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

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Personal Productivity Systems: Building a Setup That Actually Works with Amir Salihefendic Jul 25, 2016

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Amir Salihefendic is the Founder & CEO of Doist, the company behind Todoist. Doist specializes in productivity software, creating tools that simplify and organize your day.

Mentioned in this episode:

Task List Zero
Eat That Frog!
iaWriter
Evernote

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Productivity: Hitting Pause to Gain Perspective and Re-Commit with Erik Fisher Jul 19, 2016

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In a rarity up till this point on the Beyond The To-Do List Podcast, Erik takes to the mic solo.

Covered in this episode: Erik talks about some health experiments he did in June, the process of that experiment, the results, and what he is doing moving forwasrd. Also covered is Erik’s trip to Chicago for Podcast Movement, and the insights gained from that visit. If you pay attention, you will also notice that Erik went a little ‘Roman Mars‘ on this episode. Maybe that had something to do with the subject of this podcast episode, or the fact that Erik met him, or kept crossing paths with him at the conference.

Mentioned in this episode:

Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
Shake Shack – You must go, if you’ve never been. If you’ve been, you need no convincing.
Clark Buckner
Blake Stratton
Jeff Sanders – 5AM Miracle
Podcast Junkies – Interview with Erik Fisher and Harry Duran

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Systems and Collaboration: Processes, Trello, and Working Smarter with Pamela Wilson Jul 07, 2016

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Pamela Wilson is the Executive VP of Educational Content at Rainmaker.fm and the director of the Copyblogger blog. She is also the owner of Big Brand System.

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Social Media and Productivity: What to Use, What to Drop, and Why with Steve Dotto and Mike Vardy Jun 27, 2016

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Erik Fisher, Steve Dotto and Mike Vardy do a semi-reuglar live show on Productivity. This is an excerpt from one of our more recent shows. In this episode we cover: Why Erik deleted his Google+ sccount, Sitting down to look at your social accounts and ask yourself “What am I using this for?”, Signal vs. Noise, The biggest ROI from which social networks.

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Rhythms and Routines: Being Present Through Ritual and Rest with Rob Bell Jun 21, 2016

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Rob Bell is The New York Times bestselling author – his most recent book is How To Be Here. iTunes named his podcast, The RobCast, Best of 2015. He’s been profiled in The New Yorker, he’s toured with Oprah on her Life You Want Tour, and in 2011 Time Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People In The World. He has a regular show at Largo, the legendary music and comedy club in West Hollywood and is currently touring his How To Be Here Experience around the world.

In this conversation, Rob and Erik talk about how to gain the proper perspective and awareness of ‘being here now’ through practicing rituals, routines, rhythms and taking a sabbath.

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Habits and Peak Productivity: Becoming Smarter, Faster, and Better with Charles Duhigg Jun 18, 2016

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Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter at the New York Times and author of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, which has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and spent more than 90 weeks on New York Times’ best-seller lists. His new book is Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business.

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Life Planning: Making the Right Sacrifices to Build the Life You Want with Roger Whitney Jun 09, 2016

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Roger Whitney is a practicing Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) helping people like walk the journey toward and into retirement. Roger is also known as the Retirement Answer Man. Roger says that retirement is not about managing money, it’s about managing time.

Make sure to continue this conversation with Roger over on his Podcast!

Also, make sure to listen to the episode on life planning with Michael Hyatt!

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Minimalism: Paying Proper Attention to What Actually Matters with Joshua Becker Jun 02, 2016

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Joshua Becker is on a mission to inspire others to live more by owning less. Joshua is a blogger at Becoming Minimalist and is the bestselling author of Simplify and The More of Less.

In this episode Erik and Joshua discuss:

What minimalism IS, and what it ISN’T
Priorities
Analyzing Needs versus Wants

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Planning and Transitions: Executing Well Before, During, and After Time Off May 25, 2016

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Steve Dotto, Mike Vardy and Erik Fisher do a live Blab show on Productivity. This is an excerpt from one of our more recent shows. In this episode we cover the multiple aspects of taking a planned or unplanned break from work. We talk about planning ahead, working or not during a break, and what to do when you are done.

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Systems and Teams: Tools, Workflows, and Building a Productive Operation with Zachary Sexton May 16, 2016

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Zachary Sexton is a writer, podcaster, teacher, meditator, skier and non-recovering business, caffeine and productivity junkie. He is just one of the members of the super efficient team over at Asian Efficiency. This episode is one part of a two part conversation between Zach and Erik on Mastery and Efficiency, within the context of Podcasting. Make sure to check out the other part to this episode here. Also, make sure to check out the Asian Efficiency write up of how they launched their show.

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