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A Look Back at The 2013 World Domination Summit

Three weeks later, I’m ready to share my 2013 World Domination Summit experience. To be clear, I can’t possibly share that much of it — this is an event that everyone needs to experience to fully appreciate it. But I’ll do my best, as I’ve done for the past two years before this one. I’ve […]

The 2012 Persons of Internet

Every year since I started this blog, I’ve been naming several people every year as my Persons of Internet. These are people who have made a strong impact on me during the year (Persons of Internet is a play on Person of Interest, after all), and also people who I expect to see and hear

How My Minutes Fits Into My Workflow

Ever since I wrote about my workflow apps over at The Next Web, I’ve been working on writing up how I use them here at Productivityist.com. Next up on my list is an app that combines the timing power of 30/30 with the goal tracking elelemtns of Lift (but without the social sharing). My Minutes

A Case for Getting Personal with Productivity

Productivity is a very personal topic for me. At times it has gotten too personal, but that has helped me develop such a close understanding with the art and craft of personal productivity. It’s what has helped me become a productivityist. Task management apps have simply helped me along the way. Now I’ve made no

Coming Christmas Day: The Front Nine

December 25th is a pretty special day for a lot of people, and this year it is going to be all the more special for yours truly. That’s because 12/25/12 is the official release date for The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want, my first e-book published by Diversion Books.

A Productivity Podcast Revisited

Today is the Canadian National Day of Podcasting, so in recognition of that I’ve gone and done something with today’s post that was inspired by something that fellow 70Decibels host Stephen Hackett did over at his blog: I’m presenting the entire history of my retired solo podcast ProductiVardy. Below you’ll find all of the episodes

The Most Unconventional Book Review I’ve Ever Written

Cal Newport is on to something. In his latest book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, he goes against the grain of many popular theories that preach you should “follow your passion”. Instead, he suggests that skill trumps passion when it comes to a career. And I think he’s right.

Doing vs. Planning

The latest Mikes on Mics episode went live this morning, and while we’ve got tons of guests lined up for future episodes, it’s just Mr. Schechter and I talking about a real productivity conundrum: The Doing vs. The Planning.

The Productivity Shift

Yesterday I spoke at IdeaWave 2012, with an abridged version of a talk I’ve been working on. The talk — for the purposes of yesterday’s event — was known simply as Mindfulness 2.0, but it was only part of a broader concept that I refer to as The Productivity Shift. It runs along similar lines

The Age of The Workplace Philosopher

“It’s hard to judge an era while still in the middle of it, but from all accounts I think this Age of Workplace Philosopher represents an exciting shift in our thinking about work and happiness. The more seriously we struggle with the question of “What defines a good working life?”, the better off we are.”