David McDonough of Commonstock: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits, and More | 20 Minute Playbook

In this episode, we deconstruct David McDonough's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. David is the Founder and CEO of Commonstock. We cover inspiring newsletters and films, the Eisenhower matrix, and learning from rejection. “My definition of success is impacting as many people as possible in the biggest way possible.” – David McDonough EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/david-mcdonough2-outlier-academy-show-notes  FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/david-mcdonough-outlier-academy-transcript  CHAPTERS In this episode, we deconstruct David McDonough's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. In it we cover: (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:00:25) – Learning about new asset classes (00:02:22) – Nightly runs and newsletters from Axios (00:05:23) – Using the Eisenhower matrix and Todoist for task management (00:12:40) – Inspiration from polarizing figures and sci-fi movies (00:15:39) – Learning from rejection and making an impact on others ABOUT DAVID MCDONOUGH David McDonough is Founder and CEO of Commonstock, a platform that securely connects to multiple brokerage accounts to give a social aspect to investments and empower everyday investors. He previously worked at Google in product strategy and ventures, and was an Investment Analyst at Greenspring Associates. 💌 FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter 🎙 LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the world’s best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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