Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
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Beyond the To-Do List is a productivity podcast focused on work, attention, habits, and building a more sustainable life.
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Productivity & habits
Podcast
How small daily streaks build lasting habits and self-confidence
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
July 29, 2025
Productivity & habits
9
Identity & self-belief
7
- Why making your habit laughably simple is the key to consistency
- Slow daily progress builds self-credibility that big goals never can
- Cal Ripken's 2,632-game streak shows community supercharges commitment
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Revenge addiction: the neuroscience of grievance and how to break free
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
July 17, 2025
Resilience & grit
8
Culture building
6
Deep work & focus
5
- Revenge hijacks the same brain circuitry as drugs and gambling.
- Avengers feel worse after retaliation — not better — and want more.
- Forgiveness is a neurological reset that kills pain and ends craving.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Finding career clarity by aligning work with your strengths
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
July 14, 2025
Identity & self-belief
7
Resilience & grit
6
- Burnout is often misalignment with your strengths, not overwork.
- The 70/30 rule: at least 70% of your work should engage you.
- Networking as market research beats mass-applying every time.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Building self-reliance: resilience, perseverance, and perspective
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
July 10, 2025
Resilience & grit
9
Productivity & habits
5
- Procrastination can be strategic resilience, not avoidance
- Contentment without curiosity is where mediocrity begins
- Repetition only stales when you stop learning from the practice
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Winning at work: the unwritten rules of career advancement
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
July 7, 2025
Identity & self-belief
7
Communication
6
Productivity & habits
5
- Great work goes unnoticed if no one knows its impact.
- 70% of your work should be visible and promotable — not just done.
- Knowing your one differentiating skill beats being good at everything.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Chrono Leadership: Aligning Work Rhythms With Your Biology
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
July 3, 2025
Productivity & habits
8
Culture building
7
Management
5
- Your chronotype is genetic; forcing the wrong rhythm damages health and productivity.
- Productivity doubles when teams align meetings and deep work to members' biological peaks.
- Morning person? Afternoon person? Design your life, work, and relationships around your verified peak hours.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
How to learn faster and remember more using memory techniques
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
June 30, 2025
- Bad memory is a training problem, not a permanent condition.
- Visual mnemonics encode sound and meaning in one silly image.
- Memory palaces give perfect recall for speeches and ordered data.
How to run meetings that actually get things done
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
June 26, 2025
- Define a desired outcome before every meeting — not just a topic.
- Most meetings fail because no one ever teaches meeting skills.
- Over-invitation is a culture problem; question who actually needs to be there.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
The productivity diet: building a sustainable system around your time and energy
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
June 23, 2025
Productivity & habits
9
Deep work & focus
6
- Why productivity systems fail like crash diets — and what to do instead
- Tag tasks by energy level to cut an 80-item list down to 12
- Two minutes of daily journaling outperforms hours of passive scrolling
Write your life story with focus and finish
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
June 19, 2025
Goal setting
8
Productivity & habits
7
- Apply storytelling structure to your life: eliminate confusion, clarify goals, find direction.
- Inciting incidents force action on clarified ambitions; restructure your workday for brain energy.
- Focus on fewer projects and actually finish them—that's what changes the world.
How to keep your cool in tough situations using the SOFTEN method
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
June 16, 2025
Communication
9
Resilience & grit
6
- Calm your body first—through breath, sensation awareness, self-soothing—to access clear thinking in conflict.
- Six discrete practices (SOFTEN) take seconds and work in any communication channel, from face-to-face to email.
- Digital communication gives you time to pause; align team expectations on channel urgency to reduce stress.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Cal Newport on Digital Minimalism: Reclaim Focus and Control
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
June 12, 2025
Deep work & focus
9
Productivity & habits
7
- Clear your digital slate, rebuild intentionally with only tools that serve your values
- 30-day declutter resets compulsive screen habits and reconnects you to what matters
- Solitude, real relationships, and physical activity prevent anxiety and restore focus
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Managing stress through small wins: mind, body, and spirit
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
June 9, 2025
Productivity & habits
8
Work-life balance
6
- Schedule a daily worry slot to free your mind the rest of the day
- Caffeine tolerance is individual — reduce gradually with small swaps
- Build a personal loneliness list before you need it
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Minimalism as a mindset: intentional living across time, space, and habits
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
June 2, 2025
Productivity & habits
9
Goal setting
7
- Most overwhelm is a volume problem, not an organising problem.
- One big goal per year; a 'not-to-do list' protects it.
- Habits only stick when backed by a clear, personal why.
Conflict resolution
Podcast
Predicting and preventing conflict at work and home
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
May 26, 2025
Conflict resolution
9
Identity & self-belief
5
- Most conflict is predictable — and preventable before it escalates
- Five conflict styles require completely different de-escalation techniques
- Diagnosing conflict type (task vs. process vs. relational) changes everything