It’s About Time
Today I unveil the newly-transformed Vardy.me, reborn as Productivityist.com. And I couldn’t be more excited about it. Let’s get started with the accolades…and then we’ll jump into a small tour of the place.
Introducing…The Ready Retreat Series
Before I make some of the big changes here at the weblog, I’ve decided to make one of my first big announcements since leaving Lifehack and forging out on my own once more. Today I’m announcing my new series of workshops that aim to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness by exploring a series of topics
Productivity Math
Whenever you subtract something from your plate, your opportunities for the remainder multiply. That is a classic case of addition through subtraction. Subtraction and division are the keys to productivity. You remove things either through completion, delegation or deletion.
Non-Friction
Today marks the first day that I am back to being a full time freelancer. I’ve left my post at Lifehack and am forging ahead on my own path, taking on assignments (albeit on a limited basis) and building up my own projects as I go. So…what did I do on my first day of
Looking at Best Practices
On the recommendation of my Mikes on Mics co-host, Michael Schechter, I have started to read The Journal of Best Practices by David Finch. David just so happens to be the guest on this week’s episode, and based on the fact that we barely scratched the surface of what we could have talked about I
How I Face Scary Stuff: The IDEA Criteria
Today is Halloween, which is supposed to be the scariest day of the year…for obvious reasons. But this Halloween has an even scarier connotation attached to it for yours truly. That’s because I’m embarking on some scary stuff from this day forward. Again.
Sandy
I tried to write something for the blog today. That’s not to say I didn’t work on other things work-related – I did – but I had an idea for a post that would have been tied into what I usually write about here. You know, something about how to be more efficient and effective,
The Power of The Impact Equation
Have you ever wondered how much of an impact you’re having on your audience? Are you unsure about what it takes to build an audience and are concerned you’re simply out there making noise…and no one is listening because it is simply just that? Do you have a sense that your ideas are falling on
Home
I’m writing this late in the evening…shortly after I returned home. I spent the later part of tonight with a good friend, listening to a live bluegrass band. I had nachos. I drank some beer – two to be exact. I had a great time. But when I got home, I realized that going out