Mike Vardy

Designs on Life

I’ve heard many people say that life is meant to be lived, and I completely agree with that notion. Heck, it’s why I do what I do now instead of doing what I’ve done in the past. But after reading the first bit of Nick Wynja’s book, Coffee Shop Contemplations, I think I’ve found a

Thinking Ahead

I’m watching Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview right now — for the first time. And as I write this he is talking about how the web is going to change things. We’ll be buying things we used to buy in catalogs online instead. He goes on to talk about how the human race builds things

3 Things To Do To Get The Stuff You Hate Doing Done

3 Things is a weekly series posted every Sunday that highlights three things you can do to overcome a challenge, enhance your productivity, and improve other aspects of your work and life. Each of the things also offers an app or product recommendation that can help you take action and move forward. I’m a big

3 Things You Can Do To Find Happiness Every Day

This week I’m introducing a new series here at Productivityist. 3 Things is a weekly series posted every Sunday that highlights three things you can do to overcome a challenge, enhance your productivity, and improve other aspects of your work and life. Each of the things also offers an app or product recommendation that can

How Accessibility Impacts Personal Productivity

“You are a mashup of what you let into your life.” – Austin Kleon Accessibility is one of the things we have more and more opportunities to obtain in today’s world. You can bring your office wherever you go thanks to the development of smartphones and tablets. You can have your data pretty much anytime,

Why I Switched To Todoist

In recent weeks I’ve made a shift in my Productivity Path. While I still love what The Omni Group is doing with OmniFocus, I am using another application for my task management these days. Actually, I’m using two. For the past six weeks, I’ve been using Asana for my larger team-oriented tasks and projects and

What Highlighter Colours Actually Mean

Highlighters are often misused. Worse, there messages are often misinterpreted. Whether you’re trying to “do” productive or simply love to highlight things for kicks, you need to know the message you’re sending to your own mind and to others’ minds when you use these popular pen-like markers. There’s nothing worse than saying something in one