How I Work
Superhuman Founder Rahul Vohra on why the key to productivity is to stop touching your mouse
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My guest today is Rahul Vohra. Rahul is the founder and CEO of Superhuman, the fastest email experience in the world. Users get through their inbox twice as fast — and many see Inbox Zero for the first time in years. Previously, Rahul founded Rapportive, the first Gmail plugin to scale to millions of users. Rapportive was acquired by LinkedIn.
In our chat, we cover:
Rahul’s approach to becoming as efficient as possible with the software he uses
Rahul’s email workflow
How Rahul divides his inbox into different sections to help him prioritise his day
Why Rahul only checks email twice a day
Why Rahul never checks his email on the weekend
How Rahul uses automation to reduce time in his inbox
Why learning the keyboard shortcuts in software is critical to productivity
How Rahul designed the most joyful software induction process I have ever experienced
How Rahul batches and staggers his meetings
Rahul’s method for time tracking and how he uses the data
Rahul’s method for running effective meetings at Superhuman
How to create a great pitch
Rahul's favourite software for being more productive
Rahul’s favourite new software
Connect with Rahul at [email protected] and on Twitter.
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