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Episode Name:
The Overlooked Key to Game Dev Productivity
Episode Description:
Indie devs juggle tons of different task and responsibilites, and in that chaos do everything they can to maintain productivity. However, regardless of their effort to stay efficient and on task, most don’t realize they’re ignoring one of the most powerful tools for clarity, creativity, and decision-making: sleep.
That’s why today we’re going to go deep into valuable insights on how healthy sleep habits not only protect your mental health but also amplify your creative output, maintain efficiency and improve productivity for years to come.
Q?Box Round Answers
What’s one thing that most people don’t know about you?
For decades, most people didn’t know I suffered from insomnia. It was well-masked as a high-functioning chronic insomniac.
Most influential/inspiring Game?
In my life, probably Pokemon Red Edition.
What game are you playing now?
The Gardens Between.
TIPS and ADVICE
We covered quite a bit today. Could you list 3 suggestions or tips you would recommend to indie devs based on our discussion?
- Don’t sacrifice sleep for work – you’ll actually get more done in less time and meet deadlines much easier.
- Don’t sweat the screens – they’re not the problem – work stress is.
- Work with your biology – not against it – and adapt your sleep schedule to optimize your productivity and have fun doing it
PROMOTIONS
Gilad’s offering a free webinar on sleep & productivity for any dev teams or studios that would like to improve their sleep.
Also, 3 listeners will get a free 90-day sleep conditioning valued at $3,000.
Free resources to help with sleep are also available on his website
Book a call with Gilad to discuss working together 1:1: https://narcomancer.net/book
Free sleep resources: https://narcomancer.net/downloads
RESOURCES and LINKS
How to get in touch with Gilad Levanon
Website: http://narcomancer.net/
E-mail: sleep@narcomancer.net
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Narcomancer-Sleep
Instagram: @narcomancer.sleep
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