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Does deep work truly boost productivity, or is it just another overhyped trend? This week on FOMO Sapiens, Patrick J. McGinnis checks in with Molly Sonsteng and Jeremy Redleaf, co-founders of Caveday, a company that claims to help people work smarter, not harder. They discuss how their productivity method has evolved from in-person sessions in Soho to a global online movement—but does it actually deliver results? We examine real data, success stories, and counterarguments, including why some people find deep work ineffective or unsustainable. Plus, we explore the psychology behind the focus, whether deep work benefits everyone (including neurodivergent individuals), and what the skeptics have to say. If you've ever felt like productivity hacks don't work for you, tune in for a candid conversation about what helps—and what doesn't—when it comes to getting things done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Time Management Workshop About Jeremy: Jeremy Redleaf is an Emmy and Streamy award-winning artist and entrepreneur. He tells stories and creates experiences through his Brackets Creative shingle, including "Odd Jobs," the Streamy Winning web series, "3rd Street Blackout," a feature film (Available on Peacock), and the SYFY special "Who Won the Year?" He's the co-founder of Caveday, a global community built around having a healthier relationship to work. Follow him at @jeremyredleaf on all the platforms! The ultimate multi-hyphenate. "Every time I was waiting for the phone, he was going out to make something. And I started to get a little jealous of that because it can be disempowering to wait to hurry up and wait or just to wait." How empowering it is to make your own films, to make your own work. Successful working actors are very curious. Curiosity sometimes just comes out of necessity. "Well, as soon as I built some self-esteem, I encountered, you know, fiercer dragons." At some point, I started to identify with being brave and being and being like in the arena and facing the dragons. The most successful people do what they most don't want to do by noon. I find for me that being in a community helps a lot. You know, just to know that other people are fighting similar battles is enough for me usually to sort of go like, "cool, I'm just one of the gang." We all have these sorts of voices of self-doubt. When I'm faced with a challenge, I go, "Okay, now, if I don't deal with this now, this sucker is going to repeat this kind of situation is going to repeat itself down the road, and it's going to be more painful and more uncomfortable." There's ego, and then there's the universe or divine or spiritual. And with ego, it's finite because it ends and begins with me. But with the universe, it's infinite. And so, do I want to tune my radio dial into Infinite, or do I want to tune my radio dial into Finite? When you act and are in the flow , you transcend your ego and are connected to the infinite. Yeah, the best way out is always through. “I am willing, I am willing, I am willing.” I don't think that we're talking enough about the pandemic in terms of like what it has done to our sort of artists' souls.
Jeremy Redleaf is an Emmy Award winning artist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Caveday, the world's most focused community. Their research-backed method is used by workers and companies in over 40 countries to do better work in less time with fewer distractions. In this episode we dive into philosophical and practical advice on how setting the right conditions for flow is essential - and how working 'in a cave' with other people can achieve many of the things we need. We discuss: The importance of minimalism at work The power of rituals for shifting mindset How to achieve flow, and what athletes can teach us about it Building deep connections via zoom, whilst avoiding zoom fatigue ...and Jeremy's thoughts on Future of Work (spoiler: if you are living it, you're not going back) Jeremy speaks and writes about the future of work for sites including Fast Company and Thrive Global. As a facilitator, he helps founders, teams, and companies improve their relationship to work. You can find more about Jeremy at: https://www.caveday.org/ Freedom Premium Users can register for a free Cave through our Perks page: https://freedom.to/perks This episode is part of our mini-series on the Future of Work. Listen to episodes with Chase Warrington, Alex Pang, Rebecca Seal, Shamsi Iqbal and Charlie Warzel to hear more. Host and Producer: Georgie Powell https://www.sentientdigitalconsulting.com/ Music and audio production: Toccare https://spoti.fi/3bN4eqO
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Jeremy Redleaf is an actor and voice artist. Join these two friends as they discuss life, being your own boss, and their journey to success.
Staying focused in a dystopia of distraction. Today we're talking about Deep Work. SOURCES: "Deep Work" (Cal Newport, 2016), "Drive" (Daniel Pink 2011), "People are embracing work-from-anywhere. Where does this leave coworking spaces? (Jeremy Redleaf, 12/24/2020), "Slack is the right tool for the wrong way to work" (Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 12/14/2020), blog.doist.com/deep-work. BOOK RECOMMENDATION: "Deep Work" by Cal Newport. APP MENTIONS: Expensify, Zirtual, Calendly, Zenefits, Slack, Brainwave 35 Binaural Programs, and Rainymood. MUSIC: "A Moment Apart" (ODESZA), "Alone in Kyoto" (Air). Listen to the THE FURIOUS CURIOUS Deep Work Playlist here.
How do teams maximize productivity while in a virtual environment? Actually, we have never been set up to be more productive. Today we speak to Jeremy Redleaf, the founder of Caveday, a social community where people unite globally to get focus work done. I went into "the cave" a couple of times over the last few weeks and got more done in three hours than I typically get done in a week. Jeremy Redleaf is a storyteller, entrepreneur, and ginger. He is the head honcho at rackets Creative, a co-founder of cave day, and the founder of Odd Job Nation. He makes films experiences and companies in service of making people feel more alive. One day Jeremy was struggling with a writing project. He found that he was never writing long enough. He blurted out that he needed a “cave day.” He made up some rules and went off the grid for a whole day by himself. With two collaborators, Jake Kahana and Molly Sonsteng, they created the social format, Caveday. Caveday is the world’s most focused community where entrepreneurs, artists, creators, business owners, teams, and employees commit to focusing on their projects for one, two, or three hours at a time. To get people to focus together requires particularly aggressive facilitation. It requires a group dynamic, where someone’s empowered to say, we’re going to do this thing now! Jeremy suggests that team members facilitate their own caves by designating someone as the facilitator and doing the following: (1) Set an amount of time for everyone to focus on singular work(2) Share with the team what you will work on(3) Check-in at the end to hold people accountable On Caveday, teams have achieved great success together, individuals have written Oscar-winning screenplays, books, poetry, and made incredible progress on their projects. Incredible freedom to do what is really important in your life comes from the discipline of setting aside a few hours to do deep work. Why is it so hard to focus? “Our brains are wired to avoid existential challenges. So, if I'm writing the next great novel, when I don't know the answer, my brain goes, Danger, danger, escape, escape! By creating the Caveday environment, we're all in this together. We prompt people to share some of the vulnerability what's going, what's going on for them, as they do their work, we're allowing people to co-regulate and stay out of that danger zone, stay out of that hypo arousal or hyperarousal, those states that get us out of our ability to function and tackle the work we need to do.” The ability to have the corner office, to have a place to truly focus, has been reserved for top management. Now that we are remote, we have given the gift of focus to many layers down in the organization. Keys to working in a remote environment are: 1. Share when you are on and off the grid2. Share how you work3. Share what your life is like4. Share when you do your best work5. Share how you expect people to escalate an emergency Visit blog for Additional Quick Tips.
We recorded this episode in Sep 2020 and we talked about Jake's work as a designer and creative director, the notion of focused work, why he started You're Better Than Brunch, and cofounding Caveday with Jeremy Redleaf and Molly Sonsteng. Like so many of us working from home these days, you'll hear Jake's daughter waking up just after the introduction questions before we get into main discussion about focused work and distraction. We also talk about the 2017 University of Chicago study where they look at the effect of brain drain with smartphones — even when your phone is upside down on a table, even on airplane mode — and how it challenges our cognitive abilities. Did you know that Microsoft did a parallel study that showed that the average focus time in the office is 40 seconds? Stay tuned after the outro music for a funny bit of tape asking about the background noise and a strangled pause from Skipper. Special Guest: Jake Kahana.
Episode SummaryI speak with Jeremy Redleaf, founder of Caveday, about how we can all benefit from a social, but focused remote connection..Show Notes Pagejeffsanders.com/356.Go Premium!Exclusive bonus episodes, 100% ad-free, full back catalog, and more!Free 7-Day Trial of 5 AM Miracle Premium.Perks from Our SponsorsSee current deals from sponsors of The 5 AM Miracle.Learn More About The 5 AM MiracleThe 5 AM Miracle Podcast.Free Productivity Resources + Email Updates!Join The 5 AM Club!.The 5 AM Miracle BookAudiobook, Paperback, and Kindle.Connect on Social MediaLinkedIn • Facebook Group • Instagram.About Jeff SandersRead Jeff's Bio.Questions?Contact Jeff.© 5 AM Miracle Media, LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode SummaryI have worked from home, by myself, for years. I have always enjoyed working alone, but there is no doubt I miss the community and accountability that comes from being around others.In this week’s episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast I speak with Jeremy Redleaf, founder of Caveday, about how we can all benefit from a social, but focused remote connection. Episode Show Notesjeffsanders.com/356 Learn More About The 5 AM MiracleThe 5 AM Miracle Podcast Free Productivity Resources + Email Updates!Join The 5 AM Club! The 5 AM Miracle BookAudiobook, Paperback, and Kindle Connect on Social MediaFacebook Group • Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn • YouTube About Jeff SandersRead Jeff’s Bio © Jeff Sanders Productions, LLC
Episode Show Notes jeffsanders.com/356 . Learn More About the Show The 5 AM Miracle Podcast . Free Productivity Resources Join The 5 AM Club! . The 5 AM Miracle Book Audiobook, Paperback, and Kindle . Connect on Social Media Facebook Group • Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn . Episode Summary I have worked from home, by myself, for years. I have always enjoyed working alone, but there is no doubt I miss the community and accountability that comes from being around others. In this week’s episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast I speak with Jeremy Redleaf, founder of Caveday, about how we can all benefit from a social, but focused remote connection. . Resources Mentioned in this Episode 3×5 Life [Get free shipping with code 5AM] Fastic [Download the app for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play] The 5 AM Miracle Audiobook [Read by Jeff Sanders] Focus@Will [Start your 2-week free trial] JeremyRedleaf.com [Jeremy’s website] Caveday.org [Focused online communities: use code 5AMPodcast for 3 free hours] Brain.fm [Music to improve focus, meditation, and sleep] Focus@Will [Focus music for productivity, designed by neuroscientists] Freedom.io [Block distracting websites] . Jeremy Redleaf Jeremy Redleaf is a Daytime Emmy and Streamy award winning artist, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He is the Head Honcho at Brackets Creative, a co-founder of Caveday, and the founder of OddJobNation. He’s the son of two therapists and knows exactly how he feels about that. He makes films, experiences, and companies in service of making people feel more alive. He loathes writing bios in the third person. He splits his time between New York and LA. He created the role of “Gonnigan” on Sesame Street. He believes almosts are beautiful. He has a soft spot for strangers and serendipity. Thanks to Caveday, he doesn’t check email very frequently, but when does, it’s mail[at]jeremyredleaf.com.
On Today's Show!We are privileged to be joined by Jeremy Redleaf!Jeremy is a Co-Founder of CaveDay, an organisation taking the world of virtual workspaces by storm! In this episode, we talk about deep work, flow, monotasking, productivity.Check CaveDay out >> https://www.caveday.org/Twitter CaveDay
Caveday founders Jake Kahana, Jeremy Redleaf, and Molly Sonsteng explain how an experiment in productivity among friends became a startup that helps companies, teams, and individuals around the world reshape their work rituals to become more productive, focused, and engaged. Plus, Kate Eberle Walker, CEO of remote education company PresenceLearning, offers homeschooling tips for parents and kids.
Key quotes: -“No day looks the same for me” -“it [Caveday] grew organically. None of us were trying to start a business." -“A couple of years ago, I said I am freelancer and I don’t feel free.” -"3rd Street Blackout was like having a 30 person startup with an end date.” “When stuck, the kindest thing to do is to be really clear on what I am looking for.” -"There are four energies to get stuff done: nurture, getting stuff done, being strategic, and then being a leader" -"If you are risk averse, a portfolio career is essential" Key resources: -Caveday -Odd Job Nation and a related video -3rd Street Blackout -Book - Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t by Steven Pressfield Contact information: Personal website - www.jeremyredleaf.com
Want representation? Perhaps a timely theme and a creative supplemental content scheme is the way to go. It certainly was for Jeremy Redleaf when he created Odd Jobs and subsequently won a Streamy, got optioned for TV, and found representation. Since then he's also worked in front of and behind the camera on various TV and film projects, and if you want a career like his (you do), this is an episode for you!
This week on episode 010 of Gutted, I interview Jeremy Redleaf a Daytime Emmy Award winning voice artist, filmmaker, community builder, co-creator of Cave Day, and entrepreneur. Our conversation covers relationships, fame, and the fleeting intoxication that comes from external validation. A skilled hustler, Jeremy shares his thoughts on adulting, taking risks, and learning how to feel like he is enough exactly as he is. Never miss an episode: search and stalk us! Download Your Free 6 Step Guide to Reclaim Your Instinct Follow us on Instagram! Check out the show notes!
Today's Guest: Jeremy Redleaf, filmmaker, Sarah Palin parody, Juneau Jeremy Redleaf, director, Juneau Apparently there is a big national election campaign underway in the United States featuring an old man, a black man, a bald man and a woman who shoots moose. Who knew? Anyway, amidst all the noise for John McCain and Sarah Palin, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Jeremy Redleaf has created a short, musical film parody called Juneau. It sounds just like that other movie of the same name with a different spelling. And instead of a pregnant teen named "Juno," it revolves around a pregnant teen named "Bristol." Jeremy Redleaf Website • Facebook • Twitter • YouTube • LinkedIn Kicking Through the Ashes: My Life As A Stand-up in the 1980s Comedy Boom by Ritch Shydner. Order your copy today by clicking on the book cover above! The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!
Today's Guest: Jeremy Redleaf, co-writer, co-director, co-star, producer, 3rd Street BlackoutJEREMY REDLEAF podcast excerpt: "The budget for '3rd Street Blackout' was less than a house in the middle of nowhere.”Download "3rd Street Blackout": http://amzn.to/29JpJp6Key interview moments:• 4:22 "3rd Street Blackout" co-auteur Jeremy Redleaf explains how he met his writing and acting partner Negin Farsad;• 11:20 Redleaf reveals the budget for the indie comedy.Subscribe to Mr. Media for FREE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MrMediaRadioFor more interviews like this one: http://www.MrMedia.com What is Mr. Media® Interviews? The calm of Charlie Rose, the curiosity of Terry Gross and the unpredictability of Howard Stern! Since February 2007, more than 1,000 exclusive Hollywood, celebrity, pop culture video and audio comedy podcast interviews by Mr. Media®, a.k.a., Bob Andelman, with newsmakers in TV, radio, movies, music, magazines, newspapers, books, websites, social media, politics, sports, graphic novels, and comics! Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/andelmanFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/MrMediaRadio
Today's Guest: Jeremy Redleaf, co-writer, co-director, co-star, producer, 3rd Street Blackout Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Jeremy Redleaf by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of hurricane blackout survivors who believe the power will be back on any minute now… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Whatever happens in a blackout stays in a blackout. But eventually, secrets about things that happened before the blackout are likely to escape the cone of silence. 3rd Street Blackout is a romantic comedy written by Negin Farsad and Jeremy Redleaf. JEREMY REDLEAF podcast excerpt: "The budget for '3rd Street Blackout' was less than a house in the middle of nowhere." It is directed and produced by Farsad and Redleaf. It also stars… you guessed it, Farsad and Redleaf. She is a foul-mouthed, often hysterically funny Iranian-American comedian, filmmaker of the documentary The Muslims Are Coming! and the author of How to Make White People Laugh. He is the man behind a transmedia production company called Brackets Creative, is a creative consultant on Fuse/Funny Or Die’s “Billy on the Street,” and, as an actor, plays Gonnigan on “Sesame Street” and narrates “Guy Code,” “Guy Court” and “Jobs That Don’t Suck” for MTV.” JEREMY REDLEAF podcast excerpt: "(Comedian) Negin Farsad and I met a couple of years ago where all comedy duos start, in Minneapolis. We were at a conference together and bonded because there was nothing else to do. Back in New York, we started writing this movie together and never stopped." By the way, 3rd Street Blackout includes cameos from comedians Janeane Garofolo, John Hodgeman and Rachel Feinstein, and features a very funny supporting turn by Phyllis Somerville, who you may recognize most recently from “Daredevil” on Netflix or as neighbor Marlene from Showtime’s “The Big C.” Key interview moments: • 4:22 3rd Street Blackout co-auteur Jeremy Redleaf explains how he met his writing and acting partner Negin Farsad; • 11:20 Redleaf reveals the budget for the indie comedy. 3rd Street Blackout Website • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • IMDB • Rotten Tomatoes
3rd Street Blackout follows Negin Farsad and Jeremy Redleaf as Mina and Rudy, a modern couple caught in a New York City blackout right at the cusp of the first test to their relationship. Co-starring Ed Weeks and Janeane Garofalo, the quirky indie comedy is now on VOD and digital services. Take as listen as Aaron sits down with the multitaskers of 3rd Street Blackout, actors/writers/directors Negin Farsad and Jeremy Redleaf Email us your questions or comments on the episode to feedback@thehollywoodoutsider.com or leave us a message at 818-814-6246. Be sure to join our Facebook Group Join our Fantasy Movie League! Find our league, then use the password ‘buypopcorn’ Do your shopping via our Amazon Link! Listen and Subscribe for FREE to a new episode every week of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast at: Now on Spotify! Apple App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-hollywood-outsider/id1013174753?mt=8 Google App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thehollywoodoutsider.android.thehollywoodoutsider iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hollywood-outsider/id454075057 Stitcher: http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/17997/episodes RSS Podcast Feed: http://thehollywoodoutsider.libsyn.com/rss TuneIn Radio: http://tunein.com/radio/The-Hollywood-Outsider-p638432/
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Jeremy Redleaf is a filmmaker, director, writer, entrepreneur, and soon to be husband. Listen in as he describes making his first feature length film, how he got celebrities to make appearances, what it's like to create a film on a budget, how he successfully used Kickstarter, and what he would name his next baby.
TODAY’S GUEST: JEREMY REDLEAF, FILMMAKER, SARAH PALIN PARODY, JUNEAU(October 2008) Apparently there is a big national election campaign underway in the United States featuring an old man, a black man, a bald man and a woman who shoots moose.Who knew?You can LISTEN to this Mr. Media interview with filmmaker JEREMY REDLEAF of the short filmAnyway, amidst all the noise for John McCain and Sarah Palin, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Jeremy Redleaf has created a short, musical film parody called Juneau. It sounds just like that other movie of the same name with a different spelling. And instead of a pregnant teen named “Juno,” it revolves around a pregnant teen named “Bristol.”Subscribe to Mr. Media for FREE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MrMediaRadioFor more interviews like this one: http://www.MrMedia.com What is Mr. Media® Interviews? The calm of Charlie Rose, the curiosity of Terry Gross and the unpredictability of Howard Stern! Since February 2007, more than 1,000 exclusive Hollywood, celebrity, pop culture video and audio comedy podcast interviews by Mr. Media®, a.k.a., Bob Andelman, with newsmakers in TV, radio, movies, music, magazines, newspapers, books, websites, social media, politics, sports, graphic novels, and comics! Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/andelmanFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/MrMediaRadio
Who is Dusty (Justy) dating? And why does Warren care so badly? Maybe cause she carries around three phones as technology trophies from her past conquests and the “new guy.” To make money or to wait for stardom, that is the question. Tom Shillue prefers the alt scene where he is more likely to get noticed rather than get paid in recognizable comedy clubs. Moving TVs won’t cut it as a career but it is some nice pocket cash. Creator of odd jobs and animated the first character on “Sesame Street” Jeremy Redleaf is single handedly putting muppets out of business. Back from the other side of the world Alan Paul and his band Woddie Alan are widely recognized in China; and we must know, how much better is their Chinese food?
It's a special edition of New Mediacracy from New York City with a group of rock stars who know the worlds of production, distribution, advertising, and especially, brands. The whole thing was put together and moderated by Jeff Koenig, and brings together Eric Mortensen, Director of Content at blip.tv, Jeremy Redleaf, the creator of Streamy Award-winner Odd Jobs, Wilson Cleveland, producer and head of CJP Digital Media, Jack Ferry, co-creator of $99 Music Videos, Melissa Schneider, also co-creator of $99 Music Videos, Tina Cesa Ward, producer and director of Streamy Award-winner Anyone But Me, and Susan Miller, Obie Award-winning playwright and also producer and writer of Anyone But Me. This is a great follow-up to the LA bubble discussion from a previous show, but it also fills in the blanks with a ton of info about creating shows with brands, the state of advertising in online video, and the problems with celebrities attaching themselves to web productions. For me, the biggest take-away was not about a bubble around LA or New York City, but how clear the division is between YouTube-focused creators and everyone else. Give it a listen, and post your thoughts in the comments. Direct MP3 link