ProdPod, a Productivity Podcast

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Don’t Start With the App Apr 30, 2026

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Ray was searching for a productivity timer to jumpstart his mornings better and realized the real issue wasn't technology. Many of us look for new apps when what we need is to examine our workflows, emotions, and avoidance patterns. Read more.

Build a System That Survives a Bad Week Apr 23, 2026

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How does a single failure cascade into a bad week? And why should your productivity system be built to survive setbacks, not just support peak performance? That's what Ray discusses in this episode. Read more.

Recovery Is a Productivity Skill Apr 16, 2026

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Recovery is a fundamental productivity skill, not a reward you earn after work. There's a difference between rest (passive recovery) and rejuvenation (active recharging), and regular recovery is essential to avoid burnout. Read more.

The Cost of Context Switching Apr 09, 2026

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Context switching (what most people call multitasking) carries hidden costs: lost time reorienting, diluted attention, more mistakes, and missed ideas. Like switching systems in business, each mental shift reduces the quality of your work. Read more.

Pondering Minimalism: How Does Minimalism Affect Your Personal Productivity? Aug 07, 2018

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ProdPod: Episode 118 — Pondering Minimalism vis-à-vis Personal Productivity

How does minimalism affect your personal productivity? And, is there such a thing as a minimalist approach to productivity? I believe ardently that our physical and digital worlds are a manifestation of our mental-emotional world, so I sought out some answers about these thorny questions. After about 30 hours of research and uncounted hours of pondering, here are my thoughts on these two questions. Read more.

ProdPod: Episode 117 — Getting More Resilient (Resilience and Productivity) Mar 06, 2018

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In the last episode, I defined resilience, or emotional elasticity, as I like to call it. Here, I’d like to detail tactics for bending back into shape faster for more productive output. Read more.

ProdPod: Episode 116 — Resilience and Productivity Jul 11, 2017

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A few episodes ago I covered several challenges that people face in their productive lives, including overcoming overwhelm, distractions, indecision, procrastination, and burnout. And, in this episode, I am detailing an important emotional skill that one hears in many contexts but is one consistent source of productive strength for those willing to build it: resilience.

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Quick announcement: I have launched my new podcast, ProductivityCast, the weekly show about all things personal productivity. It’s a longer podcast show format. If you have productivity questions, please head over to the podcast website and ask it; maybe we’ll answer your question on the show! Check it out in your favorite podcast directory, or by visiting productivitycast.net. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy it!

ProdPod: Episode 115 -- Thinking INSIDE the Box! (Part 2) Mar 03, 2017

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In the last episode we learned that the scientific research that told everyone to think outside the box to overcome challenges and to be creative in life and work, was summarily misguided. We can be primed that a box exists, and we’ll still see a box as a limitation, unless we are guided to work within it.

ProdPod: Episode 114 -- Thinking INSIDE the Box! (Part 1) Mar 02, 2017

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So often I hear the cliché that you need to be an “out of the box” thinker. Creativity and problem-solving (which I feel frequently are synonymous in many circumstances) are, after all, great tools in any productive person’s toolbelt. But, is thinking outside the box really possible? (Hint: no.) And, if not, how can we effectively use thinking inside the box?

ProdPod: Episode 113 -- Limiting Resources for Greater Productivity Mar 01, 2017

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Intuitively, we know that focus is a fundamental of greater productivity. Broadly and less instinctively, focus manifests heightened productivity by training and straining any resource, including but not limited to attention, time, money, and other resources. In Episode 98, I spoke about using time-based challenges for sprinting toward such productivity. Now, I’d like to discuss some ideas about limiting one resource--the stuff we own--as a means to greater productivity.

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