Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
About this creator
Beyond the To-Do List is a productivity podcast focused on work, attention, habits, and building a more sustainable life.
Why they're in the library
Included for clear, credible perspective as productivity podcast focused on work, attention, habits, and building a more sustainable life.
Showing 205 digests for Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life.
Aristotle's three-part persuasion model applied to modern communication
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
April 8, 2024
Communication
9
Pitching investors
6
Copywriting
5
- Persuasion builds shared belief communities, not just changed minds.
- Most communicators over-rely on argument and neglect character and emotion.
- Ask what story makes you credible — and what feeling you want to leave.
Documentation: The Missing Link Between Information and Productivity
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
April 1, 2024
Processes & SOPs
9
Productivity & habits
7
- Documentation operates at three interconnected levels: information management, organizational design, and personal productivity.
- The 24-hour rule: process information within 24 hours while momentum and memory are strongest.
- Six-step framework: capture, structure, present, communicate, store, and lead through documentation.
AI tools & automation
Podcast
AI tools for content creators: a practical guide to what works now
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
March 25, 2024
AI tools & automation
9
Content marketing
6
- Train AI on your voice to eliminate hours of repetitive content tasks
- Descript's Regenerate fixes audio errors without re-recording guests
- Live podcasting is AI-proof — intimacy and imperfection can't be replicated
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Finding the right productivity tools for your needs
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
March 18, 2024
Productivity & habits
9
Automation & tools
6
AI tools & automation
5
- Master frameworks first, then choose tools that fit—not the other way around.
- Use the 90-day trial cycle after thorough research to commit sustainably to one tool.
- AI will shift productivity from static apps to contextual assistants powered by health data.
Closing techniques
Podcast
How to give persuasive presentations and close with confidence
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
March 11, 2024
Closing techniques
9
Public speaking
7
- 94% of sales professionals admit a presentation mistake cost them a deal
- Being boring is the top flaw others notice — not being too informative
- Debate strategy turns vague closes into clear, confident asks
Content marketing
Podcast
How to repurpose audio and video content across platforms
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
February 26, 2024
Content marketing
9
AI tools & automation
7
Automation & tools
5
- One recording can become clips, podcasts, blog posts, and courses.
- Recycling 300+ evergreen clips keeps the algorithm working for you.
- Descript, Cast Magic, and Ecamm replace a whole editing team.
How to unlock the secret language of connection
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
February 20, 2024
Communication
9
Management
6
- Connection requires matching the conversation type—practical, emotional, or social—not just exchanging information.
- Deep questions unlock vulnerability and trust; asking about values reveals far more than asking about facts.
- Looping for understanding (ask, repeat back, confirm) reduces conflict by 80% and proves you're actually listening.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Remembering better, not more: how memory shapes life
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
February 12, 2024
Productivity & habits
8
Deep work & focus
7
- Memory evolved for quality predictions, not perfect recall—optimize for usefulness.
- Sleep flushes toxins and consolidates knowledge; stress, diet, and exercise directly preserve cognition.
- Struggle and error fuel learning; curiosity and reframing unlock healing.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Making time for strategy: how to be less busy and more successful
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
February 5, 2024
Productivity & habits
9
Delegation
6
- You can't add a breakthrough to a full calendar — eliminate first.
- Four limiting factors (TIME) determine why your schedule won't change.
- The task that made you successful is often what blocks the next level.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Practical tools and rituals for sustaining creativity in business
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
January 29, 2024
Productivity & habits
9
Processes & SOPs
5
- Creativity is a system you build, not a trait you have.
- PARA second-brain method kills blank-page anxiety permanently.
- Nappuccinos, Pomodoro, and humor are underrated creative fuel.
How to build the habit of bravery and lead with courage
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
January 22, 2024
Public speaking
8
Resilience & grit
8
- Bravery is a trainable skill, not an innate attribute you either have or don't.
- Brave action requires both an optimistic vision and belief in your own agency.
- The BRAVE acronym gives a repeatable weekly ritual to prepare for hard moments.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Living and thriving with adult ADHD: Dave Delaney's journey
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
January 15, 2024
Identity & self-belief
8
Productivity & habits
7
- Diagnosed with ADHD at 50 after sobriety and meditation revealed lifelong patterns others saw clearly
- ADHD isn't a flaw—dopamine seeking drives entrepreneurship, performance, and connection
- Overwhelm causes paralysis: break projects small, journal thoughts, extend grace to yourself
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Mailbag: Self-awareness, sleep, delegation, and productivity tools
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
January 8, 2024
Productivity & habits
9
Deep work & focus
7
Delegation
5
- Your chronotype determines whether early rising will actually work for you
- Knowing the minimum a shared tool requires frees you to use your own system
- Delegation fails without doing the task together first — documentation is key
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
How to reconnect with others across difference using three core practices
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
January 1, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Community building
6
- Walking 12 feet across the street dismantles years of built-up bias.
- Conviction without action frees no one — proximity and relationship do.
- Being too productive can block you from being fully human.
Building Extraordinary Results Through Team Habits
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
December 18, 2023
Processes & SOPs
8
Management
7
- Teams fail due to broken systems, not broken people—fix workflows instead of personalities.
- Interpersonal power (what you accomplish together as peers) solves most problems without hierarchy.
- Small, chronic failures compound into major trust erosion—address the broken printer in your team.