Matt Richmond, communication guru and productivity enthusiast, on sustainable productivity, learning from experience and self-improvement (#3)

Matt is the Founder of Hello Stranger and has a wealth of experience developing products to improve people’s lives and help them change their behaviour. He currently provides workshop and coaching to help better lead teams, foster positive professional relationships and network effectively. He’s also someone who embodies a balanced approach to his endeavours, well-equipped with tools and strategies after battling burnout and mounting self-imposed stress. Matt provides a range of insights into the philosophies he embodies in his work, the value of learning from experience and reframing what productivity looks like in his life. Enjoy! Timestamps Why Matt started Hello Stranger (0:52) How he refined the structure of his workshops (3:52) The importance of social facilitation (5:46) Taking fears from abstract to “known” (7:17) Why he thinks things will work out in the end (11:16) The importance of failure (15:20) Key learnings while creating Hello Stranger (16:25) The importance of identity (20:02) The value of community (23:04) The role of the environment (22:22) Rapid-fire questions (27:40) How Matt has sustained himself while being an entrepreneur (29:00) The role of meditation in Matt’s life (34:05) The importance of saying “no” (35:30) The value of goal-setting (39:20) The power of gratitude (42:30) What does communication look like in my life (43:37) Links from the episode Books Atomic Habits | James Clear Building A Second Brain | Tiago Forte People Albert Bandura Albert Einstein Ash Barty Charles Darwin Warren Buffet