Mike Vardy

The Why

I’ve written my share of “how to” posts here, and I really enjoy sharing how I do certain things to keep me as productive as possible. Whether that’s through the use of an app or technology or through the use of mindful practices, I’m really into exploring how to make my workflow better. Longtime readers […]

Connect Better with Cloze

A few weeks ago, Jascha over at Mindjet suggested I give a web app a try that i hadn’t heard of before based on what I’d written about SaneBox over at Lifehack months ago. The app is called Cloze, and unlike SaneBox it is more permissive than dismissive. Cloze wants to help you build and

Respect Your Time

My friend Steve Dotto talks about respecting time as one of the earmarks in his latest endeavour, ProTECHtivity. He suggests different pieces of tech (apps, devices, etc.) that will support you with that. Ultimately by using technology as an aid, you can find ways to better respect your time. And that’s one benefit technology offers.

Get Gifting Done with Evernote

While I’ve abandoned going all in with Evernote, there are certain things that I’m finding it does really, really well. Like keeping shopping lists. It does an especially great job in helping me keep tabs on shopping lists of the holiday variety. I have been able to keep track of all of the possible gift

Getting Better Done

The book is almost done. Just polishing off the final edits. Then I’ll have a release date. The inbox is almost at zero, but I’ve been doing the work that now lives outside the inbox far more than the stuff arriving in it. The steady flow of work is happening, and I’m getting closer to

The 2012 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

We’re almost two weeks away from Christmas, and now’s the time where we’re racking our brains trying to figure out what to get that particular person that’s on your list who is difficult to shop for each and every year. Well, if this person is a productivityist — or at least needs to look at

Procrastination and Decompressing

Today the latest episode of Mikes on Mics was released, and it features a conversation that Michael Schechter and I had with The incredibly prolific Brett Terpstra. Brett’s the man behind Marked, nvAlt, and put together one doozy of an iOS text editor comparison sheet that you really must read. One of the things that

Mike Techniques: A Productive Pairing

I really want to do something different around here. I’ve started to do just that, and today I’m adding even more to the mix. I’m also subtracting something, but what I’m adding in is going to make the mixture even better. You see, I’m embarking on another collaboration with my Mikes on Mics co-host, Michael

It’s True: Amazing Things Will Happen

I just finished reading C.C. Chapman’s latest book, Amazing Things Will Happen, and I feel as if the book was not only meant for someone like me, but it seemingly chronicled a lot of what I went through to get to where I am today. Sure, my life story doesn’t read exactly the same as