Mike Vardy

Shooting for Productivity

The Mophie Juice Pack is a piece of technology I’ve had my eyes on for a long time. II knew that for a relatively low cost it could keep my iPhone going for a long time. Yet I didn’t pick up the Juice Pack until shortly after trying one out at Social Media Camp (thanks […]

Killing Ideas

I have a knack of coming up with tons of ideas. I know I’m not alone in this. The great thing when you focus on managing tasks over time is that you can make progress on those tasks with less concern over the time they take. Make no mistake — those who focus on task

Eventfulness

First off, I’d like to thank everyone who turned up or messaged me during my book event at Chapters Victoria last week. It was really cool to be in a massive brick and mortar bookstore with several copies of The Front Nine newsletter to sign for those wanting to pick it up. Secondly, thanks to

The Appeal of App.net

Noise can get in the way of productivity. Social networks are becoming noisier and noisier, and many of them are less useful as a result. But there’s one out there I’ve been using since it launched that remains a source of more serenity – and more utility as of late. That social network is App.net.

Ready for Launch: The Productivityist Workbook

I’ve written a lot about The Productivityist Workbook during the pre-ordering period, and today is the day that it arrives. For only $5 you get a PDF packed with tips, tactics, and tools you can uses to better your personal productivity. There’s also several exercises within its pages, and I’ve actually included them as separate

Doing the Right Things

The past week has been crazy. Very crazy. But a good kind of very crazy – because I’ve been able to manage it better than before. The biggest part of this past week on my calendar was Social Media Camp. I had a great time at the event because I set myself in such a

Introducing The Productivityist Workbook

The Productivityist Workbook is designed to help you learn valuable strategies and explore tools that will allow you to attack your work and life with a more balanced, efficient, and effective approach. The Productivityist Workbook is ideal for those who are just starting to work on improving their productivity, while presenting ideas that will work

Going Forward

Yesterday I found some great stuff on the Internet. It was stuff I needed to find, especially with where my mind has been as of late. The first was a manifesto by Jesse Thorn on how one can “make their thing”. The second was a podcast episode of CMND+ Space where Myke Hurley had a

The Productive Weekend

The weekend is upon us. Tonight I’ll conduct my Weekly Review (as per David Allen’s Getting Things done methodology and doing so within OmniFocus). Then I’ll relax, knowing that I’ve set myself up for the week to come. Tomorrow I’ll spend some time in Evernote, updating my beer cellar entries and compiling photos of the