Founder interviews

Podcast

Eric Fisher on podcasting, productivity systems, and personal growth

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life January 22, 2016

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Founder interviews 10

Productivity & habits 7

Mental health & wellbeing 5

• Why productivity experts are often their own worst example
• Calendar-first planning beats task apps for daily execution
• Habits stick only when you have something to lose by stopping

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

GTD for moms, essentialism, and the Learn Do Become framework

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life July 6, 2015

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Productivity & habits 8

Relationships & family 6

• A concrete 12-part GTD 'machine' built once, maintained weekly.
• Learning without doing never produces the person you want to become.
• Essentialism: cutting from 60 vision-board items to 6 unlocked presence.

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Managing information overload with relevance, habits, and the right tools

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life April 28, 2015

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Productivity & habits 9

Deep work & focus 6

• Relevance and urgency are different — treat each channel accordingly
• Capture everything immediately; filter and decide only later
• Analog tools generate ideas; digital tools structure them

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Managing roles, goals, and time using intentional scheduling

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life April 14, 2015

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Productivity & habits 9

Deep work & focus 7

Processes & SOPs 5

• Schedule goals first — decline anything that doesn't serve your roles.
• Tag-team half-day blocks let two people work and homeschool part-time.
• Treat time like a budget: spend it deliberately or life decides for you.

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Identity & self-belief

Podcast

Alison Fallon on claiming your identity and packing light for life

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life May 6, 2014

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Identity & self-belief 9

Productivity & habits 8

Deep work & focus 6

• Claiming your true identity out loud changes what the world offers you.
• You can't have it all — what you pack defines who you are.
• Build a bridge as far as you can; leaps are always scary but chosen.

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Identity & self-belief

Podcast

Perspective, wisdom, and intentional thinking with Andy Andrews

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life October 1, 2013

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Identity & self-belief 9

Relationships & family 6

Productivity & habits 5

• Every choice you make is governed entirely by how you think
• Fiction builds wisdom faster than non-fiction — here's why
• Parenting is the fulcrum society rests on, not an afterthought

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Work-life balance

Podcast

Taking 25 days off social media: what Baratunde Thurston learned

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life August 31, 2013

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Work-life balance 9

Productivity & habits 8

Mental health & wellbeing 7

• Leaving social platforms is harder than staying off them
• Treating daily life as a quantified marketing campaign is quietly exhausting
• Most "urgent" things survive a three-week absence just fine

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Saying no to yourself: the hardest productivity skill

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life February 11, 2013

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Productivity & habits 9

Deep work & focus 8

Time management 6

• Saving minutes consistently beats chasing a few big hours.
• Focus is your scarcest asset — not time.
• Saying no to yourself is harder than saying no to anyone else.

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Founder interviews

Podcast

How failure primes the pump for entrepreneurial success

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life December 15, 2012

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Founder interviews 9

Resilience & grit 8

Business models 6

• Failing fast online builds real-world confidence and tolerance for rejection.
• Every failed project seeds connections or ideas that fuel the next success.
• Perfectionism blocks action — starting messy beats waiting for certainty.

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Work-life balance

Podcast

Work-life blending: ditching balance for a more flexible approach

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life December 7, 2012

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Work-life balance 9

Relationships & family 7

Identity & self-belief 6

• Why 'balance' is the wrong metaphor — and blending works better
• Self-awareness and flexible routines beat rigid scheduling
• Outsourcing and margin time unlock hours most people don't see

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