Today is Canada Day. It is also the day that marks the midway point of the year (at least in terms of months).

Over on Workflowing, my partner in podcasting crime Michael Schechter has written a great piece on how to prepare for the impending shuttering of Google Reader — a shuttering that is set for Monday July 1. As for keeping up with Productivityist via RSS feed, you can take this link and use it in whatever

I’m going to stray a bit from my usual stuff to talk about my upcoming birthday. That may seem odd, but I’ve got a very good reason to do so. This year I’m celebrating my birthday differently. I don’t want presents or anything. I want clean water. Last year at the World Domination Summit, Scott

It’s easy to spend money. It’s hard to save it. It’s easy to spend time. It’s hard to save it. It’s easy to say “no” to the right things and say “yes” to the wrong things when the former takes more effort than the latter. That’s why we often spend more time on what isn’t

I haven’t been writing much as of late — at least not publicly. I have been spending most of my writing time capturing ideas for future posts (or ideas for other writing projects). Right now I’m facing a ton of low energy due to travel and workshops I’m facilitating, so when something I want to

With all of the traveling back and forth lately, I’ve noticed a downturn in my productivity. That’s to be expected, I suppose, but it doesn’t mean I’m happy with it. The most noticeable slide has been with my writing, as I’ve been struggling to come with words as often as usual. Part of that stems

Do you say “yes” far too often for your own good? Want to know how to decide when to say “no” instead? The next time someone asks you to do something, take a look at your obligations first. Do so in the following order: Calendar Task Manager Why in that order? It’s because the calendar

In a few hours, Apple’s Tim Cook will hit the stage in San Francisco to deliver this year’s WWDC keynote. I know a slew of people that will be in San Francisco — several of them are past and current colleagues and friends — while this keynote takes place. As I sit here on Sunday

I rarely try to encompass a whole bunch of goings-on in one post, but a lot happened during my travels so I’m going to make this post an exception to the rule. Sketchnote Typeface I’ve talked about my love and appreciation for “sketchnotes” before, and last week Mike Rohde (author of The Sketchnote Handbook) released