Mike Vardy

Fifteen Days

It’s been fifteen days since I posted something here. Fifteen days have come and gone, with a ton of things coming toward me and needing processing. I’m at the point now where I can put some of these things into words, but here’s what I’m not going to touch on too much this time around […]

In the Moment at the World Domination Summit

I haven’t been writing very much lately due to my travelling, and this weekend while at the World Domination Summit has been no exception. I’m currently sitting in Michael Schechter’s hotel room writing this…a room where we have recorded two episodes of Mikes on Mics. We’re both sipping some dandy scotch, getting whatever words we

How I Get Daily Reading Done on My Original iPad

It’s official: Google Reader is dead. That’s fine, because I’ve been using Feed Wrangler for a while now, and really like it. I’ve been waiting for Reeder support, and that arrived today (at least for the iPhone), but that doesn’t really help me on my 1st generation iPad. Since I use my iPad as my

Making Better Days

Today is Canada Day. It is also the day that marks the midway point of the year (at least in terms of months).

It’s Time to Flip the RSS Switch

Over on Workflowing, my partner in podcasting crime Michael Schechter has written a great piece on how to prepare for the impending shuttering of Google Reader — a shuttering that is set for Monday July 1. As for keeping up with Productivityist via RSS feed, you can take this link and use it in whatever

Giving Away My Birthday

I’m going to stray a bit from my usual stuff to talk about my upcoming birthday. That may seem odd, but I’ve got a very good reason to do so. This year I’m celebrating my birthday differently. I don’t want presents or anything. I want clean water. Last year at the World Domination Summit, Scott

The Hard Stuff

It’s easy to spend money. It’s hard to save it. It’s easy to spend time. It’s hard to save it. It’s easy to say “no” to the right things and say “yes” to the wrong things when the former takes more effort than the latter. That’s why we often spend more time on what isn’t

Writing to Forget

I haven’t been writing much as of late — at least not publicly. I have been spending most of my writing time capturing ideas for future posts (or ideas for other writing projects). Right now I’m facing a ton of low energy due to travel and workshops I’m facilitating, so when something I want to

Gap Days

With all of the traveling back and forth lately, I’ve noticed a downturn in my productivity. That’s to be expected, I suppose, but it doesn’t mean I’m happy with it. The most noticeable slide has been with my writing, as I’ve been struggling to come with words as often as usual. Part of that stems