Mike Vardy

My iPhone Screens, Explained

I recently posted a photo of my iPhone 4S home screen on Facebook and Twitter, and people started asking about why certain apps had a home there. Rather than try to explain it over social media, I decided I’d write a post about it. I also decided to up the ante a bit and offer up all of my iPhone screens in the process.

Give Your Mind Fallow Time

The following is a guest post by Anabelle Fournier. Anabelle is a web copywriter and a blogger at Writing in my Head, where she mostly explores the writing life, sometimes reviews books and maybe experiments with themes a little too much. She’s still looking for the perfect work-life balance but has perfected the art of

How To Use Evernote To Store And Organize Your Ideas

I write for a lot of different sites and I write for a lot of different projects (books, etc.). Keeping track of what should go where can be a real challenge in a writing app itself (I use Byword for articles and Scrivener for larger writing projects) because you can really only store things in

Please Take The 2014 Productivityist Reader Survey

One of the biggest takeaways I received from New Media Expo was the suggestion that you should survey your readers. As I sat in Michael Hyatt’s session, I realized that it was time for me to develop one for Productivityist, and he even told the audience that we could “steal his questions” if we liked.1

The Power Of Sleep

I’ve been re-reading Tony Schwartz’s book The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, and this guest post by Robyn Adams definitely speaks to a major theme in the book: the power of sleep. Robyn has learned to simplify life and increase productivity so she can enjoy life to the fullest. Her blog Living the Simple Life

The Next Move

I’ve documented how I’m not a huge fan of starting the new year in January, so I took last month and prepared for the months to come. As someone who use energy levels as an indicator of what to do and when to do it, I actually find I’m more in rhythm with how the

How To Build A Productive Blogging Strategy

The following is a guest post by Alina Vrabie. Alina is a content creator at Sandglaz, where she writes about productivity, collaboration and work culture. She is always on the search for better lifehacks to simplify her and others’ lives. Her personal motto: “If it can be dreamed, it can be done.” Blogging can be

3 Things You Can Do To Start A Year Of Action

Let’s say that you didn’t exactly hit it out of the park with your resolutions this year. Let’s say that you’re getting ready to step up to the plate again. Let’s say that you’re ready to start over and really make this year a year of action. Whatever action you plan to take first, it’s

27 Days In

The following is an abridged excerpt from my latest e-book, The NOW Year: A Practical Guide To Calendar Management. As the last week of January is upon us, I figured that this short piece may help you be okay with any resolutions that may have fallen by the wayside and inspire you to tackle future