Mike Vardy

Yes Before No

I still have a hard time saying “no” to things. I’m getting better at it all the time, but that doesn’t mean I find it easy. Why? Because I’m naturally a “yes” person – and I’ve gotten used to saying yes over the years. In fact, I’d argue that all of the times I said […]

How to Tell if You’re Plateauing (and What to Do About It)

The following is a guest post by Kayla Matthews. Kayla is a writer at Writerzone and productivity blogger with a passion for self-improvement and finding happiness. To read more articles by Kayla, you can find her at Productivity Theory, as well as on Google+ and Twitter. I guess we most commonly associate plateauing with age.

A Look at Productivity and Workflow “Versioning”

I’ve found that over the years my workflow and productivity tactics haven’t just evolved. I’d suggest they’ve also gone through a “versioning” of sorts, which is very different than evolution. Let me explain. The word version is derived from the Latin word vertere, which means “to turn.” The word evolve comes from the Latin word

Productivityist Practices: My Three Months with Bulletproof Coffee

Productivityist Practices is a new series where I spend an extended period of time – usually three months – with a particular approach, product, or service. At the end of the trial, I’ll decide whether or not I want to keep it as part of my routine, adjust it so that it might fit better

The Quest for “Just Right”

I can’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve read Goldilocks and The Three Bears. It’s not a crazy number, but it’s enough to know the tale inside and out. I’m not going to retell it here, but I do want to focus on the quest that Goldilocks was on: The Quest for

How Mozart Made Better Music By Lying to His Family

The following is a guest post by Joshua Sowin. Joshua is a serial entrepreneur and writer currently working on a book about the laws of creativity. He’s the co-founder of SelectHub and blogs at Between Letters. When he’s not chained to a computer, he’s out hiking the mountains of Colorado and traveling the world. You can

Craft Your Wildly Productive Day with 3 Important Questions

The following is a guest post by Amy Segreti. Amy has been an editor-in-chief, journalist, and writer for the last 15 years, in addition to a regular pursuer of passion and purpose-driven entrepreneurial ventures. She currently writes for The Huffington Post and for her website, liveallofyou.com, where she focuses on expressing her authentic self and

Why The Approach is More Important Than The Application

“What task management/to-do list app should I use?” I get asked this question a lot. Here’s my answer, every time: “I don’t know.” There is no shortage of to-do list and task management apps to choose from, no matter the platform you’re using. But that’s not why I’ve never come out and said that any

A Comprehensive Guide to Podcasting Productivity

With Podcast Movement starting up this weekend, I took some to step back and look at the workflow that I’ve used to deliver podcasts on a regular basis over the past six years. Sure, it has evolved over that period of time, but there are some tactics and tools that I’ve used throughout the help