Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life

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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World with Cal Newport Aug 12, 2020

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Cal Newport is the author of Deep Work and So Good They Can’t Ignore You. Cal’s latest book is Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. In this conversation, Cal and Erik talk about the premise of the book: Technology is intrinsically neither good nor bad. The key is using it to support your goals and values, rather than letting it use you.

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Simplicity and Rituals: Rhythms, Routines, and Slowing Down at Home with Brooke McAlary Aug 04, 2020

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Brooke McAlary of The Slow Your Home Podcast talks about creating Rhythms, Rituals and Routines to slow down and have more simplicity in your life. Her book is Destination Simple: Everyday Rituals for a Slower Life.

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Getting Things Done: Outcome and Action Thinking for Creatives with David Allen Jul 28, 2020

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David Allen is the originator of GTD. GTD is the shorthand brand for “Getting Things Done“. GTD enables greater performance, capacity, and innovation. It alleviates the feeling of overwhelm—instilling focus, clarity, and confidence.

In this conversation David talks about the new Getting Things Done Workbook, developing the skill of outcome and action thinking and overcoming the biggest objections to the GTD methodology.

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Enneagram and Productivity: Overcoming Each Type's Productivity Hangups with Ian Morgan Cron Jul 21, 2020

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Ian Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, Enneagram teacher, nationally recognized speaker, psychotherapist, and Episcopal priest. In his book 'The Road Back to You', Ian presents an approachable and practical path to access the wisdom of the Enneagram. He also hosts the Typology Podcast.

Ian covered the basics of the Enneagram in the last episode. In this conversation Ian covers the productivity hangups of each enneagram type and how to overcome them.

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Enneagram 101: Understanding Personality, Motivation, and Your Type with Ian Morgan Cron Jul 14, 2020

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In this conversation Ian Morgan Crongives gives an overview of what the Enneagram is and the key attributes of a healthy and unhealthy version of each of the 9 types.

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Wabi-Sabi Productivity: Imperfection, Acceptance, and Getting Unstuck with Mike Sturm Jul 07, 2020

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Mike Sturm is the publisher of the weekly newsletter Woolgathering, which is intended to help you think better, more creatively, and add more value to your life and work. His first book is Be, Think, Do Essays on Personal Development and Productivity.

Mike's new book is The Wabi-Sabi Way. In this conversation Mike talks with Erik about what Wabi Sabi Is, and how to talk The Wabi-Sabi Way.

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Productivity and Meaning: Why Getting Things Done Isn't Enough with Mike Sturm Jun 30, 2020

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Team Culture: High Performance, Trust, and Belonging at Work with Mike Robbins Jun 23, 2020

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Mike Robbins is an author, thought leader and sought-after speaker who teaches people, leaders, and teams to infuse their lives and businesses with authenticity and appreciation. As a leadership expert, he partners with some of the top organizations in the world helping enhance performance, trust, and belonging. His new book is 'We're All in This Together: Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging'.

In this conversation Mike and Erik talk about the 4 pillars of how to create a team culture of high performance, trust, and belonging.

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Emotional Intelligence: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work with Liz Fosslein Jun 16, 2020

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Liz Fosslien is a consultant on product design and experience design projects with companies including Salesforce, SYPartners, and Ernst & Young. Her work has been featured by The Economist, The Financial Times, NPR, Quartz, Fast Company, the Freakonomics Blog, and LifeHacker.

Her book 'No Hard Feelings: Emotions At Work and How They Help Us Succeed' (co-author Mollie West Duffy) takes a look at how emotions profoundly affect key aspects of professional life. The book serves as a deeply researched guide to un-repressing emotions at work, finding constructive channels even for jealousy and anxiety, and demystifying digital interactions and coworker communication styles.

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Self-Care: Making It Personal, Purposeful, and Practical with Melissa Steginus Jun 09, 2020

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Melissa Steginus is a mindfulness teacher and productivity coach helping people structure their work and lives to be intentional, empowering, and fulfilling. With a background in social work and over a decade of experience as a counsellor, coach, yoga instructor, and world traveller, Melissa has helped thousands of people transform their personal and professional lives. Her book is Self Care at Work: How to Reduce Stress, Boost Productivity, and Do More of What Matters. You can find her course on Skillshare here.

In this conversation Melissa and Erik discuss common excuses and hangups that keep people from making an intentional plan for self-care, the importance of self-care, and how to make it personal, purposeful and practical.

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