Mike Vardy

Take it Slow

This week isn’t your typical week. So take it slow. Still, you might feel the pull of your to-do list. But still…take it slow. The quietude may be unsettling, and leave you jittery. Notice it…but take it slow. Enjoy the downtime. Take it slow. You’ll have time to get up to speed once you’ve taken […]

How My Minutes Fits Into My Workflow

Ever since I wrote about my workflow apps over at The Next Web, I’ve been working on writing up how I use them here at Productivityist.com. Next up on my list is an app that combines the timing power of 30/30 with the goal tracking elelemtns of Lift (but without the social sharing). My Minutes

A Case for Getting Personal with Productivity

Productivity is a very personal topic for me. At times it has gotten too personal, but that has helped me develop such a close understanding with the art and craft of personal productivity. It’s what has helped me become a productivityist. Task management apps have simply helped me along the way. Now I’ve made no

The Tower, The Village, The Path, and The Way

One of the best books I read this year didn’t cost me a dime. This book is called The Tower, and it’s written by Chris Guillebeau. I think you should pick it up and give it a read yourself so I won’t spoil too much, but I’ll share with you how it impacted me this

Coming Christmas Day: The Front Nine

December 25th is a pretty special day for a lot of people, and this year it is going to be all the more special for yours truly. That’s because 12/25/12 is the official release date for The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want, my first e-book published by Diversion Books.

How to Use 30/30 Like The Emergent Task Planner

I’m a big fan of David Seah’s Emergent Task Planner. When I was purely a “paper-based productivityist”, I used it regularly. In fact, I still break it out from time to time when I really want to escape from my digital devices and better connect with what I have to do – or better yet

Mind Your Time

The more mindful you are about your stuff, the less your mind will be full of stuff. And chances are that stuff filling your mind is mostly other people’s stuff. The best way you can mind your time is to get time off of your mind. Focus on the things you do, not how long

Totally Covered

Monday was a crazy day. I took part in the upcoming Golden Headphones Awards episode of CMD+SPACE. I did some writing — but not for today. I wrote for tomorrow and the next day because today I received the final version of this… Yep, it’s the cover of The Front Nine. The writing is done.

All the Focus on OmniFocus

The past couple of weeks has seen a slew of posts related to the ever-popular task management application, OmniFocus. Here’s a roundup of what went down… Enter Mail Drop Currently in beta, Mail Drop gives OmniFocus users a unique email address that they can use to send items to their OmniFocus inbox for processing later.