pages, Jered will say, came a life changing experience.
That change came with a cost, an overwhelming desire to know everything about this “life hacking.” Claiming to have ready over 1,000 blog entries a day, Jered has now come to understand an information distillation process that overcomes the echo chamber of the blogosphere. Ready to pass that knowledge on and frustrated with lists consisting of the top 10 ways to get more done (generally by installing a program or some other less than valuable action), Jered has come to embrace the simplicity habit.
Currently a systems analyst at a small liberal arts university in Virginia, Jered pontificates (mostly to himself) about the joys of checking email less and reducing distractions in daily living. He lives with his wife, dog and two cats, anxiously awaiting the arrival of a baby.
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