You’re someone who time blocks. A quick glance at your calendar would show that you have put some thought into each day’s plan. But what happens when you get to the end of the year and realize that you haven’t accomplished your most important goals? …
Read MoreEp 11 – How to Interrupt Yourself Skillfully
You are someone who loves to focus on what is important in the moment. In fact, there may be few things more cherished than being in the Flow state, getting your best work done. When it’s happening, time flies by and sometimes you feel euphoric. …
Read MoreTask Sequencing: How to Condition and Order Tasks for Greater Momentum
This week, the ProductivityCast team tackles the topic of ordering tasks conditionally and task sequencing for momentum. (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/135 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Enjoy! Give us feedback! …
Read MoreGet More Out of Your Calendar: Forecasting, Budgeting and Tracking Your Day
In this week’s episode, the ProductivityCast team chats about how to track and manage time in a calendar/agenda style format to be more productive. (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/134 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript …
Read MoreTime Blocking and Time Chunking: Setting Up an Effective Reminder System
This week, the ProductivityCast team talks about how to set up effective reminders when you’re time blocking (or time chunking) as your primary productivity system. The conversation turns out much more useful for anyone looking to set up an effective reminder system. Enjoy! (If you’re …
Read MoreEp 10 – Can You Fix Your Time Optimism?
Have you ever wondered whether or not you’re a time optimist? So you’re someone who uses time blocking as a regular technique… You put tasks in your calendar so that you can make realistic commitments. But do you still run into the problem of time …
Read MoreWhy Task Lists Fail?
In this week’s cast, Ray, Augusto, Francis and Art discuss why task lists fail in your personal productivity systems? And, we offer some tips for making task lists that are resilient to our workaday worlds. (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit …
Read MoreEp 9 – Why Aren’t Simple Task Management Solutions Easier to Find?
You are a productivity enthusiast who wants to experience one improvement after another. This kind of progress is sweeet. Like dominoes falling. Or climbing from one level to the next in a challenging video game. But once you know the problem you want to fix, …
Read MoreLearning and the Four Stages of Curiosity
This week, Ray, Augusto, Francis and Art discuss learning and four stages of curiosity. Curious what they are? Listen in and learn! 😉 (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/131 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of …
Read MoreCaffeine-Based Productivity, Part 2
Last week, Ray, Augusto, Francis and Art started a discussion about caffeinated productivity. This week, they continue their conversation about their favorite caffeine beverages, timing them for greater productivity, and many of the varieties of caffeination available to the productivity enthusiasts out there. (If you’re …
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