Matthew and Ben share war stories about time management while working with clients. This episode debuts three new segments on Design News, Guess What I'm Thinking, & Pitch This. -- 07:05 Q: How do you guys handle the feeling of being overwhelmed? 07:29 Focus on the small things first to cross them off of your to-do list. 07:59 Q: When has time management been a problem for you? 09:12 Q: What was the design project that you had to complete? 10:36 Q: What lesson did you learn from that experience? 11:49 Choosing the things that you say yes to can keep you from being overwhelmed 13:25 I have a task list that I create every morning 14:20 Q: How do you manage your to-do list notebook? 15:42 How Matthew manages his time (Bullet Journaling) 16:25 How poor time management almost lost Ben a client. 17:40 Ben's Method: Zero messages & sort by urgency 18:38 Q: What do you do when things continue to take longer than you expected? 19:34 Track how long it takes you to create certain deliverables 20:34 Eat the Frog: Work on the most important task first in the morning. 22:30 How Mark approaches stress: Take care of your physical body (exercise) when you are feeling stress. 24:48 Set Expectations and confirm your weekly goals with team members 25:55 I have strong leads/project managers on each team that I can rely on to coordinate tasks. 26:43 Trust partners and team members to meet benchmarks and goals 30:04 Q: Ben, Can you make a tutorial on your personal task management system? 32:00 How managers manage their day versus how creatives/makers manage their day 35:05 Q: How do you say no to your boss? 36:01 Pad your time estimation: give yourself more time than you think you need. 37:05 Do you miss doing hands-on work now that you are a manager? 38:00 10 Productivity Don'ts - Tim Ferris 42:20 Mail Time 44:45 Design News - Atlassian rebrand review 49:10 House of brands vs. branded house 49:56 Stripe - Logo update review 52:27 The costs of rebranding and implementation 54:00 iPhone X release - How will it impact design (notch) 58:38 Action safe zones and title safe zones for videos help with preventing cropping 1:00:30 Guess What I'm thinking - Diagnosing Problems 1:05:00 Clarify what certain terms mean to the client 1:09:00 walk the client through the decision-making process to filter out bad ideas. 1:11:03 Q: How do you communicate aspects of your brand story without using a logo? 1:12:31 Pitch This 1:20:41 Announcements / Outro — The Futur is a startup, and we need your support! Here’s how: See all of our products: https://goo.gl/J52GqA Donate to The Futur: https://goo.gl/GKhI2c LEARN & GROW Pro-Group Membership: https://goo.gl/1s62Gp Sales and Marketing Class: https://goo.gl/iF5xua Lettering I Class: https://goo.gl/lNHaqh CORE Strategy Kit:https://goo.gl/Uc3IKp Agency-In-A-Box Kit: https://goo.gl/lyEdjK Selling & Overcoming Objections: https://goo.gl/qS91x2 The Pitch Kit: https://goo.gl/MgZY6z The Perfect Proposal: https://goo.gl/XNF4ZH CORE UX Facilitation Kit: https://goo.gl/aAfeAL UX Masterclass: https://goo.gl/8yH8dP FUTUR GEAR The Futur Mug: https://goo.gl/FuCwuO Blind Sketch Book: https://goo.gl/hUYojY Snapshot Numbered Print: https://goo.gl/A2KHb0 Visit our website: https://goo.gl/a4ZtAk See all of our free resources: https://goo.gl/Rf6zdc — OUR AFFILIATE LINKS* Skillshare: https://goo.gl/YCo2uT Amazon: https://goo.gl/K1bIhg Creative Market: https://goo.gl/g4jlTE Music from ArtList.io: http://goo.gl/22VpQi — Listen to the Futur podcast on iTunes: 🎙 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-futur/id1209219220?mt=2 Android Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/aaron/the-futur Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Itg3hr5bs4a54w73o2toxcr4vhe Sound Cloud https://soundcloud.com/thefuturishere — Connect with us online: 🔔 https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/ https://twitter.com/thefuturishere Logo Crits: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FuturFeedback/ — Need brand strategy help? Visit Blind LA’s WEBSITE: http://blind.com — Credits: Executive Producer– Chris Do Host– Chris Do Director– Aaron Szekely Cinematography– Aaron Szekely, Mark Contreras Editor– Stewart Schuster Show Open– Roy Kang Futur Theme Music – Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Annotations & SEO – Isaiah Nwukor Typefaces: Futura, Din Futur theme song— Adam Sanborne === *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you.