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Mastering the Daily Check-in: Your Key to Thriving in Chaos from 2023-12-13T12:00
Ever felt like you’re lost in your to-do list app, especially in a high-speed work environment? Discover how a simple yet powerful routine can transform your chaotic days into focused product...
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The Productive Holiday Gift Guide (TPS486) from 2023-12-11T12:00
Looking for a gift that will make your special someone – or yourself – more productive? In this episode, we’re excited to present our listener-favorite Holiday Productivity Gift G...
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One Tip to Manage an Overwhelming Todo List from 2023-12-06T12:00
Feeling paralyzed by the chaos of your growing to-do list? You’re not alone. Discover a compassionate approach to breaking through the paralysis and actionable steps to transform your dauntin...
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How to Set Goals for 2024 (TPS485) from 2023-12-04T12:00
New Year’s Resolutions never work… UNLESS you do them the right way. In this episode, we will take you through a 3 step process to look back at the last year, set focused resolutions for the upcomi...
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Embracing Gratitude and Positivity into December and Beyond from 2023-11-29T12:00
We dive deeper into how the simple act of gratitude can be a game-changer for your daily life and productivity. Discover how this often-overlooked practice can transform not just your December but ...
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Mastering the Art of Effective Breaks for Sustainable Productivity (TPS484) from 2023-11-27T12:00
Are you constantly pushing through work without taking a break, only to find yourself burnt out and less productive? Discover how strategically timed pauses can dramatically transform your focus, c...
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From Burnout to Balance: Reviving Your Energy and Focus from 2023-11-22T12:00
Discover the often-missed signs and learn practical strategies to not just prevent burnout, but turn it around. If you’ve been feeling perpetually drained and stuck in a rut, this episode is ...
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Sleep Smarter, Live Better: Sleep Tracking For Productivity (TPS483) from 2023-11-20T12:00
Happy people are productive people, and a good night of sleep on a regular basis is a key part of that happiness. Get cozy, and in this encore episode, let’s explore how you can use sleep tra...
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The Art of Concentration: Mastering Mindfulness for Peak Performance from 2023-11-15T12:00
Mastering the art of attention is more crucial than ever. But what if there’s a hidden dimension to focus, an untapped potential that could elevate your productivity to heights you’ve n...
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How Many Hours of Focus Time Are Enough? How To Break Phone Addiction?&More (TPS482) from 2023-11-13T12:00
How many hours a day of focus time is considered good? How do you overcome the addiction to social media? How do you turn a bad day around into productive day? In this episode, we cover these popul...
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From Setbacks to Success: Reclaiming Productivity in the Face of Adversity from 2023-11-08T12:00
How can you stay productive when life throws you curveballs? Discover practical tips to build resilience and regain your productivity, no matter what obstacles life presents. Tune in for inspiratio...
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The Productivity Apps&Tools of Brooks Duncan (TPS481) from 2023-11-06T12:00
Discover all the apps, tools, services and workflows of The Productivity Show Co-host Brooks Duncan. In this episode, he dives deep into everything he uses to be productive. There may be some surpr...
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The Productivity Apps&Tools of Thanh Pham (TPS480) from 2023-10-30T11:00
Discover all the apps, tools, services and workflows of the founder of Asian Efficiency. Thanh dives deep into everything he uses to be productive. You don’t want to miss this! Visit Indeed.com/tps...
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Unlocking the 80% Rule: The Japanese Secret to Balanced Productivity from 2023-10-25T11:00
Ever heard of the phrase “less is more”? Dive into this episode as we uncover the ancient Japanese principle of Hara Hachi Bu and its surprising connection to peak productivity. Discove...
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How to Buy Back Time: From Time-Starved To Time-Rich (TPS479) from 2023-10-23T11:00
Here’s the problem with time – we have that clock sitting there as a constant companion but also a silent competitor. We always feel like we are racing against the clock and always feel like we jus...
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Dealing With A Stressful Life? Listen to this now! from 2023-10-18T11:00
When life is stressful, we let go of ourselves. We lose motivation and our routines, and it can feel impossible to get anything done. If you’re in that situation, then this episode is for you. We’l...
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Proactive vs. Reactive: Stop Living on Autopilot (TPS478) from 2023-10-16T11:00
Do you often find yourself reacting to circumstances rather than being in control of your life and productivity? In this episode, we dive deep into the crucial difference between being reactive and...
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Optimize For Happiness And Watch Your Productivity Skyrocket from 2023-10-11T11:00
Today’s episode has a simple suggestion: whatever you do, optimize for happiness. Thanh Pham, founder of AE, shares a simple practice and habit you do to optimize for happiness. You can find links ...
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Processing vs. Fixing Depression, Best iPhone Features, Spying Wearables,&More (TPS477) from 2023-10-09T11:00
What do you do if you have lost all motivation and are feeling depressed? Would you buy a wearable that records everything? Is this the first significant iPhone feature in years? In this episode, w...
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Master The Q4 Sprint and Crush Your Goals In Less Time from 2023-10-04T11:00
Celebrate the end of the year with a productivity boost! Thanh Pham shares his Q4 Sprint strategy – a game-changer for finishing the year strong. Discover how to turn Q4 into turbocharged mon...
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Make Your Morning Routine a Rise Ritual To Win The Day (TPS476) from 2023-10-02T11:00
Want to be consistent and have a great day almost every day? Create an easy-to-follow routine that you follow after you wake up. Some people call it a “morning routine,” but we like “Ri...
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Automation: Become Super Efficient and Effective With The Right Tools from 2023-09-27T11:00
If you’re currently not automating anything, you’re wasting your time. Find out how you can get started with automation and win back multiple hours a week! You can find links to everything that we ...
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The Energy Protocol For More Energy, Focus and Productivity (TPS475) from 2023-09-25T11:00
Want to have more energy in your daily life? Thanh, the founder of AE, shares his secret for doubling your energy and having more capacity to be productive. Sign up for a $1/month trial period at s...
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Mastering the Power of‘Focus Filter’: From Overcommitted to Focused Mastery from 2023-09-20T11:00
Feeling overcommitted and scattered? This short episode is for you. We delve deep into one of the most potent skills in the 25X productivity system – the ‘Focus Filter’ so you bec...
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Happy People are Productive People (TPS474) from 2023-09-18T11:00
Ever wondered why some people effortlessly churn out tasks with a smile while others struggle despite all the hacks they know? Discover what’s possibly been holding you back and the surprisin...
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Stop Reacting, Start Acting: How 30 Minutes Can Transform Your Productivity from 2023-09-13T11:00
Feel like you’re always in “go mode” but never really getting ahead? In today’s episode, we introduce a game-changing skill that’s often overlooked: “Thinking Ti...
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Q&A: How AE got started, best apps, and life hacks (TPS473) from 2023-09-11T11:00
Want to know our biggest successes — and biggest mistakes? Want to know what the deal is with the Asian Efficiency name? Curious about how Thanh structures his day and favorite apps and tools? And ...
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Why Prioritization is the Skill You Need This Fall: Your Guide to Surviving the Busy Season from 2023-09-06T11:00
Do you find the fall season overwhelming? So did I! Tune in to learn why Prioritization is your golden ticket to navigating a busy life, especially as you scale your career or business. Learn actio...
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When You Can’t Get Out of Bed, Useless Note Apps,&More (TPS472) from 2023-09-04T11:00
We all have those days when we don’t feel like getting out of bed in the morning, but what do you do if that happens ALL THE TIME? Also, are most note taking apps useless at the end of the day? Wha...
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Find Your Rhythm and Watch What Happens With Your Productivity–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-08-30T18:42:51
Juggling a demanding job, family, and pets? This episode of The Productivity Show demonstrates that Peak Positioning isn’t just for athletes or CEOs – it’s for everyone. Discover how al...
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The Energetic Advisor: How Nancy Fechnay Harmonizes Hectic Schedules&Hobbies (TPS471) from 2023-08-28T11:00
Ever wondered how a top-tier venture capitalist transitions to advising world-changing ventures, all while fostering a love for pickleball and kite surfing? Dive into this episode of The Productivi...
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Clone Yourself, Win Back Time and Reclaim Your Sanity–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-08-23T11:00
Stuck in a never-ending cycle of chores and errands? This episode tells the tale of AE client Jasmine, a physician who worked 60-hour weeks and had no time for herself. Thanh shares how she transfo...
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Work Smarter, Not Harder: 5 Strategies To Be More Effective (TPS470) from 2023-08-21T11:00
You’ve heard that phrase before: “Work smarter, not harder.” Sounds great, but how do you do that? In this rare solo episode, Asian Efficiency CEO Thanh Pham shares five strategies that he uses wit...
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Life Leverages: The Productivity Intersection–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-08-16T11:00
Have you ever felt like you’re spinning the wheels of your day, stuck in tasks that drain the life out of you? Today, we’re going to be talking about a game-changer concept called Life ...
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The Art of Being UnmessableWith: Achieve Your Dreams Now, Not Someday w/ Josselyne Herman-Saccio (TPS469) from 2023-08-14T11:00
Ready to become ‘unmessablewith’? We sit down with Josselyne Herman-Saccio, a woman who’s mastered everything from the Billboard charts to Hollywood, and now, she’s here to ...
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Four Thousand Weeks: How to Live a Meaningful Life with Limited Time (TPS468) from 2023-08-07T11:00
Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list or you’re simply looking for ways to live a more fulfilling life, this podcast is for you. NYT bestselling author Oliver Burkeman s...
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Rethinking Morning Routines with the Rise Ritual–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-08-02T11:00
Tune in to learn how a Rise Ritual is an empowering routine that can set the tone for your entire day, irrespective of when you wake up. Embrace a new approach to starting your day, and experience ...
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How We Organize Reading, Vision Pro, Money Wastes&More (TPS467) from 2023-07-31T11:00
There is SO much to read — how can you keep on top of it all? What apps are good, and what doesn’t stick? In this episode, we’ll talk about reading workflows, whether we will be lining up for the V...
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Level Up Your Productivity Game with Monthly Planning–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-07-26T11:00
A daily check-in can be a game changer in how you manage your work, your day and ultimately your life. In this episode, we’ll walk you through this simple but profound ritual. Be proactive an...
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Business, Balance, and Bliss w/ Amy Vetter (TPS466) from 2023-07-24T11:00
Do you keep trying for “work-life balance,” and it never quite works out? A better strategy is to focus on achieving work-life harmony instead. In this episode, we’re joined by Amy Vetter, a CPA wh...
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The Reflection Ritual That Guides You to Your True North Star–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-07-19T11:00
Learn how taking a weekly pause to reflect can align your actions with your goals, spark creativity, and lead to better decision-making. The Reflection Ritual is the compass that ensures you’re not...
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Maximize Efficiency in the Workplace w/ Nick Sonnenberg (TPS465) from 2023-07-17T11:00
Discover proven strategies that can help you gain an extra full day per week in productivity and achieve your goals. Productivity expert Nick Sonnenberg, author of “Come Up for Air” sha...
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Focus Engine: Turn Your Brain Into an F1 Car–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-07-12T11:00
Have you ever been in the middle of an important task and suddenly your mind just drifts away? This isn’t a discipline problem, it’s a focus problem — and we all have it. Fortunately, t...
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Make Better Decisions With The Decision Doctor Constance Dierickx (TPS464) from 2023-07-10T11:00
Being a better leader means making better decisions. In this episode, we are joined by Constance Dierickx, a high-level consultant who helps leaders make decisions when the stakes are high. We disc...
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Master Your Day: The Power of Daily Planning–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-07-05T11:00
Unlock the power of your day with Daily Planning! Discover how planning your day can skyrocket your productivity, reduce stress, and free up your mental energy. Don’t let your day run you. Cl...
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Productivity Paradox: How Collaboration Tools Can Hurt More Than Help w/ Jennifer Smith (TPS463) from 2023-07-03T11:00
Are you drowning in endless emails, constantly interrupted by Slack notifications, and suffering from Zoom fatigue? In this episode, Jennifer Smith, CEO of Scribe, will help you break free from col...
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The Key to Fulfillment and Motivation–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-06-28T11:00
Looking for motivation, fulfillment, and a clear direction in life? Dive into the power of discovering your ‘why’ in this riveting episode. Learn how knowing your ‘why’ can ...
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ADHD Productivity Strategies w/ ADHD Coach Skye Rapson (TPS462) from 2023-06-26T11:00
Have you been diagnosed with ADHD, or suspect you may be in the future? Or do you have a colleague or family member who has been diagnosed? You MAY have found that the “usual productivity advice” d...
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The Secret to Achieving Your Goals–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-06-21T11:00
Have goals that feel like they’re forever out of reach? You’re not alone. In this episode, we’ll share the secret to turning dreams into reality: the Goal Getting concept of the 25X Pro...
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From Zero to $100 Million: Productivity Power Moves for Amazon FBA Entrepreneurs (TPS461) from 2023-06-19T11:00
Discover the productivity secrets behind one of the most successful Amazon FBA entrepreneurs, Neil Twa from Voltage, as he shares his insider tips, tricks, and strategies for e-commerce domination....
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Move to Improve Your Productivity–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-06-14T11:00
Feeling lethargic, unfocused, or just generally ‘blah’? The solution might be as simple as getting up and moving. Boost your mood and enhance your brain power by adding this one simple ...
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Bookend Your Workday With Routines&Notion w/ Caroline Guntur (TPS460) from 2023-06-12T11:00
You’ve heard of morning routines and evening routines, but did you know that there are even more powerful routines you can implement to have a more productive day? Today’s guest Caroline Guntur (ak...
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Upgrade Your Brain’s OS: The Crucial Role of Mindsets in Productivity–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-06-07T11:00
Ever feel like you’re working incredibly hard but not seeing the results you want? The problem might not be with your strategies or tactics but with your mindsets. You’ll discover how t...
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From Burnout to Breakthrough: How This Engineer Achieved Career Success w/ Zach White (TPS459) from 2023-06-05T11:00
Are you an engineer feeling overworked, undervalued, and unsure of how to advance in your career? We speak to former engineer Zach White, who overcame burnout and personal struggles to achieve care...
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Find Your Flow: Boost Your Productivity and Creativity–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-05-31T23:00
Ever wondered how high achievers seem to accomplish so much effortlessly? The answer is your ability to get into a flow state. Discover how you can tap into this powerful state to supercharge your ...
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How To Manage Stress: Unconventional Ideas for Busy Professionals (TPS458) from 2023-05-29T11:00
When was the last time you felt stressed out? Stress is such a productivity killer, and while there are lots of common ways to manage your stress — we promise we aren’t going to tell you to exercis...
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Weekly Planning: Your Blueprint For Success–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-05-24T11:00
Are you feeling like you’re constantly playing catch up with your tasks and your goals? Ever wish you just had a crystal ball to show you exactly what your week should look like? In this epis...
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The Power of Nonverbal Communication: Boosting Productivity and Success w/ Blake Eastman (TPS457) from 2023-05-22T11:00
Unleash the power of nonverbal communication to boost your productivity and success with Blake Eastman, a distinguished behavioral scientist and founder of The Nonverbal Group. Discover how to deco...
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The Power of the Daily Check-In–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-05-17T11:00
A daily check-in can be a game changer in how you manage your work, your day and ultimately your life. In this episode, we’ll walk you through this simple but profound ritual. Be proactive an...
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10 Tricks and Hacks to Turn Your Phone Into a Productivity Tool (TPS456) from 2023-05-15T11:00
Unlock your hidden potential in just minutes! We dive into ten secret phone settings that will revolutionize your daily routine. Don’t let your phone control you; take charge and make every m...
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Achieving Financial Freedom Without Sacrificing Your Family Life w/ Steve Chou (TPS455) from 2023-05-08T11:00
If you’re looking to achieve financial freedom while still prioritizing your family and health, this episode is a must-listen! We sat down with Steve Chou, founder of MyWifeQuitHerJob.com and...
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Master the Daily Target for Unstoppable Success–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-05-03T11:00
Are you ready to transform your productivity game and make every day count? We reveal the power of the Daily Target concept from our 25X Productivity System. Learn how to determine what makes a day...
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New Alternative to Notion, 6 Bad Habits to Break,&Weekly Review Tips (TPS454) from 2023-05-01T11:00
We discuss the app that will crush Notion, six non-obvious habits that make you miserable, how to choose the best productivity apps, and how to conduct a weekly review. Visit Indeed.com/tps to star...
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The Focus Filter: Identify Your Key Tasks Every Day–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-04-26T11:00
Have you ever looked at your to-do list for the day and thought to yourself, “I have NO idea where to start”? Sometimes it is very clear, but other days everything has flags or due dates, or we jus...
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Find Your Unique Ability and Ikigai w/ Ali Nasser (TPS453) from 2023-04-24T11:00
Discover your unique abilities, skills and passions with entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and author Ali Nasser. By the end of this episode, you will be able to identify your Ikigai and know the inte...
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Unleash the Power of the Shutdown Ritual–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-04-19T11:00
Discover the transformative power of the Shutdown Ritual, a game-changing evening routine designed to optimize your productivity and sleep quality. In this episode, we reveal the secret to waking u...
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Free Up Time In Your Business Using ClickUp w/ Kaci Ackerman (TPS452) from 2023-04-17T11:00
Every business owner knows they should spend more time working ON their business than IN their business, but how do you do that? In this episode, Certified Business Manager Kaci Ackerman shares how...
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3 Must-Have Productivity Apps–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-04-12T11:00
Do you have these 3 productivity apps? If not, you’re not as productive as you could be. Tune in and discover what they are. Learn more at https://theproductivityshow.com/ Links: Become a member of...
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Invest In Yourself: 3 Ways To Accelerate Progress And Get Unstuck (TPS451) from 2023-04-10T11:00
Have you ever felt like your career or your life is stuck or not progressing as quickly as you think it should? Forward momentum doesn’t just happen on its own – YOU have to make it hap...
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Ask The Right Questions To Make The Best Decisions–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-04-05T11:00
We all know people who are great at making decisions. How do they know the right thing to do? Sometimes it is instinct, but more often than not, it is because they know the right questions to ask. ...
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Do Your Apps Cause Procrastination? Plus The Quiet Weekend Trend&More (TPS450) from 2023-04-03T11:00
Are your favorite apps wasting your time with “sophisticated procrastination”? What would you buy if your company gave you a WFH budget? How can you have a “Quiet Weekend”? In this episode, we talk...
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How To Find Your Peak Productivity Times–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-03-29T11:00
How productive would you be if you could time things, so you got the right things done at the PERFECT time to do them? In this episode, we’ll cover a 3-part framework for finding your peak producti...
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Doctor Reveals Top Productivity Tips and Workflows for Medical Professionals (TPS449) from 2023-03-27T11:00
If you’re a medical professional looking to boost your productivity and reduce burnout, you won’t want to miss this insightful conversation. Tune in as Dr. Don Pelto discusses actionabl...
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Unlock Productivity and Save Hours a Day–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-03-22T11:00
Discover how checking your email only twice a day can significantly increase your productivity and save you hours of valuable time. With practical tips and insights, you’ll learn how to avoid...
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Take Better Notes: Our Favorite Note-Taking Apps Right Now (TPS448) from 2023-03-20T11:00
Are you tired of messy, disorganized notes scattered across different platforms? Are you overwhelmed by the number of note-taking apps out there? It seems like there is a new “hot” app every week, ...
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How To Build Renewal Into Your Day–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-03-15T11:00
Imagine how productive you’d be if you had as much energy at the end of your day as you do at the start. We’ve all heard “you need to take breaks!” and “downtime makes you more productive!”, but ho...
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Find The Right Productivity Tool For You w/ Francesco D’Alessio (TPS447) from 2023-03-13T11:00
There are so many productivity tools out there; how do you know which tool is the right one for you? How do you avoid “Shiny Object Syndrome”? What are the latest trends in productivity? In this ep...
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How To Stay Consistent With Your Weekly Review–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-03-08T12:00
Being consistent with your weekly review is, for most people, the hardest part of productivity systems like David Allen’s Getting Things Done. Doing it once or twice is easy. Doing it every s...
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The Year Of Efficiency, Micromanaging Apps&AI Wars (TPS446) from 2023-03-06T12:00
How can your career thrive in “The Year of Efficiency”? Would you use an app that records EVERYTHING on your computer? Are productivity apps even worth it? In this episode we talk about these topic...
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Productivity Insurance: How To Predict Productivity Problems–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-03-01T12:00
Want to avoid productivity problems before they even happen? The unexpected will come up of course, but let’s face it — if we had thought about it, a lot of our issues could have been avoided or at...
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Travel Hacking and Remote Working Tips w/ Nomadic Matt (TPS445) from 2023-02-27T12:00
You can travel the world and work productively at the same time. Our guest is a NYT bestselling author, traveled to over 100 countries and built a successful business at the same time. Matt Kepnes,...
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Mind The Gap: Make Your Quarterly Plan A Success–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-02-22T12:00
Goals aren’t enough! You need to know where you are now, where you want to get to, and what you need to do to get there. We call that Minding The Gap. In this episode, we’ll show you how to figure ...
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The Best Calendar Apps for iOS and Android (TPS444) from 2023-02-20T12:00
Tired of constantly double-checking your schedule and missing important appointments? In this episode, we’ll dive into the world of calendar apps for iOS and Android. From the best apps for m...
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Personal Outsourcing–Save Time, Energy, and Attention–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-02-15T12:00
Want a next-level productivity hack? Focus as much of your time, energy, and attention as possible on things that bring you joy and move you closer to your goals. For everything else, eliminate wha...
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Chris Bailey Teaches You To Calm Your Mind (TPS443) from 2023-02-13T12:00
The world is filled with stress and anxiety, but that doesn’t mean you need to be. It might sound surprising, but the way to true productivity is through.. calm. Hustling, grinding, and imbalance w...
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Life Leverages–One Skill To Master Your Attention–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-02-08T12:00
Have more time and feel less overwhelmed by creating leverage. We’ll show you how to do this in less than 10 minutes. This episode is brought to you by the 25X Productivity System Live – our ...
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Was Your Password Manager Hacked? Is Clutter A Good Thing?&More (TPS442) from 2023-02-06T12:00
There is starting to be a pushback against decluttering in articles and social media trends. Can clutter actually be a good thing? Also, quiet quitters are getting quiet fired, and a popular passwo...
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Rise Ritual: Win The First 90 Minutes Of Your Day–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-02-01T12:00
The first 90 minutes of your day will set the tone for everything that happens after. The best way to have a positive start consistently is with a Rise Ritual, a set of repeatable steps that you do...
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5 AI Tools To Save Time And Be 100X More Efficient (TPS441) from 2023-01-30T12:00
Discover 5 AI tools that will save you multiple hours a week and have you do less mundane tasks. This episode might change your life and the way you work moving forward. Don’t miss out on these new...
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Monthly Planning The Easy Way–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-01-25T12:00
Monthly plans get a bad rap because they can take a long time and often don’t work out. But it doesn’t have to be that way! You can make a helpful monthly plan that is easy to do, and you’ll actual...
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How Ultra Wealthy People Manage Their Money w/ Jim Dew (TPS440) from 2023-01-23T12:00
Get the secrets to managing your money and growing your wealth like billionaires do. We asked wealth manager Jim Dew, author of Beyond a Million: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook for Expanding Wealth, F...
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Reflection Ritual: Learn, Grow, De-Stress, and Clarify–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-01-18T12:00
A tool that helps you learn, grow, de-stress, and get clarity: what’s not to like? A Reflection Ritual is a quick process that helps you learn from the day, get stuff out of your head, and clarify ...
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Success In A World of Exponential Information w/ Futurist Ross Dawson (TPS439) from 2023-01-16T12:00
The amount of information we have to make sense of is staggering and overwhelming. However, it’s possible to not only survive this information overload but thrive! In this episode, we’re joined by ...
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Focus Engine: How To Get Focused Quickly–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-01-11T09:00
Do you have problems getting started when you sit down to get something done? The secret is not more willpower, it is to have a Focus Engine — a reliable set of tools and techniques to help you get...
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How You Can Live Longer and Be In Shape In Only 30 Minutes A Day (TPS438) from 2023-01-09T12:00
Live longer, lose weight and exercise for longevity. In this episode, we have a world-class strength & conditioning coach Bert Massey, who reveals how to exercise to live longer, and use techno...
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Roll With The Punches: A Productivity Superpower–Wisdom Wednesday from 2023-01-04T09:00
The ability to roll with the punches is a productivity superpower. It separates the people who throw up their hands at any setback from those who are able to get SOMETHING done in any circumstance....
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Evernote RIP? Should You Cancel All Meetings?&More (TPS437) from 2023-01-02T12:00
A company tried to cancel all meetings during the summer. How did it work out? A country is recommending companies move to a 4-Day Work Week Permanently. Also, our thoughts on Evernote being bought...
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1 Tweak to Change Your Life Trajectory–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-12-28T09:00
Accomplish your goals, in less time, and with more consistency by introducing this one tweak to your goal setting. Most of us are good at writing down goals where we logically connect with a goal, ...
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New Year’s Resolutions: How To Make and Keep One This Year (TPS436) from 2022-12-26T12:00
New Year’s Resolutions never work… UNLESS you do them the right way. This is the LAST episode of 2022! So we are going to be looking back at 2022 and share tips with you to set yourself up for a pr...
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Goal Getting: Don’t Just Set Goals, Get Them!–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-12-21T09:00
What is the point of setting goals if you don’t do the right things to achieve them? That’s why we don’t like goal SETTING, we like goal GETTING. In this episode, we take you through a 5-step proce...
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Hunting Discomfort w/ Sterling Hawkins (TPS435) from 2022-12-19T12:00
Is discomfort actually a good thing? Many of us do whatever we can to avoid it, but in reality, discomfort can be a feedback system, and can help point us forward. In this episode, we’re joined by ...
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Movement–One Daily Activity To Have More Energy–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-12-14T09:00
Have more energy, concentrate longer, and get more stuff done in the same amount of time. That’s what’s possible when you have daily movement practices in your life. If you think about it, Energy i...
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Productivity For How You’re Wired w/ Ellen Faye (TPS434) from 2022-12-12T12:00
Want to be more productive, but just can’t figure out how? There’s so much productivity advice out there that is great… for the person giving it. But is it the right strategy for you? I...
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How To Have A Productive Mindset–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-12-07T09:00
Productivity is not just about tactics and apps – it is about mindsets. The most productive people you know have a productive mindset, and you can have one too. Think about the most productiv...
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Spaceboxing vs Timeboxing, iPhone Gimmicks,&America’s Productivity Woes (TPS433) from 2022-12-05T12:00
You’ve heard of “Timeboxing” to be more productive, but “Spaceboxing” is just as important. We talk about being more productive with your space, iPhone gimmicks, and d...
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Flow State: Flip 3 Switches to Get Into Flow Anytime–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-11-30T09:00
Get focused, get more stuff done in less time, and finish your projects faster than before. That’s what’s possible when you get into a flow state consistently. I’m sure you’ve had the experience wh...
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Notion Tips and Career Advice From Wall Street w/ Khe Hy (TPS432) from 2022-11-28T12:00
Be productive with Notion, advance in your career faster, and how to start a side hustle. We cover this with Khe Hy, a former Wall Street banker turned solo entrepreneur, who shares his best notion...
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Weekly Planning: Make Time For Your Priorities–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-11-23T09:00
How do you find time to get everything done during the week? Trick question – you don’t. You MAKE time! And you do that with a Weekly Plan. Even if you’ve tried planning in the past and it di...
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Win Back Time With Systems And How To Build Systems w/ Josh Fonger (TPS431) from 2022-11-21T12:00
Free up time and save yourself from headaches by having the right systems in place. We have systems-expert share examples of systems you can use in your life, for your family, and organization to w...
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Daily Check-In: 5 Minutes To Better and More Productive Days–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-11-16T09:00
In only 5 minutes, you can make every single day an opportunity for learning and improvement. Improve your day, improve your week, and improve your life. You can do this with the Daily Check-In, w...
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Brain Hacks To Be Productive&Focused w/ Neuroscientist Andrew Hill (TPS430) from 2022-11-14T12:00
A neuroscientist explains how you can optimize your brain for health and focus. He also covers: The warning signs to look for that your brain health is in decline The supplements to consider for op...
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Daily Target: Have a Productive Day Almost Every Day–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-11-09T09:00
“Did I Have A Productive Day?” is an important question you’re probably not asking yourself. Or if you are, you’re answering with “vibes” like “I crushed it!” or “Meh, it was OK,&...
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Email Workflows, Accountability Tips, and Eliminate 40-Hour Work Week (TPS429) from 2022-11-07T12:00
Win back time with a new email app, hit your goals with accountability tips, and the way you’re working might be holding you back. We cover a wide range of topics to boost your productivity in this...
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Focus Filter–Stop Overwhelm&Get Focused With This Skill–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-11-02T08:00
How to prioritize your todo list and find one task that makes the biggest impact on your day. Let me ask you this. Have you ever looked at your todo list and everything on your list looked equally ...
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Before You Go Minimalist, Listen To This w/ Courtney Carver (TPS428) from 2022-10-31T11:00
We go over the pros and cons of minimalism with Courtney Carver. She’s a thought leader on minimalism and shares her big mistakes and lessons learned from living a minimalist life. We go over: The ...
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Shutdown Ritual: Get 8 Hours of Productivity–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-10-26T08:00
Invest 90 minutes to get 8 hours of productivity. That’s what the Shutdown Ritual can do for you. One of the biggest multipliers for productivity is sleep. When you have a great night of sleep, you...
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The Power of Silence in A World of Noise w/ Justin Zorn&Leigh Marz (TPS427) from 2022-10-24T11:00
How do you stand out in a world of noise? With silence! It may sound counterintuitive, but in this episode, leadership coaches Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn from Astrea Strategies share how you can us...
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Personal Systems: The 3 Essentials–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-10-19T08:00
There are SO many different productivity apps and tools out there. How do you know what is important and REALLY helpful? Three stand above the rest, and we call them the “3 Essentials”. If you have...
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How To Make New Friends and Build Big Relationships w/ Nick Gray (TPS426) from 2022-10-17T11:00
Discover a simple party-hosting formula with step-by-step instructions that help you meet new people, strengthen your relationships, and make you the person everyone wants to know. We also cover: H...
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Thinking Time: Make The Right Decisions Using This Framework–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-10-12T08:00
If you don’t ask the right questions, you won’t have the right information. And without the right information, you can’t make the best decisions. Thinking Time is essentially making time to think w...
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Financial Independence: The 4% Rule Will Get You There w/ Alan Donegan (TPS425) from 2022-10-10T11:00
Become financially independent, save money and be extremely productive all at once. It’s possible and our guest Alan Donegan shares how you can do it. We cover: The 4% Rule for Becoming Financially...
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Peak Positioning: Give Yourself The Best Chance To Succeed Each Day–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-10-05T08:00
When you have little to no energy, it’s hard to get started on tasks and be productive. It doesn’t matter how skilled you are in Getting Things Done or some other productivity method — when you hav...
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Reduced Distraction Phones, Killer iOS Features,&Team Personality Tests (TPS424) from 2022-10-03T11:00
News you can use from Notion, Apple, Wunderlist’s founders, and more productivity topics… Can a “Reduced Distractions” phone improve your Attention? Are iOS16’s Focus Filters feature as awesome as ...
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Time Audit: Get Back More Time Every Week–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-09-28T11:00
Have you ever said I just don’t have time to do everything!” or “I’m SO busy all the time”? To fix your Time problem, you need to know what you’re doing during the week now. Use a Time Audit ...
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3 Checklists Everyone Needs to Boost Productivity (TPS423) from 2022-09-26T11:00
Become organized and never forget things when you have these 3 checklists in place. You’d think the better and more experienced you get at something, the more consistent and error-free you are, but...
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Renewal Rituals: Your Life Is A Series Of Sprints–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-09-21T11:00
Athletes rely on a structured recovery ritual to get results in their training, and you can do the same thing for your productivity. Create a structured Renewal Ritual and use rest, recovery, and r...
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How A Busy Professor Gets Organized and Stuff Done w/ Art Carden (TPS422) from 2022-09-19T11:00
Art Carden is a Professor of Economics who wears many hats and juggles commitments, responsibilities, and organizes and interprets a huge amount of information. He’s a professor of Economics at Sam...
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Self-Management: Advanced Skill To Master Productivity–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-09-14T11:00
Overcome procrastination, meet your deadlines way before they are due, and become the person who is known to get stuff done. This is possible when you master self-management, an advanced productivi...
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9 Browser Tips to Save Time (Plus an Epic Lightning Round!) (TPS421) from 2022-09-12T11:00
Your Browser is your most important productivity tool. We share some of our favorite shortcuts, plugins, extensions, and ways you can be a productivity ninja with your browser on Windows, Mac, iOS,...
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Weekly Review: How To Be Fast and Consistent–Wisdom Wednesday from 2022-09-07T11:00
Why is it so hard to be consistent with a Weekly Review? Many people associate the Weekly Review with David Allen’s Getting Things Done productivity system, but anyone can benefit from it. Many peo...
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Can Your Kids Get Better Grades With These Tech Tools? (TPS420) from 2022-09-05T11:00
There are so many tech tools to help kids with schoolwork. Even if you don’t remember anything from school, these apps and services can help your kids with math, languages, reading – almost a...
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25X Live Workshops Are Coming! (TPS419.5) from 2022-08-31T08:00
Introducing live workshops to supercharge your productivity! We have two workshops coming up for the 25X Productivity System, which is our new productivity method that will help you become more pro...
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How To Thrive In A Stressful Environment w/ Alexis Haselberger (TPS419) from 2022-08-29T11:00
Stress-free productivity: Alexis Haselberger is a time management coach who has worked with Google, Lyft, Workday, Capital One, Upwork, and many more. Thriving in those stressful environments is th...
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Sleep Tracking: Discover How To Use Your Sleep Data To Improve Your Life (TPS418) from 2022-08-22T11:00
You probably don’t get enough sleep, and you’re not alone. The CDC says that 1 in 3 adults don’t get enough sleep, and sleep is a huge part of the “Energy” part of the TEA Framework. In this episod...
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Windows Productivity Apps&Must-Use Settings w/ Kimberly Charron (TPS417) from 2022-08-15T11:00
These Windows apps will make you more productive. Even if you can’t install them on your computer, we share our favorite built-in settings and MS 365 tools. Certified Online Business Manager Kimber...
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Team Communication: How To Double Your Team’s Output (TPS416) from 2022-08-08T11:00
Improve your team’s time, energy, and attention with this simple tweak. We’ll share how you can build your team’s internal communication strategy, and the things to think about, and we’ll provide a...
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Escaping the Metaverse, SpaceX Is Changing How We Work, and Hot Productivity Trends (TPS415) from 2022-08-01T11:00
Stay on top of the newest productivity trends like the Metaverse, how SpaceX is changing the way we work, and important Apple software updates. Other topics we’re going over: What is the point of a...
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Team&Personal Productivity w/ CEO Aye Moah (TPS414) from 2022-07-25T11:00
The CEO of Boomerang talks about productivity, team-building, successful meetings, and creating a “Guiding Principles” book for your team. Aye Moah, CEO and Co-Founder of Boomerang join...
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Productivity Tools, Apps, Workflows, and Plans We Use And Recommend (TPS413) from 2022-07-18T11:00
Whenever we do a Q&A or a webinar, we always get asked about our workstation, our favorite apps, tools, and workflows we personally use to get stuff done efficiently. In this episode, we’re goi...
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Want to Quit Social Media? (TPS412) from 2022-07-11T11:00
Social Media CAN be like productivity kryptonite – distraction and disruption are literally one tap away. One solution is the Cal Newport route – just get rid of social media altogether...
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Leading With Heart w/ Executive Coach Edward Sullivan (TPS411) from 2022-07-04T11:00
In this episode, I’m excited to welcome Edward Sullivan, who has been coaching and advising start-up founders, Fortune 10 executives, and heads of state for over 15 years. His clients include execu...
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The 996 Work Culture, Super-Quick Meetings&A Surprising Report (TPS410) from 2022-06-27T11:00
Let’s catch up on what’s been happening in our industry and new trends that you need to be aware of so you stay ahead of the curve. Aside from the industry news, we also have 3 important topics to ...
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How To Start Over When You Lost Everything (TPS409) from 2022-06-20T11:00
Imagine you lost everything. How do you overcome that? I was recently traveling in Europe and had… an incident. Long story short, I lost pretty much EVERYTHING except my phone. As I recovered from ...
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Biohacking, Psychedelics, and More w/ Shawn Wells (TPS408) from 2022-06-13T11:00
Optimize your health following the latest health & wellness supplements. Today I’m joined by Shawn Wells. He is the world’s leading nutritional biochemist and bestselling author of the book The...
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From Morning Routine to Rise Ritual: Be Consistent&Have A Great Day (TPS407) from 2022-06-06T11:00
One of the most important things you can do to help your productivity is to create an easy-to-follow routine that you follow after you wake up. We don’t even like the term “morning routine” –...
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Protect Your Career Against AI, Single or Multiple Monitors,&More (TPS406) from 2022-05-30T11:00
Let’s catch up on what’s been happening in our industry and new trends that you need to be aware of so you stay ahead of the curve. Aside from the industry news, we also have 3 important topics to ...
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The 25 Steps to Productivity Mastery (TPS405.5) from 2022-05-24T11:00:05
Something we’ve been wondering for quite some time is this question: “How do you know when you’ve reached mastery of productivity?” Many people have told us what they like about AE is that we...
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How To Adapt GTD To YOUR Needs (TPS405) from 2022-05-23T11:00
Getting Things Done, or GTD, is a productivity system developed by David Allen, and it was introduced to the world in the book “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity.”...
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What’s Your Book, Tool, and Frog? (TPS404) from 2022-05-16T11:00
The Productivity Show podcast has been around since 2015 or so – this is episode 404 – and at the beginning, whenever we had a guest on, the host would end it by asking the guest three ...
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Former Top 20 Poker Player Turned Productivity Pro Shares All Of His Secrets w/ Chris Sparks (TPS403) from 2022-05-09T11:00
Today I’m joined by Chris Sparks. He’s the founder of Forcing Function where he helps executives achieve peak performance. As a former top 20 poker player in the world, he takes lessons and framewo...
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Conflicting Productivity Advice, Google Suggestions, Notion&More (TPS402) from 2022-05-02T11:00
Let’s catch up on what’s been happening in our industry and new trends that you need to be aware of so you stay ahead of the curve. Aside from the industry news, we also have 3 important topics to ...
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3 Ways To Buy Back Time (Anyone Can Do It!) (TPS401) from 2022-04-25T11:00
In this episode, we’re going to talk about 3 ways you can use your money to buy back time. We’ll be covering some very inexpensive ways, and some more advanced ways, you can get back more of that p...
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The Big 400! Our Favorite Episodes, Books, Stories&More (TPS400) from 2022-04-18T11:00
We’ve been helping people become more productive at work and in life since 2011. The podcast has been around since 2016 and we surpassed 11mm downloads which makes us the #1 productivity podcast in...
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Productivity Workflows and Strategies of A Consultant in the Non-Profit Sector w/ Alice Ferris (TPS399) from 2022-04-11T11:00
Today I’m joined by Alice Ferris, the founding partner of Goal Busters Consulting where she helps small to medium size organizations in the non-profit sector with fundraising. She has more than 30 ...
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Productivity Spring Cleaning For Your Schedule, Workflow,&Environment (TPS398) from 2022-04-04T11:00
In this episode, we’re going to talk about 3 ways you can revamp your productivity by doing a spring cleaning for your schedule, your workflows, and your environment. Even if it is not Spring where...
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Are GTD Contexts Useless? Is Productivity Hurting Young People?&More (TPS397) from 2022-03-28T11:00
Today’s episode is a new format we’re experimenting with. We know many of you like listening to podcasts to learn new things and also to stay on top of what’s happening in the world. So we thought ...
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How To Have A Good Weekend (TPS396) from 2022-03-21T11:00
In this episode, we’re going to talk about ways to have a good weekend that leaves you feeling refreshed and ready for whatever comes during the week. Even if you’re self-employed or an entrepreneu...
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Double The Productivity Of Your Team (TPS395) from 2022-03-14T11:00
Let’s talk about team productivity and how you can double the output of your team without making drastic changes. We’ve been running AE since 2011 and learned a lot of things about individual produ...
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Are you a jerk if you use Calendly? Productive TikTok?&More (TPS394) from 2022-03-07T12:00
Today’s episode is a new format we’re experimenting with. We know many of you like listening to podcasts to learn new things and also to stay on top of what’s happening in the world. So we thought ...
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Wellness Apps: Our Favorites To Get Focused, Boost Energy,&Find Balance (TPS393) from 2022-02-28T12:00
Today is going to be another App episode, but this time we are going to get specific and talk about Wellness Apps. We’ll each share 3 apps that we love, broken into the following categories: FOCUS:...
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Evernote: Can It Become Your All-In-One Super App? (TPS392) from 2022-02-21T12:00
It’s been a while since we talked about Evernote on the podcast, and this episode was triggered by the end of year letter that the CEO makes every year. In his 2021 recap, he said this “Your ...
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Tips For The Productivity Skeptic That Can Make A Big Difference (TPS391) from 2022-02-14T12:00
Today’s episode was inspired by feedback from a listener: “My only feedback would be that the barrier to entry might be a little high, particularly for people who are already efficient and mo...
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Date Night: Ideas and Making Time In Your Busy, Productive World (TPS390) from 2022-02-07T12:00
Today’s episode is going to be a bit different: we’re going to talk about… Date Nights! You might be asking yourself … why on earth would a productivity podcast be talking about date nights? Am I l...
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The 3 P’s of Productivity w/ Brittany Dixon (TPS389) from 2022-01-31T12:00
In today’s episode, we’re going to be talking about the 3 P’s of productivity to use every day to make an impact. We’ll talk about what the 3 P’s are, and how to make the system work for you....
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3 Ways To Keep Your Momentum Going This Year (TPS388) from 2022-01-24T12:00:33
This episode is all about how to Keep Momentum Going, no matter what time of year it is. Maybe you have goals or resolutions, or maybe you haven’t made them yet and are just taking what comes. Eith...
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Linking Your Thinking: Personal Knowledge Management w/ Nick Milo (TPS387) from 2022-01-17T12:00
In today’s episode, we’re going to be diving into the world of Personal Knowledge Management This is a topic that is super-hot right now, and linked editing tools like Obsidian, Roam, and others ar...
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The Year Of The Supply Chain (TPS386) from 2022-01-10T12:00
Today we are going to talk about something that has been in the news a LOT this year and will likely impact most of us in the year ahead: issues with the global and local supply chain. You might ha...
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What’s Your Plan? Student Procrastination&Productivity w/ Leslie Josel (TPS385) from 2022-01-03T12:00
In today’s episode, we’re going to be talking about productivity and procrastination, but with a special focus on STUDENTS. 90% of students procrastinate, but the reasons are very different than wi...
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How To Say No: Set Boundaries and Create Win-Win Situations (TPS384) from 2021-12-27T12:00
In today’s episode, we’re going to share how to set boundaries and SAY NO. This is the last episode of 2021. If you could set one intention for this upcoming year, a great one is to say NO to more ...
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How To Get Ready For The New Year (TPS383) from 2021-12-20T12:00
In today’s episode, we’re going to share how to get ready for next year. In our last episode, TPS382, we talked about how to review the past year, see how you did, and maybe come up with some chang...
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The Four Day Work Week Experiment: Tips and Lessons Learned (TPS382) from 2021-12-13T12:00
Today’s episode is going to be a bit different. From time to time we do episodes about how we do things at AE, for two reasons: Going back to the early days of the blog in 2011 and the podcast in ...
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[Special] How I Built Asian Efficiency from 2021-12-09T19:13
Today’s episode is going to be slightly different than what you might be used to from us. This is Thanh Pham, the founder of Asian Efficiency. I was recently interviewed by Sachit Gupta, the host o...
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Calendar Cleanup: Win Back Time&Trust Your Calendar Again (TPS381) from 2021-12-06T12:00
In this episode, we are going to talk about Calendars, or more specifically doing a Calendar Cleanup. Any way you can get your Calendar in top shape will have an immediate impact today and going fo...
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The Great Resignation: How It Impacts You (TPS380) from 2021-11-29T12:00
Today’s episode is going to be slightly different than what you might be used to from us. We’re always looking for ways to make the podcast better, more fun, and insightful. Every podcast episode i...
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The TPS Productivity Gift Guide–2021 Edition (TPS379) from 2021-11-22T12:00
In this episode, we are going to do our Annual Productivity Gift Guide. What do you give to someone who is into productivity? Or maybe you’d like to give them something that would help them out. Th...
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How To Have Meetings People Actually Want To Attend (TPS378) from 2021-11-15T12:00
In this episode, we are going to talk about everyone’s favorite topic: Meetings. Believe it or not, there’s a way to make meetings less painful, and to even make them events that people WANT to att...
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Focus Mode: Eliminate Distractions and Boost Focus On All Your Devices (TPS377) from 2021-11-08T12:00
Apple released a new feature for iOS and macOS called Focus Mode to help you focus and customize your notifications for fewer distractions. In this episode, we’ll unpack this feature, how we use it...
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Staying Focused: How We Use Notifications and Reminders (TPS376) from 2021-11-01T11:00
A comment in a recent podcast recording Livestream made us realize that there’s this misconception that we are these notification-less monks, who have all of our devices on Do Not Disturb and never...
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Zoom&Teams Best Practices: Make Online Meetings Less Painful (TPS375) from 2021-10-25T11:00
Even if many of us are back in the office, at least part-time (or never left), it is inevitable that so much of our day is spent in online meetings. We fire up our computer, connect to Zoom or Team...
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How To Recover From A Bad Day (TPS374) from 2021-10-18T11:00
We’ve all been there. You had a day that just went all wrong. Maybe you or someone else made a mistake, or some crisis came up and your day went totally downhill, or maybe you have some sort of hab...
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Apps We Love That Make Us More Productive Every Day (TPS373) from 2021-10-11T11:00
Every year at The Productivity Show we have an episode where we share our favorite productivity apps. This time we’re making it different by only highlighting the apps we don’t frequently talk abou...
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Meal Planning: Save Time&Have More Energy, Even If You Hate Cooking (TPS372) from 2021-10-04T11:00
The average person spends about 2.5 hours a day on prepping food, cooking, eating and drinking. That’s a lot of time and an opportunity to save time. Not only that, many of you struggle with eating...
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Declutter Your Photos w/ Isabelle Dervaux (TPS371) from 2021-09-27T11:00
Over the years, we’ve done many podcast episodes about organization and decluttering, but we always get questions about one specific area: photos! We decided to call in an expert, so in this episod...
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How To Run A Retrospective For Continuous Improvement (TPS370) from 2021-09-20T11:00
At Asian Efficiency we follow a project management philosophy called “Scrum”. You might have heard of it. It’s popular in the software industry but not so much outside of it which is a shame becaus...
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How to Fuel Your Creativity w/ Jeffrey Madoff (TPS369) from 2021-09-13T11:00
Today I’m joined by Jeffrey Madoff, the founder of Madoff Productions, based in New York City. His company has produced commercials for brands such as Ralph Lauren, Victoria’s Secret, Tiffany...
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Beat The Energy Dropoff: Feel Energized Even At End of Day (TPS368) from 2021-09-06T11:00
Have you ever wanted to work on a project after work, you knew what you needed to do, you had the time to do it….you come home and then….you crash. You were too tired to work on it and then moved i...
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How To Do A Workation: What You Need To Know (TPS367) from 2021-08-30T11:00
Nowadays, many of us have the option to work remotely and from home. This opens a whole new world of possibilities. What used to be reserved for digital nomads, people like you and me can now work ...
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Chaos Contained: Tips For Overcommitted Moms w/ Valerie Recore (TPS366) from 2021-08-23T11:00
In this episode I’m thrilled to welcome Valerie Recore – she’s a productivity specialist who works with overwhelmed and overcommitted moms. With a background in mental health and corporate tr...
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Our Thinking Has Evolved On These Productivity“Rules”(TPS365) from 2021-08-16T11:00
Some of our favorite episodes are ones that come directly from listener feedback, and this episode is no exception – how has our productivity thinking evolved over the years? Are there any “p...
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Our Favorite Trick To Build Any Habit And Make It Stick (TPS364) from 2021-08-09T11:00
On The Productivity Show we’ve talked a lot about the power of habits but we know it can be difficult to add new habits to your life. One strategy that helps you introduce new habits is called “hab...
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3 Tips for Productive Post-Pandemic Travel (TPS363) from 2021-08-02T11:00
We’ve done travel podcast episodes before, but never one right during and after a global pandemic! You might be wondering what has changed and how you can do it in the most stress-free and producti...
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Behind The Scenes- Our Podcast Gear, Workflow, and Rules [Major Milestone!](TPS362) from 2021-07-26T11:00
This podcast episode is going to be slightly different. We recently surpassed 10 million downloads for The Productivity Show so we thought it would be fun to give you a look behind the scenes of wh...
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How Many Pomodoros Should You Do In A Day? (TPS361) from 2021-07-19T11:00
Have you heard of the Pomodoro Technique? It’s a popular time management and focus strategy and something we’ve been teaching for a long time at Asian Efficiency. One question we get often is how m...
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CEO of Brain.fm on High Performance, Focus, Meditation, and Workflows w/ Dan Clark (TPS360) from 2021-07-12T11:00
Today I’m joined by Dan Clark. He’s the CEO of Brain.fm which is an app that offers focus music. I had the opportunity to discuss the science behind focus music, how the brain works, what we can do...
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Get Focused: How To Overcome Distractions and Boost Your Attention (TPS359) from 2021-07-05T11:00
We’re continuing our series on the TEA framework and this time we’re talking about Attention. How do you become more focused? How do you have more attention for what matters? How can you eliminate ...
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Feeling Low Energy? Here are 3 Things You Can Do Today That Will Help (TPS358) from 2021-06-28T11:00
Do you find that even when you know what you want to do, it just doesn’t happen? Or maybe by the end of the workday you’re feeling so ground down, you don’t feel like doing things with friends or f...
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3 Easy-To-Implement Ways To Win Back Time (TPS357) from 2021-06-21T11:00
Do you wish there were more hours in a day? Are you starving for more free time? Then this episode is for you! We’ll show you 3 ways you can create more free time and we’ll share tons of examples o...
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One of The Most Productive People In The World Shares His Secrets w/ Ari Meisel (TPS356) from 2021-06-14T11:00
Today I’m joined by Ari Meisel of Less Doing. He helps founders replace themselves in their business and have more time for the things that matter to them. I heard of Ari many years ago when he sha...
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Which Productivity System Is Best For You? We Compare and Recommend (TPS355) from 2021-06-07T11:00
If you’ve been studying productivity for a bit you probably have come across different systems like the TEA Framework, Getting Things Done, 12 Week Year, and many others. They all promise to help y...
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Back To Back Meetings: Win Back Your Time, Energy, and Attention (TPS354) from 2021-05-31T11:00
One of the biggest struggles many of The Productivity Show listeners and Asian Efficiency clients have is that they are in meetings all day. Oftentimes they’re on back-to-back-to-back meetings and ...
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Productivity Music: The Power of Focus Playlists with Will Henshall of Focus@Will (TPS353) from 2021-05-24T11:00
Will Henshall is the CEO of Focus@Will which is a productivity music company. They have different genres of music and playlists that help you get focused and into a flow state. We talked about how ...
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Small Changes Lead To Big Results: How To Free Up 1.5 Hours of Your Time (TPS352) from 2021-05-17T11:00
Do you want to make a change in your life? Most people think you need to make drastic changes that usually don’t last. At Asian Efficiency we believe that when you make small, consistent changes yo...
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How To Organize Your Files, Notes, and Photos [Brand New Method] (TPS351) from 2021-05-10T11:00
We all have these things in our work and personal life we call Time Squanders — those 5-10 minute activities that somehow work their way into our days. These really add up and have a surprising imp...
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3 Steps To Create An Evening Routine To Sleep Better And Feel More Energetic (TPS350) from 2021-05-03T11:00
Back in 2013, at Asian Efficiency we first introduced the evening ritual which is the idea of having a routine at the end of the day to help you wind down, get ready for the next day and have a gre...
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How To Plan Your Month To Avoid Surprises (TPS349) from 2021-04-26T11:00
At Asian Efficiency we’re known for the TEA Framework which is our productivity method. It stands for Time, Energy, and Attention which are the three pillars of productivity. Today’s episode will h...
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Self-Awareness: The Ultimate Productivity Hack of Life w/ Sachit Gupta (TPS348) from 2021-04-19T11:00
Today I’m joined by Sachit Gupta, host of the Conscious Creators podcast and an expert helping people launch their platforms. We discuss how you can build self-awareness and why it’s the ultimate p...
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Flow State: The Systems and Tools We Use To Get In The Zone (TPS347) from 2021-04-12T11:00
Have you ever been working away on something and you felt like time just melted away? You came out of it feeling like you made a ton of progress, and that everything just came together. That feelin...
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Be A Better Writer With Our 4-Step Process and Recommended Tools (TPS346) from 2021-04-05T11:00
On the Asian Efficiency website, we have over 600 blog posts. That’s close to a million words that have been written and we didn’t even include all the newsletters, course materials, workbooks, and...
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The 3X Rule: Solve Your Recurring Problems Once And For All (TPS345) from 2021-03-29T11:00
How many things in your work or personal life do you just “put up with”? It could be mistakes that happen, a tool that annoys you, or someone that you work with that slows things down. At Asian Eff...
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The Power Of The Accountability Trifecta, w/ Debbie Rosemont (TPS344) from 2021-03-22T11:00
Want to know the secret to achieving your goals and getting your important work done? It’s not time management, apps, or tools – it’s ACCOUNTABILITY. But what does that mean? And how do you f...
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Want To Do A Productivity Reset? Here’s What We Would Do (TPS343) from 2021-03-15T11:00
If you’re just starting out in your productivity journey, you are in a GREAT situation. You can optimize right away, and you can learn from what has worked for others and, where it makes sense, app...
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Affordable Productivity Apps: How To Be More Productive With A $100 Budget (TPS342) from 2021-03-08T12:00
When searching for productivity apps, you’ll find thousands of apps out there. How do you know which one is right for you? What if you had a limited budget? It’s easy to spend hundreds of dollars o...
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How To Keep Your Contacts Under Control And Uncluttered (TPS341) from 2021-03-01T12:00
I’m a big believer in the idea that a majority of our happiness comes from the people we surround ourselves with. Imagine when everyone in your family, friends, and closest contacts are all cheerin...
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Stay Secure Without Remembering A Million Logins (TPS340) from 2021-02-22T12:00
One of the most important things you can do to protect yourself online is to be smart about how you create and store your passwords. In 2021, you don’t want to be re-using the same passwords ...
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The $100 Challenge–What Productivity Tools Would We Buy With Only $100? (TPS339) from 2021-02-15T12:00
Imagine for a moment that you only have $100 in your budget to spend on productivity tools. What would you spend it on? We asked ourselves that question and came up with a list of gear and tools th...
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Use Your Calendar Like A Pro With These 5 Calendar Hacks (TPS338) from 2021-02-08T12:00:37
Your calendar is so important – it’s the ultimate record of where you put your priorities and where you spend your time. It is also one of the productivity tools we use the most, so any...
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How To Do A Digital Declutter: 5 Ways To Reclaim Your Focus (TPS337) from 2021-02-01T12:00:33
Digital clutter is the hidden enemy of productivity. Bit by bit, it steals your time, energy, and attention. And since we use our computers, tablets, and phones so much every single day, the distra...
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Want To Stay On Track? Keep Your Goals Visible With These 5 Tips (TPS336) from 2021-01-25T12:00:57
When this episode is released, it’s the end of January and you know what that means – it means it’s the time when those goals and resolutions many of us made at the start of the y...
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Family Productivity: How to Be Productive While Having a Family w/ Paul Maskill (TPS335) from 2021-01-18T12:00:03
Today I’m joined by Paul Maskill, a business coach helping home service business owners systematize and scale their businesses. He’s also a big productivity nerd like the rest of us and we dove int...
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5 Simple Browser Hacks You Can Implement Right Away (TPS334) from 2021-01-11T12:00:08
The web browser is one of the most commonly used tools. You probably spend more than 4 hours a day using it and it’s a powerful tool. If you’re like most people you haven’t looked much into how to ...
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Personal Outsourcing: How To Win Back 5+ Hours/Week (TPS333) from 2021-01-04T12:00:09
Do you find it hard to find the time, energy, and attention to do everything you want to do each week? It could be that you’re doing things that you really shouldn’t be doing. Maybe the...
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Work-Life Balance: How One Family Man Stays Productive While Having Fun w/ Joe Fier (TPS332) from 2020-12-28T12:00:33
Today I’m joined by Joe Fier. He’s the co-host of the podcast Hustle & Flowchart where they interview successful entrepreneurs and go deep about their unique business strategies. He’s also the ...
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How To Decompress: 5 Stress Busters That Really Work (TPS331) from 2020-12-21T12:00:22
It sounds counterintuitive, but sometimes we need to slow down a bit in order to achieve our goals. Burnout is a real thing, and it is impossible to stay productive if we are going at 100% all the ...
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The Best GTD Apps: Be In Control And Achieve Your Goals With These 5 Tools (TPS330) from 2020-12-14T12:00:45
Here at The Productivity Show, we all use at least an adapted version of David Allen’s GTD or Getting Things Done productivity system. Once you start using GTD the question becomes – wh...
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CRM Power Tips w/ Amy Payne–Productivity Consultant and Professional Organizer (TPS329) from 2020-12-07T12:00:18
If you deal with people in your business (and who doesn’t?), a key tool is a Customer Relationship Management system or CRM. Not having one can hold you back, and if you implement the right o...
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Your 3 Step Guide To Make Sure Next Year Is Better Than The Last (TPS328) from 2020-11-30T12:00:39
2021 is just around the corner and we want to help you get ready for a productive year. I know 2020 has been a weird year for all of us, and we all want to forget about what happened but in order t...
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It’s Here! The TPS Productivity Gift Guide, 2020 Edition (TPS327) from 2020-11-23T12:00:40
The holidays are just around the corner and that means it’s gifting season for many of us. What would you gift someone who is obsessed with productivity? What would you give someone who you’d like ...
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Happy People Are Productive People: Turn Your Mood Around In 10 Minutes or Less (TPS326) from 2020-11-16T12:00:59
Have you ever sat down to work on what you are supposed to be doing, and you just don’t feel like it? It’s not an energy problem, you feel fine, but you’re just… not in the mood. Being in a bad moo...
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Feel Exhausted? Try These 5 Proven Rituals to Increase Energy and Productivity (TPS325) from 2020-11-09T12:00:36
The most underrated part of our TEA Framework – which stands for Time, Energy, Attention – is ENERGY. Many of us are trying to improve our time and focus, when it’s often energy that is...
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Effectiveness Before Efficiency: How Most Productivity Advice Gets It Wrong (TPS324) from 2020-11-02T12:00:58
Since our name is Asian Efficiency, you might think that we are 100% focused on your efficiency. I mean, it’s right there in the name! Well, efficiency is important, but we think it gets too much f...
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How To Get Unstuck, Rebuild Your Habits, and Move Forward Now (TPS323) from 2020-10-26T11:00:47
We’ve all had situations where we know what we WANT to do to be more productive, but it just doesn’t happen. Maybe it’s a habit we once had but it fell apart over time, or maybe we are stuck and ar...
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5 GTD Tips To Become A Power User And Get Things Done Consistently (TPS322) from 2020-10-19T11:00:26
Getting Things Done, or GTD, is one of the most popular productivity systems on the planet, and for a good reason — it helps you be on top of your tasks and obligations by getting them out of your ...
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Do You Struggle With These Mental Blocks? Remove And Turn Them To Your Advantage (TPS321) from 2020-10-12T11:00:01
Welcome to The Productivity Show, a podcast by Asian Efficiency, to help you maximize your productivity so you can get everything done without having to sacrifice your health, family and things tha...
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When A Productivity Expert Wants To Be Productive This is What They Do with Jeff Sanders (TPS320) from 2020-10-05T11:00:22
I’m joined today by Jeff Sanders. He is a keynote speaker, productivity coach, author of The 5 AM Miracle, and host of the 5 AM Miracle Podcast. As a fellow productivity junkie, I asked him about h...
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Ditch Digital Clutter And Stay Organized: 3 Simple Rules That Work (TPS319) from 2020-09-28T11:00:40
Is your downloads folder a huge mess? Do you find it hard to find email attachments you downloaded a few weeks ago? Do you easily get frustrated trying to find files and documents? Then you want to...
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Decision Fatigue: Here’s How To Outsmart This Productivity Killer (TPS318) from 2020-09-21T11:00:43
How often do you find yourself saying “I can’t deal with this right now… I’ll figure it out later” or you just avoid decisions altogether? For busy professionals, it&#...
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Become An Outlook Power User–5 (OK, 9) Easy Tips To Save You Time And Increase Focus (TPS317) from 2020-09-14T11:00:09
If you’ve worked in a decently-sized organization, there’s a good chance that you are, have, or will at some point use Microsoft Outlook. It’s everywhere. The problem is, most of us just start usin...
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A World Traveler and Entrepreneur Reveals His Personal Productivity System w/ Chris Reynolds (TPS316) from 2020-09-07T11:00:17
Today I’m joined by Chris Reynolds, the founder of the Business Method podcast and Get Shit Done Live! Chris’ business and events help entrepreneurs optimize their productivity to reach peak ...
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Need to Prioritize? Here’s Our Favorite Tool That You Can Start Using Today (TPS315) from 2020-08-31T11:00:02
How do you prioritize your projects? How do you know which project to work on first and ignore everything else? It’s not as simple as it sounds. Today we’re going to show you how we prioritize proj...
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How To Get Into Flow State and Make Massive Progress Quickly (TPS314) from 2020-08-24T11:00:17
Have you ever been working on a work or personal project and you realize you’ve made massive amounts of progress? It feels like the time just flew by, and instead of feeling drained after, yo...
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The Best Apps and Tools To Work From Home Productively (TPS313) from 2020-08-17T11:00:07
Being productive at home can be a challenge when you don’t have the right tools. By “tools”, we are talking about your physical gear – things like desks, chairs, technology, AND d...
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Tim Stringer on Managing Personal Tasks&Team Projects, Communication, and Holistic Productivity (TPS312) from 2020-08-10T11:00:17
In this episode, I am super excited to introduce Tim Stringer to the Productivity Show. Tim is a professionally-trained coach, productivity expert, and an accomplished yoga and meditation teacher. ...
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Your GTD Weekly Review: Be Consistent And Achieve“Mind Like Water”Each Week (TPS311) from 2020-08-03T11:00:57
If you’ve tried David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology, you’ve probably run into this scenario: You start doing your Weekly Review, and then you miss one, and then you miss...
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How To Build a Second Brain and Be More Organized w/ Tiago Forte (TPS310) from 2020-07-27T11:00:19
Today I’m joined by Tiago Forte, founder of Forte Labs and the creator of Building A Second Brain. It’s a system he developed for organizing ideas and information to help people become more product...
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The 5 GTD Mistakes Almost Everyone Makes…Do You? (TPS309) from 2020-07-20T11:00:25
GTD or “Getting Things Done” is a productivity system that has been a lifesaver for us going back to the mid-2000s. As we’ve talked to members of the community and podcast listene...
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Has The Pandemic Put You Behind On Your Goals? Here’s What We Did To Get On Track (TPS308) from 2020-07-13T11:00:13
Had the pandemic put you behind on your goals? Maybe you’ve completely abandoned your goals altogether when life got too crazy. Given what has been going on in the world this year, you might be thi...
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How To Beat Zoom Fatigue, Even If You Don’t Use Zoom (TPS307) from 2020-07-06T11:00:54
Have you ever noticed that at the end of a long web conferencing call like on Zoom or Teams, you feel way more drained than if it was an in-person meeting? The term for this is “Zoom Fatigue&...
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Master Your Calendar: 3 Actionable Tips To Take Control of Your Day (TPS306) from 2020-06-29T11:00:39
Your calendar is your most important productivity tool. It represents so much — what your commitments are, what your opportunities are, and what is going on in your life and your work. In fact, we’...
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See How Easily You Can Start a Side-Hustle w/ Jen Shultz (TPS305) from 2020-06-22T11:00:31
Today I’m joined by Jen Shultz, founder of The Non-Nine-to-Five where she helps people transition from a full-time career to starting a business. She has helped many people over the years and still...
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Did You Choose The Right Goals? Here’s How To Find Out And Get Unstuck (TPS304) from 2020-06-15T11:00:49
At the start of the year or quarter you made a goal which sounded fantastic. You were all in. Now? Maybe you’re not so sure. How do you know whether the goal you THOUGHT was a good idea truly...
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Our Most Useful Productivity Purchases From The Last Year (TPS303) from 2020-06-08T11:00:26
We all know that you can’t buy your way to productivity. The biggest factor to you becoming more productive is for you to have focus and to execute as consistently as possible. HOWEVER, apply...
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Can Productivity Challenges Help You Grow? Yes! Here Are Ours (And What We Did) (TPS302) from 2020-06-01T11:00:23
If you’re listening to this podcast, we’re going to bet that you’ve had some sort of productivity challenge in your life. Maybe you found yourself repeating the same negative habi...
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How We Improved Our Lives and Work With Journaling–And You Can Too (TPS301) from 2020-05-25T11:00:59
Do you find yourself with scattered thoughts, not sure what to work on at the start of your day, or do you go to bed with thoughts, tasks, and ideas swirling around in your head? One of the most un...
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Ask Us Anything–Live Q&A On Productivity, Tech, Behind The Scenes, and Working for AE (TPS300) from 2020-05-18T11:00:55
This is Episode 300 of The Productivity Show, and we thought we’d celebrate by turning the show over to you! This is our first Q&A episode of the show, and we invited listeners of the pod...
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4 Ways You Can Be Happy, Healthy, and Sane When Stuck At Home (TPS299) from 2020-05-11T11:00:29
There is a lot of information out there about working from home, but most of it is little hacks and tips and tricks. Those are definitely useful, but they ignore the mental and physical side of bei...
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Family and Working From Home: How To Get Things Done When You’re Stuck Together 24/7 (TPS298) from 2020-05-04T11:00:47
The perfect storm has finally happened. Many of us are working from home whether we want to be or not, and if that wasn’t complicated enough, if we have family members, they’re stuck at home too! I...
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Working From Home? Productivity Tips From Decade+ Work From Home Veterans (TPS297) from 2020-04-27T11:00:29
Recently a lot of people transitioned to work from home and feel out of their element. They’re finding it harder to focus and get things done. They don’t have the right tools, they have their kids ...
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How to Focus While Fear, News and Social Media Is Dominating Your Life (TPS296) from 2020-04-20T11:00:54
Recently, we did a survey of the Asian Efficiency audience and did a check-in: we asked what kind of impact the global pandemic we’re going through is having. As we suspected, a *lot* of us a...
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3 Simple Ways to Bounce Back From Failure and Thrive (TPS295) from 2020-04-13T11:00:16
Let’s talk about failure. It is easy to be productive when everything is going well, but what happens when you have a setback? Even a small failure can be discouraging and get you in a rut. What ca...
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Q1 Goal Check-In: How We’re Doing, And How You Can Stay On Track With Yours (TPS294) from 2020-04-06T11:00:14
The first quarter of the year is done — how are you doing on your yearly goals? Are you on track? Are you behind? Have you dropped some goals and added any new ones? Have you even made any goals fo...
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How To Plan Your Perfect Week (TPS293) from 2020-03-30T11:00:22
Do you ever get to the end of the week and realize that you haven’t made real progress on any of your goals and priorities? You see stuff on your todo list that didn’t get done. And then maybe you ...
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Our Controversial Productivity Beliefs (And Why They Work) (TPS292) from 2020-03-23T11:00:02
I did a Google search for “productivity advice”, and it brought back 210,000,000 results. A lot of those results are giving the same advice over and over, and a lot of time we just accept it. Someo...
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COVID-19: How To Be As Productive As Possible During Coronavirus Isolation (TPS291.5) from 2020-03-19T02:16:28
As you know we’re in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. We thought it was our duty to help you stay productive throughout this period, and that’s why we put this bonus episode together at the las...
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How To Design A More Focused and Productive Work Environment (TPS291) from 2020-03-16T11:00:31
Whether you are working in an office or working from home, the environment you are in is either supporting or hurting your productivity – you just may not know it! This episode is about desig...
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Have A Side Hustle? 5 Ways To Maximize Your Time, Energy, and Attention With a Job and a Freelance or Passion Project (TPS290) from 2020-03-09T11:00:41
Today’s episode is about how you maintain a full-time job while starting and growing a side hustle. This could be a passion project, freelancing gig, or something else you want to start on the side...
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Work-Life Balance Is A Myth, But Here’s How To Be Better In Your Work and Personal Life Without Falling Apart (TPS289) from 2020-03-02T12:00:43
One of the most common questions we get is: “Should I keep my work and personal tasks together? Or should I separate them? How about my email and calendar?” In this episode, we’re going...
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The 12 Week Year: The“Secret Sauce”To Achieving Your Goals Every Quarter (TPS288) from 2020-02-24T12:00:56
Do you have trouble achieving your goals? Even if you’ve meticulously planned out your year, taking those plans and translating them into accomplishments doesn’t always work out the way...
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Is Evernote Dying? Nope! Here Are Our Favorite Tips and How We Use It Now (TPS287) from 2020-02-17T12:00:36
If you’ve looked at productivity apps at all, you will have come across Evernote. Some people think about Evernote as a “note-taking app”, but it is so much more than that. It’s where you can remem...
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A Licensed Clinician Shares ADHD Strategies That Work w/ Eric Tivers (TPS286) from 2020-02-10T12:00:26
I’m joined by Eric Tivers who runs the podcast ADHD Rewired and is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people with ADHD succeed in life. We dive deep into what ADHD is, how to diagnose it a...
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10 Health Hacks to Feel More Energized and Focused (TPS285) from 2020-02-03T12:00:43
We talk about health quite a bit here on the podcast, and for good reason: we believe that good health leads to energy, and energy is a key part of our TEA Framework: if you don’t have enough energ...
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A Maker and Creative Entrepreneur Reveals Her Personal Productivity System (w/ Best Self’s Cathryn Lavery) (TPS284) from 2020-01-27T12:00:39
I’m joined this time by Cathryn Lavery. She’s the co-founder of the Best Self company that you might recognize as the creator of the Self Planner and Self Journal. Cathryn considers herself a maker...
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How Anyone Can Have A Prosperous And Productive Lunar New Year (TPS283) from 2020-01-20T12:00:18
This isn’t going to be your normal “New Year” productivity podcast. You may or may not know that a few days after this podcast is released, it will be the start of a new Chinese New Year, or more a...
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Web Automation: The Easiest Way To Be More Productive Online (TPS282) from 2020-01-13T12:00:54
Usually when people talk about “automation”, they’re talking about turning the lights on and off with smart lights or automating things on the computer like moving files around or text expansion. T...
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6 Simple Ways To Stick To Your Goals This Year That Don’t Involve Willpower (TPS281) from 2020-01-06T12:00:50
In today’s episode, we’ll be covering 6 strategies for how to stick to your goals this year and even if you lose momentum, we’ll give you practical tips for picking it back up. We know that this is...
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What Do Productivity Ninjas Do To Prepare For An Amazing 2020? (TPS280) from 2019-12-30T12:00:36
The day this podcast is released is the day before New Year’s Eve. By the time you’re listening to it, it will either be right at the end of the year, or your new year has already begun. Eith...
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Here’s How To Improve Every Year Using Our Annual Review Template (TPS279) from 2019-12-23T12:00:37
In today’s episode, we’ll be giving you the tools to conduct an annual review the right way and share new practices we’ve learned over the past year to help you achieve your goals. Whether you’ve n...
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How To Succeed At Both Work and Education Without Feeling Overwhelmed (TPS278) from 2019-12-16T12:00:54
Working while studying has many benefits, but it can also be overwhelming and exhausting. Don’t let the juggle between the two overtake your life or jeopardize your academic or career success. Whet...
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A Single Mother Reveals How She Runs a Business And Live Life On Her Terms (TPS277) from 2019-12-09T12:00:08
Today I’m joined by Corina Frankie, the founder of Brand Besties that helps companies with experiential marketing services. She’s a good friend of mine and a very smart, successful single mom and e...
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Productive Networking: 5 Secrets To Connect That Anyone Can Do (TPS276) from 2019-12-02T12:00:14
Today we are going to be talking about Productive Networking. You’ll discover 5 tips and strategies you can use for your next networking event to meet new people. Whether you’re introverted and hav...
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Revisiting The TEA Framework: Should We Add This 4th Pillar? (TPS275) from 2019-11-25T12:00:06
A year ago we unveiled the TEA Framework here on the podcast, which is our simple framework that will help you get laser-focused on the root cause when your productivity dips. We’ve learned that th...
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Want To Start Over? Here’s How We Would Do It (TPS274) from 2019-11-18T12:00:32
Think back to when you started your productivity journey — are there things you know now that you wish you did back then? Is there anything you’d do differently? Are you just getting started and wa...
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Notion and Choosing The Right Productivity Tool For You w/ Francesco D’Alessio (TPS273) from 2019-11-11T12:00:59
In this episode, Francesco D’Alessio from the Keep Productive Youtube channel returns to the podcast. We talk about Notion, a productivity tool that has been getting a ton of buzz over the past yea...
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How To Stay Focused When You Get Bored Working On Your Goals (TPS272) from 2019-11-04T12:00:48
Do you get easily bored with your goals after a while? Do you get easily distracted even though you know you should be focusing on your goals? Then this episode is for you. I’ll share 5 tips with y...
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A Million Mile Traveler Reveals Her 5 Productivity and Travel Tips (TPS271) from 2019-10-28T11:00:13
Today I’m joined by Katherine Fan, a senior writer for The Points Guy, one of the leading websites on travel. She has flown a million miles in her lifetime so she knows a thing or two about traveli...
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Strategic Planning: Get From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be (TPS270) from 2019-10-21T11:00:57
When people talk about planning, usually they talk about planning your day, planning your week, or even your quarter or year. But what about higher-level strategic planning? In this episode, we’re ...
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3 Simple Steps To Win The Last Quarter Of The Year (TPS269) from 2019-10-14T11:00:40
Can you believe it’s already the final quarter of the year? Q4 is often a time where one of two things happens: either we feel down because we haven’t accomplished what we thought we would du...
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An Evernote Consultant Reveals How She Uses The Tool To Manage Busy Life and Business (TPS268) from 2019-10-07T11:00:19
Today I’m joined by Stacey Harmon, a certified Evernote consultant who helps people get setup and use Evernote. We dive deep into how she uses Evernote to run her life and business, we share exampl...
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Start Yourself On A Lifetime of Unlimited Physical Energy and Amazing Sleep (TPS267) from 2019-09-30T11:00:14
A couple of weeks ago, I took a hair test that tested for mineral deficiencies. I learned about this when I met Barton Scott, founder of Upgraded Formulas, that helps people identify mineral defici...
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Which Of These 10 Tools Over $100 Would We Invest In Again? (TPS266) from 2019-09-23T11:00:07
Last week we shared with you our favorite productivity tools under a $100. This time we’ll share our 10 favorite tools over $100 that we personally use to help us save time and be more productive. ...
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The 10 Best Productivity Tools Under $100 (TPS265) from 2019-09-16T11:00:56
At Asian Efficiency we have dozens of productivity tools that we use to save time, to be more productive and effective. We put together a list of our 10 favorite tools under $100 dollars that we pe...
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15+ Things Asian Efficiency Implemented to Double Team Productivity and Collaboration (TPS264) from 2019-09-09T11:00:52
Asian Efficiency has always been a remote team and we have team members all over the world. We all come from different backgrounds, different cultures, and with different ‘quirks’. Despite all thes...
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15+ Ways TPS Listeners Save Time and Have Time Freedom (TPS263) from 2019-09-02T11:00:24
Are you curious about automation, but want some examples of what others like you do, to spark some ideas? In this episode, we continue our mini-series on Automation that we started last week in TPS...
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5 Examples of Tasks You Can Automate To Save Yourself An Hour a Day (TPS262) from 2019-08-26T11:00:20
Have you ever wanted to start with automation, but you weren’t sure where to start? Then this episode is for you. We talk about our 5 biggest personal automation wins, and where we think you should...
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How To Get Started With Personal Finance With Proven Workflows, Apps and Tools w/ Charles Ngo (TPS261) from 2019-08-19T11:00:10
What’s the best way to get started with personal finance? How do you track your money? Which personal finance apps do you recommend? We get these questions a lot from Asian Efficiency readers and p...
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There’s No Action Without ACT w/ Mridu Parikh (TPS260) from 2019-08-12T11:00:33
Today I’m joined by Mridu Parikh, productivity coach, speaker, and trainer at Life Is Organized. We talk about the biggest challenges her productivity coaching clients face, how busy professionals ...
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Stop Wasting Time! Try These 5 Productive Power Break Ideas Today (TPS259) from 2019-08-05T11:00:39
How many times have you found yourself with a few minutes in the middle of the day, and you decide to “check social media” or hit up YouTube or watch TV and then next thing you know an hour is gone...
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ADHD, Lack of Focus, No Time–Which Do You Want to Overcome? w/ Jamie Masters (TPS258) from 2019-07-29T11:00:24
I’m joined this time by Jamie Masters. She’s been a top Business Coach for over 10 years and has helped hundreds of 6 & 7 figure Entrepreneurs and Business Owners optimize every area of t...
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Attention ADD-er: Expert Reveals How to Be Productive When You Have ADHD w/ Alan Brown (TPS257) from 2019-07-22T11:00:51
In this episode, Thanh is joined by Alan P. Brown, author of “Zen and the Art of Productivity” and host of CrusherTV.com. Thanh and Alan talk about ADHD, productivity, and tactics and strategies th...
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How To Be Productive Through Illness and Recovery (TPS256) from 2019-07-15T11:00:47
So you’re feeling fairly productive and then wham – a life change happens. It could be any number of things, but in today’s episode we are going to talk about one specific topic: being produc...
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Become Productive Again: 6 Ways To Get Back On Track (TPS255) from 2019-07-08T11:00:14
In the past, we’ve talked about making goals and creating rituals. What do you do when you have those goals and rituals that work well for a while but then… don’t. How do you get back up when your ...
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Here’s A Quick Way To Stay On Track With Your Goals All Year (TPS254) from 2019-07-01T11:00:13
At the beginning of the year, we set personal goals, family goals and for some even business goals. At the end of the year, we evaluate our achievements and weed out what didn’t work versus what di...
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Confessions of an 8-Figure Entrepreneur w/ Noah Kagan (TPS253) from 2019-06-24T11:00:08
I’m joined this time by Noah Kagan. He runs several companies and we got into how he is able to do that and still live a great life outside of work. We talked about goal setting and his unique syst...
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Use These 5 Tips To Travel Stress-Free and Organized This Summer (TPS252) from 2019-06-17T11:00:34
Are you about to go on vacation? Before you do, be sure to listen to today’s episode where we share our top 5 tips for summer travel. You’ll discover the best travel apps, what you need to pack on ...
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The Summer Juggle — Can You Be Productive When The Kids Are On Summer Break? (TPS251) from 2019-06-10T11:00:44
Remember how happy you were when you were in school and that final bell rang before the summer holidays? Now that we’re out of school and working we know the other side of that equation — the...
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Escape The Summer Productivity Slump With These 7 Tips (TPS250) from 2019-06-03T11:00:06
Summer is coming up and for most people that means vacations, extended time off and more time outside. The summer productivity slump is a real thing. But for some of you, you need to be productive ...
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How to Improve Your Time, Energy, and Attention With These 10 Tools (TPS249) from 2019-05-27T11:00:09
In today’s episode, we are finishing up our 3 part series about our favourite things to get things done. We’ve talked about our favorite apps for the computer, our favorite apps for mobile, and now...
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Here Are Our 10 Favorite Mobile Apps To Help You Get More Done (TPS248) from 2019-05-20T11:00:33
This is episode 2 of our 3-part series on our top 10 favorite apps and tools. In today’s episode, we are going to do the monumentally difficult task and narrow down our 10 favorite mobile apps for ...
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Our Top 10 Mac and Windows Productivity Apps And The “10X Rule” (TPS247) from 2019-05-13T11:00:39
In today’s episode, we are going to get super-tactical. A question we get asked all the time is “what are your favorite apps?”, or “what is the best app for X?” While we believe that the best app i...
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Low Productivity, Procrastination, Back Pain…These Are Some Of The Penalties For Neglecting Your Posture w/ Rick Mathes (TPS246) from 2019-05-06T11:00:39
I’m Thanh Pham, founder of Asian Efficiency, and today I’m with Rick Mathes. He is the owner and clinic director of The Egoscue Clinic in Austin, Texas. Rick and his wife have helped thousands of p...
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We Were Tired of Forgetting The Books We Read — So We Use This System (TPS245) from 2019-04-29T11:00:46
Books are an amazing source of learning and leverage. For little or no money, you can quickly learn what someone else has spent years figuring out, and you can avoid the mistakes that they made. Ho...
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How To Lose Weight Efficiently with the Ketogenic Diet and Fasting w/ Scott Rose (TPS244) from 2019-04-22T11:00:36
I’m with Scott Rose, The Inspirational Nerd, and we’re going to talk about how you can lose weight efficiently without working out much. We’ll be diving deep into the ketogenic diet, a somewhat con...
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5 Home Automation Techniques To Make Your Life Easier (TPS243) from 2019-04-15T11:00
Today, we’re going to be talking about 5 ways to automate your home. We’ll share the tools and devices we use to save time and make life more convenient. Home automation is a relatively new topic a...
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4 Tools to Automate Your Technology and Save 100+ Hours a Year (TPS242) from 2019-04-08T11:00:04
Something we say a lot at AE is that small changes or improvements to the things you do every day can add up to big savings over time. This is really true with technology: we all have these little ...
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Automate Your Life: How We Save Over 500 Hours/Year With 5 Time-Saving Techniques (TPS241) from 2019-04-01T11:00:29
This episode is the first in a 3-part series all about automation. Usually, when we think about automation we think of technology, but there are other types of automation as well and that’s what th...
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Being Good At Your Job Is Not Enough For Growth: You Need To Create This Plan (TPS240) from 2019-03-25T11:00:27
In this episode, we talk about creating a Personal Development Plan. Setting yourself, and your team, up for success doesn’t just happen. You want to figure out where you want to go and what ...
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9 People Just Like You Reveal How They’ve Doubled Their Energy (TPS239) from 2019-03-18T11:00:38
This is the 3rd episode of our podcast series on energy. In this episode, we asked AE team members and clients what they have done to increase their energy and double their productivity. You’re goi...
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Do These 3 Things, and Your Energy and Productivity Will Skyrocket (TPS238) from 2019-03-11T11:00:46
This is the 2nd episode of our 3-part series on increasing your energy and doubling your productivity. The lack of energy can be doubly tough: we don’t feel like doing what we want or need to do, b...
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Fatigue, Procrastination and Being Unproductive…These Are Some of the Penalties of Ignoring This One Thing (TPS237) from 2019-03-04T12:00:05
We’re going to kick things off with a 3-part podcast series on how you can get more energy and double your productivity. Most of you listening are probably looking for different ways to increase yo...
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How to Get Healthy and Stay Sane While Saving Time w/ Betty Jean Bell (TPS236) from 2019-02-25T12:00:25
I’m with Betty Jean Bell today and we’re talking about how you can improve your health. You’re going to learn how you can get more energy and lose weight efficiently without spending a lot of time ...
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How to Save Hours of Chaos and Damage Control With A Family Calendar (TPS235) from 2019-02-18T12:00:52
The more people you have in your family, the more having a reliable and trusted family calendar becomes critical. How do you keep everyone in the loop, and do it in a way that avoids conflict and m...
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Would You Like A Team Calendar That Gets Everyone Aligned? Use“The Anchor”(TPS234) from 2019-02-11T12:00:32
Working with others can provide a lot of challenges, and one challenge in particular is managing your calendar. How do you balance getting your deep work done, while at the same time collaborating ...
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The Hybrid Calendar System That Will Help You Stay On Top Of Everything (TPS233) from 2019-02-04T12:00:05
Have you ever considered using an analog calendar with a digital calendar? A lot of people like the feeling of writing on their paper or wall calendar but they miss the portability and speed of a d...
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Simple Strategies To Find Time to Parent Without Feeling Guilty w/ Julie Morgenstern (TPS232) from 2019-01-28T12:00:22
Today I’m speaking to Julie Morgenstern, who is the author of five books including the New York Times bestsellers Organizing from the Inside Out and Time Management from the Inside Out. We’re going...
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The Calendar, Planning, and Theming Strategies You Need To Win Your Week w/ Lauren Goldstein (TPS231) from 2019-01-21T12:00:18
Today we have Lauren Goldstein, an entrepreneur and business strategy consultant from Austin, TX. Lauren and Thanh have known each other for a while and we invited her to come on the podcast to sha...
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Level Up The People You Surround Yourself With, Without Cheesy Networking (TPS230) from 2019-01-14T12:00:57
Welcome to The Productivity Show, a podcast by Asian Efficiency to help you maximize your productivity so you can get everything done without having to sacrifice your health, family, and things tha...
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How To Stick To Your Goals This Year And Every Year (TPS229) from 2019-01-07T12:00:07
Welcome to The Productivity Show, a podcast by Asian Efficiency, to help you maximize your productivity so you can get everything done without having to sacrifice your health, family and things tha...
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If You Focus On This, You’ll Make 2019 Your Best Year Yet (TPS228) from 2018-12-31T12:00:40
Welcome to The Productivity Show, a podcast by Asian Efficiency, to help you maximize your productivity so you can get everything done without having to sacrifice your health, family and things tha...
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How To Do An Annual Review The Right Way (TPS227) from 2018-12-24T12:00:33
In today’s episode, we’ll be covering how you can conduct your own annual review. This has allowed Thanh and others on the team to achieve our goals, be happier and be more fulfilled in our lives. ...
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Can The“Sandwich Technique”Solve Your Focus Problems? w/ Erin Chase (TPS226) from 2018-12-17T12:00:37
In today’s episode, Brooks interviews Erin Chase, one of the most productive people we know and a very successful businessperson who helps busy and overwhelmed home chefs learn to spend less money ...
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How to Get the Most Value Out of Conferences and Implement What You’ve Learned (TPS225) from 2018-12-10T12:00:51
This episode is all about how to maximize the value you get from conferences. We’ll share strategies and tips for how to pick the right conference to go to, how to implement what you’ve learned, ho...
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Mike’s Favorite Lessons, Podcasts, Books, and Productivity Tips (TPS224) from 2018-12-03T12:00:32
Today’s episode is going to be a little different. Mike Schmitz will be leaving Asian Efficiency and The Productivity Show and he’s going on to do other big and exciting things. We thought it would...
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Productive Workouts and Recover Like a World-Class Athlete w/ Garrett Salpeter (TPS223) from 2018-11-26T12:00:42
Today’s guest is Garrett Salpeter, the founder of NeuFit. He invented a device that has helped Thanh recover from shoulder surgery in only 2.5 months – something most people would take 6 mont...
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Transformation: From Unorganized to Uber-Productive w/ Lynan Saperstein (TPS222) from 2018-11-19T12:00:57
In today’s episode, Thanh interviews Lynan Saperstein, a very successful businesswoman who travels all over the world and someone who has a very unique approach to productivity. She wasn’t always t...
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TEA Framework, Level 3: Maximizing Your Attention&Focus (TPS221) from 2018-11-12T12:00:22
We’re back for the conclusion to our series on the TEA Framework, a simple mental model to help you identify and overcome the specific productivity obstacles that may be keeping you from reaching y...
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TEA Framework, Level 2: Maximizing Your Energy (TPS220) from 2018-11-05T12:00:42
Today we’re continuing our exploration of the TEA Framework and the 3 pillars of productivity with pillar number 2: Energy. We’ll be sharing our own struggles with energy and how we overcame them t...
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TEA Framework, Level 1: Making the Most of Your Limited Time (TPS219) from 2018-10-29T11:00:12
Today Brooks and Mike continue the conversation that Thanh and Mike began last week on the TEA framework, a simple mental model to help you identify which levers to pull to get unstuck and help you...
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Introducing TEA: A Simple Framework for Getting Unstuck and Achieving Your Goals (TPS218) from 2018-10-22T11:00
Today we’re introducing you to our new productivity framework, which we call TEA. This simple framework will help you identify the root causes when your productivity dips and show you which levers ...
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Atomic Habits: 4 Laws for Changing Your Identity&Living the Life You Want w/ James Clear (TPS217) from 2018-10-15T11:00:12
Do you have trouble getting your habits to stick? Or maybe you have trouble breaking bad habits that keep you from realizing your full potential? Either way, you won’t want to miss today’s episode ...
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Get More Done by Scheduling Your Tasks w/ the Developers of Sorted (TPS216) from 2018-10-08T11:00:45
Leo & Harry, creators of the iOS app Sorted, come on the show to talk about their unique approach to task management. We dive deep into the topic of scheduling your tasks, and why they believe ...
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How To Design the Life You Want w/ AJ Yager (TPS215) from 2018-10-01T11:00:33
Today’s episode is with Thanh, the CEO of Asian Efficiency, who’s having a conversation with his friend AJ about how to design the life you want. He goes into detail about how you can envision the ...
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Speed Up by Slowing Down: Sleep Secrets to Boost Your Focus and Maximize Your Productivity (TPS214) from 2018-09-24T11:00:24
For many of the people we work with here at Asian Efficiency, the thing that is holding them back from reaching their full potential is simply the ability to focus free from distraction on the thin...
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Focus Tips From the Most Productive Man You’d Ever Hope to Meet w/ Chris Bailey (TPS213) from 2018-09-17T11:00:02
Mike is joined today by productivity expert Chris Bailey. Chris is the internationally bestselling author of The Productivity Project, and most recently his second book, Hyperfocus: How to Be More ...
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Simple Strategies to Help You Overcome the 4 Natural Enemies of Mindfulness (TPS212) from 2018-09-10T11:00:40
Do you ever find yourself reacting emotionally to things that are beyond your control? Maybe you don’t fly off the handle and say something you’ll regret later, but you still find certain people or...
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In-Person Productivity: The Secret Sauce to Making a Remote Team Work (TPS211) from 2018-09-03T11:00
A lot of people dream of working remotely. They picture themselves checking email occasionally from the beach or working a couple hours a day when it’s convenient for them. But anyone who works on ...
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Meditation for the Rest of Us: 10 Surprising Benefits from Making Mindfulness a Habit (TPS210) from 2018-08-27T11:00:52
Do you have trouble focusing on one thing for any length of time? You’re not alone – in today’s crazy-busy society, we’ve become addicted to distraction. Today we’re going to show you how you...
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The Art of Finding Time to Focus w/ Curtis McHale (TPS209) from 2018-08-20T11:00:41
We talk a lot about the concept of deep work here at Asian Efficiency, which is all about maximizing your intensity of focus so that you can produce excellent work and be more productive. But that ...
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Work the System: How to Make More and Work Less w/ Josh Fonger (TPS208) from 2018-08-13T11:00:23
Everyone wants to make more money and work less hours, and in this episode Josh Fonger shows us how it’s possible using simple systems mechanics. Josh is a business performance architect and ...
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Personal Retreat Handbook: The 7-Step Process to Make Achieving Your Goals Inevitable (TPS207) from 2018-08-06T11:00:35
Do you like the idea of the 12 Week Year, but have trouble achieving your 12 Week Year goals? So did Mike, until he started implementing the concept of a personal retreat (or thinking day) that we’...
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The Overwhelm Survival Kit: Tips&Strategies to Help You Get the Space&Control You Need (TPS206) from 2018-07-30T11:00:53
Do you ever get overwhelmed? Ever feel like you’ve lost control of your day and there’s absolutely nothing that you can do about it? Do you get frustrated with having to respond to things other peo...
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4 Strategies For Making Your Friends&Family More Productive (TPS205) from 2018-07-23T11:00:04
It can be difficult balancing close relationships with the important people in your life and your desire to get things done as efficiently as possible. What do you do when you have friends or famil...
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The ONLY Way You Can Inspire Change in Others&Make Them More Productive (TPS204) from 2018-07-16T11:00:03
Do you ever get frustrated because your team or family members “just don’t get it” and insist on doing things in a way that’s completely unproductive? If so, you’re not alone. We all struggle with ...
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2 Ways to Instantly Create the Motivation You Need to Accomplish Any Goal (TPS203) from 2018-07-09T11:00:58
Ever wonder why so many New Year’s Resolutions don’t stick? It’s because most people rely solely on willpower to achieve their goals. Don’t be like so many who start things but can’t finish them. T...
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7 Keys to Setting Up Your Home Office for Maximum Productivity (TPS202) from 2018-07-02T11:00:02
People seem to self-identify into 2 categories: those that thrive working from home, and those that say they could never do it. But working from home is like any other productivity challenge –...
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The Secret to Making the Most of Your Limited Time w/ Curtis McHale (TPS201) from 2018-06-25T11:00:44
Ever wonder why some people seem to get so much more done than others? We all have the same 24 hours in a day, so what makes some people super-productive while others just can’t seem to get t...
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Revealed: The Quarterly Planning Formula We Use to Achieve Our Business Goals (TPS200) from 2018-06-18T11:00:26
You’re listening to the 200th episode of the Productivity Show which is a major milestone for us. Three years and almost 5mm downloads later we’re still going strong and helping people like you ach...
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10+ iPhone Productivity Strategies from Apple Tech Jedi David Sparks (TPS199) from 2018-06-11T11:00:47
It’s hard to think of something that has made as big an impact in the way we live and work during the past decade than the smartphone. The iPhone in particular, introduced with its large touchscree...
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3 Simple Steps to Help You Master Your Calendar (TPS198) from 2018-06-04T11:00:12
Ever wonder why some people get so much done compared to others? Behind every super-productive person is an intentional approach to how they manage their calendar. In this episode, Brooks and Mike ...
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Achieving Next-Level Productivity Through Conative Understanding w/ David Kolbe (TPS197) from 2018-05-28T11:00:23
Do you ever feel like things are harder than they should be? Then today’s episode about conative productivity is for you. Mike is joined by David Kolbe, CEO of Kolbe Corp, who has lived and breathe...
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The Simple 6-Step Process to Start Your Productive Day the Night Before w/ Dave Caolo (TPS196) from 2018-05-21T11:00:09
Do you ever find yourself frustrated because the day has just gotten away from you? If so, we’ve got good news for you: there are things you can do to set yourself up for a successful and productiv...
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6 Tips for Running More Effective Meetings (TPS195) from 2018-05-14T11:00:46
Have you ever found yourself in a meeting thinking to yourself, “when is this going to end?” or even “why am I here?” If so, you’re definitely not alone. Meetings can waste a ton of time and are of...
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The Ultimate Guide to Task Managers: Selecting the Right One w/ Mat Rhein (TPS194) from 2018-05-07T11:00:30
How do you know which task manager is right for you? Task managers are great because they allow you to filter your available tasks and only display the ones that are appropriate right now, but the ...
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2 Travel Hackers Reveal Everything They Know About Traveling Stress-Free (TPS193) from 2018-04-30T11:00:08
Thanh & Ben share their best travel hacking tips to make your next trip stress-free. Ben is a good friend of Thanh’s who runs a very successful Artificial Intelligence company that has Fo...
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Inside the AE Mastermind: What Really Successful People Do Differently to Fix Their Blind Spots (TPS192) from 2018-04-23T11:00:20
One of the best ways to improve your productivity is to get around other productive people who can help you see your blind spots and share what really works. And that’s exactly what facilitated las...
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Our 3 Biggest Challenges of Implementing Scrum&How We Overcame Them (TPS191) from 2018-04-16T11:00:12
Marmel Becerial, Asian Efficiency’s very own scrum master, joins Mike to dive deep on how we use scrum here at Asian Efficiency. This episode explains how we use the scrum framework in order to con...
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How to Get Started with An Executive Assistant w/ Tim Francis (TPS190) from 2018-04-09T11:00:35
Have you ever considered hiring an assistant to help you? Today we are talking to an expert on finding and hiring assistants, Tim Francis. Tim has hired more than one hundred assistants so he knows...
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A Professional Scrum Master’s Best Advice for a Productive Team w/ Lucas Smith (TPS189) from 2018-04-02T11:00:16
In this episode, Mike is joined by Lucas Smith, an agile trainer, coach, and scrum master for LitheWorks, LLC who has over 14 years experience in software development, delivery, management, product...
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Pomodoro 2.0 w/ Esington Method Founder Rudy Marsh (TPS188) from 2018-03-26T11:00:20
Rudy Marsh joins us to talk about procrastination, the pomodoro method, and goal achievement. Rudy is the founder of the Esington company and creator of the Esington Glass, a beautiful Pomodoro tim...
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20+ Best Mac Productivity Apps in 2018 (TPS187) from 2018-03-19T11:00:24
In this episode, Brooks and Mike revisit our favorite productivity apps for the Mac with our 2018 Mac Productivity Draft. A lot has changed since last year, including many of our favorite apps swit...
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How to Overcome Academic Challenges with Productivity Tools w/ Eric Benchimol&Richard Keijzer (TPS186) from 2018-03-12T11:00:55
In this episode, Mike is joined by Eric Benchimol and Richard Keijzer, two academic physicians who recently published an article titled “Living Like an Academic Athlete: How to Improve Clinical and...
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Overcoming Digital Clutter: Strategies for Reducing Stress and Regaining Focus w/ Dave Caolo (TPS185) from 2018-03-05T12:00:16
In this episode, Mike is joined by Dave Caolo, a regular contributor to Unclutterer, a website dedicated to home and office organization. Mike & Dave dive deep into digital clutter: What it is,...
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Intentional Attention: How Small Decisions Can Bring You to Your Ideal Future (TPS184) from 2018-02-26T12:00:19
Do you find yourself being pulled in too many directions? In this episode, Thanh and Mike talk about how your attention determines your future and why a simple mindset shift to regain control of yo...
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5 of the Most Powerful Email Tools We’ve Used to Help You Reclaim Your Email Inbox (TPS183) from 2018-02-19T12:00:16
Email is a nuisance to your productivity and something that everyone has to deal with on a daily basis. In this episode, Brooks and Mike talk about strategies and tools you can use to process the e...
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3 Simple Steps To Delegating Work The Right Way So You Don’t Have to Worry About It (TPS182) from 2018-02-12T12:00:54
Have you ever tried handing off a work task but were frustrated because it took too long or wasn’t done correctly? You probably made one of the 5 common delegation mistakes that we cover in this ep...
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Task Manager Smackdown: Simplify Your Life By Choosing the Right Task Manager for YOU (TPS181) from 2018-02-05T12:00:46
Wondering what task manager you should use? Today we’re joined by Francesco D’Alessio, a writer, blogger, and freelance marketer who Mike discovered because of his awesome YouTube channel, Ke...
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The Right Tool For The Job: 5 Things You Need For Your Personal Productivity System (TPS180) from 2018-01-29T12:00:48
Productivity can be very personal, but all good systems have a couple of things in common. In this episode, Brooks and Mike talk about 5 things you absolutely MUST have for an effective personal pr...
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Avoiding the 6 Deadly Sins of Productivity: Why Just Doing More Isn’t the Answer (TPS179) from 2018-01-22T12:00:56
Efficiency is usually a good thing, but in this episode we talk about some common productivity pitfalls and show you how you can get back on track when you fall victim to the 6 deadly sins of produ...
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6 Ways a Mastermind Can Accelerate Your Success w/ Nate Lowrie (TPS178) from 2018-01-15T12:00:19
In this episode, we answer the questions about masterminds that you were too afraid to ask. Mike is joined by Nate Lowrie, a Dojo member and owner of FineLine Automation, who recently attended the ...
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Increasing Your Productivity By Using Analog Tools w/ Curtis McHale (TPS177) from 2018-01-08T12:00:17
In this episode, we dive deep into the topic of analog productivity. Mike is joined by Curtis McHale, a Dojo member and business owner who has been running a successful web software consulting busi...
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3 Keys to Making This the Year Your New Year’s Resolutions Finally Stick (TPS176) from 2018-01-01T12:00:12
It’s a new year, which means a bunch of New Year’s resolutions about how this is the year that you’ll finally get in shape, get a promotion, or make that big step towards your ideal future. But oft...
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The Power of Positive Thinking: How Gratitude Gives You More Energy (TPS175) from 2017-12-25T12:00:43
Ever find yourself with time to work on your important project but you don’t still don’t get anything done because you just don’t have the energy to work on it? In this episode, B...
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Think Like a Geek: How Simple Systems Lead to Sustainable Success (TPS174) from 2017-12-18T12:00:01
Simple systems are all around us, and being able to influence these systems is important in order to attain both personal and professional success. There’s a saying that you are where you are today...
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The AE Holiday Gift Guide (TPS173) from 2017-12-11T12:00:30
It’s time for another edition of the Asian Efficiency Holiday Gift Guide! If you have no idea what to get for the productivity nerd in your life (or just want a few ideas for yourself), this episod...
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Using Coffee Shops and Cafes to Give Your Productivity a Boost w/ Dave Caolo (TPS172) from 2017-12-04T12:00:41
In this episode, Mike talks with Dave Caolo, a writer, author, and podcaster who has a lot of experience working remotely. Dave and Mike dive deep into coffee shop productivity, talking about why i...
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Change Your Mind, Change Your Life: How a Growth Mindset Leads You to Your Ideal Future (TPS171) from 2017-11-27T12:00:59
Ever wonder why some people are so successful and others seem to really struggle? More than likely, it has little to do with their talent or ability and more to do with their growth mindset. In thi...
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Mind Food: How to Become More Creative and Successful by Watching What You “Eat” (TPS170) from 2017-11-20T12:00:38
You’ve probably heard the old adage, “you are what you eat,” but it applies to more than just your physical body – it applies to your mind as well. In this episode, Brooks and Mike talk about...
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The Productivity “F Word” (TPS169) from 2017-11-13T12:00
In this episode, Thanh and Mike talk about an essential concept for productivity enthusiasts, which is “Freedom.” They introduce you to the 3 different types of freedom and talk about which types o...
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Essential Travel Tips to Make Your Next Trip a Breeze w/ Kevin Clack (TPS168) from 2017-11-06T12:00:58
Traveling can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be. In this episode, Mike is joined by Dojo member Kevin Clack to talk about how to make your next trip a breeze. Kevin’s job requires both ...
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The 8 Root Causes of Procrastination&How to Beat Them (TPS167) from 2017-10-30T11:00:58
Everyone deals with procrastination, but the reasons why may be drastically different for each person. In this episode, Thanh and Mike dive into the 8 different root causes of procrastination and h...
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Next-Level Email Processing: How to Handle Any Email in Your Inbox (TPS166) from 2017-10-23T11:00:17
Do you feel overwhelmed by the amount of email you have to deal with every day? Or do you have hundreds of email messages sitting in your inbox? You’re not alone. In this episode, Brooks and ...
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15 Productivity Tips That Are Weird But Work (TPS165) from 2017-10-16T11:00:52
This episode is all about weird things that we do every single day to help us be more productive. Thanh and Mike share several tips that they’ve discovered along the way to solving things that driv...
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5 Things to Plan Your Week Around for Maximum Long-Term Impact (TPS164) from 2017-10-09T11:00:39
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Luckily for you, planning is much easier than you think. It all starts with planning the perfect day and then the perfect week. You’ll learn how to be in cont...
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Overlap: A simple strategy for closing the gap between where you are and where you want to be w/ Sean McCabe (TPS163) from 2017-10-02T11:00:40
Your ideal future is a lot closer than you might think. In this episode, Mike talks with entrepreneur and author Sean McCabe about how to create the future you’ve always dreamed of bu starti...
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Thinking Time: the Counterintuitive Approach to Growth (TPS162) from 2017-09-25T11:00:48
Want to know what makes the top CEOs so successful? It’s the time they take to think critically about their business. In this episode we’re going to talk about how you can actually go faster ...
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It’s All Too Much: 3 Keys to Overcoming Information Overload(TPS161) from 2017-09-18T11:00:41
As the amount of information increases exponentially, it’s easy to find yourself being completely overwhelmed or succumbing to the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). You need a plan for dealing with...
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The Secret to Finding Your Blindspots and Overcoming Setbacks w/ Nabill Idrisi (TPS 160) from 2017-09-11T11:00:26
Nabill Idrisi is back on the podcast to discuss the right way to set goals, how to accelerate the results you want, and how coaching and mastermind groups can help you towards your goals. Nabill at...
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Advanced Strategies for Reading Faster and Remembering More w/ Abby Marks-Beale (TPS159) from 2017-09-04T11:00:06
If you’re like most people, you have more reading that you need to do than you can keep up with. Whether it’s a textbook for class, a newsletter for a trade association, or the personal...
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The Productivity Perils of Shiny Object Syndrome&8 Strategies to Overcome Them (TPS158) from 2017-08-28T11:00:51
If you find yourself being distracted by the newest app or the latest productivity tool, you’re not alone and it may not even be completely your fault. You might be suffering from Shiny Objec...
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10% Entrepreneurship w/ Patrick McGinnis: Achieving Entrepreneurial Freedom Without Sacrificing 9-to-5 Stability (TPS157) from 2017-08-21T11:00:09
Ever thought about launching out on your own but been hesitant to make the leap because you didn’t want to give up the security of your day job? In this episode, Mike Schmitz is joined by Pat...
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3 Keys to Planning the Perfect Week (TPS156) from 2017-08-14T11:00:28
Do you find yourself wishing you had more time to devote to the things that are really important to you? Chances are it’s not actually a lack of time that’s the problem, it’s how you approach it. J...
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Making Better Decisions: How to Say“No”and When to Say“Yes”(TPS155) from 2017-08-07T11:00:07
If you feel stressed out or overwhelmed, there’s a good chance it’s because you’ve said “yes” to the wrong things. In this episode, Mike and Brooks cover how to escape...
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How Journaling Can Make You 25% Happier (TPS154) from 2017-07-31T11:00:28
Journaling is a bit of a buzzword in the productivity space, but with good reason. And in this episode, Mike and Brooks explain why it’s so important. They dive into the many benefits of jour...
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How To Run an Effective and Highly Efficient Remote Team (TPS153) from 2017-07-24T11:00:09
Ever dreamt about working remotely? It’s not all sunshine and rainbows – there’s a lot of things people don’t see that go into making a remote team operate successfully. In ...
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How to Beat Your Brain and Conquer Cognitive Biases to Make Better Decisions (TPS152) from 2017-07-17T11:00:30
The average person makes over 35,000 decisions in a single day, but many times we make wrong decisions because of our own cognitive biases which influence how we see our situation. In this episode,...
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How to Make Sure Your Projects and Tasks are the Right Ones (TPS151) from 2017-07-10T11:00:09
The average person has somewhere between 300-500 hours worth of tasks they need to complete, but how can you be sure they are the right ones? With so much that needs to get done, you can’t af...
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How to Bounce Back When Everything Goes Wrong (TPS150) from 2017-07-03T11:00:24
Have you ever felt like everything was going wrong you had no idea what to do? On this episode, we celebrate 3 million podcast downloads by opening up about the times when it looked like we weren&#...
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How to Get GTD to Work For You: Simple Strategies For Managing Your Inboxes And Capturing Information (TPS149) from 2017-06-26T11:00:40
Ever tried to implement Getting Things Done (GTD) and find it just won’t stick for you? In this episode, we’ll break down this popular productivity system and show you where the common ...
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What to Do When You Feel Stuck and Need a Fresh Start (TPS148) from 2017-06-19T11:00:24
Have you ever felt stressed from being overcommitted but didn’t know how to fix the situation? You need someone who can show you how to break out of the mundane and make sure you’re mov...
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The Productivity Killer We Face 35,000 Times Each Day (TPS147) from 2017-06-12T11:00:13
The average person makes over 35,000 decisions per day, which can easily leave you too tired to take action on your most important tasks (or MITs). In this episode, Mike and Thanh tackle decision f...
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How to Regain Control and Balance When You Wear Many Different Hats (TPS146) from 2017-06-05T11:00:43
Do you always have too much to do? You’re not alone. Life in today’s society can be complicated as it’s common for people to have more than just work and home to think about. It c...
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4 Strategies for Developing Your Focus Muscle and Creating the Future You’ve Always Dreamed of (TPS145) from 2017-05-29T11:00:57
Being able to focus is a lost art in today’s society, but it’s also extremely important (and valuable). Distractions are everywhere, and we’re constantly being interrupted by our techno...
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4 Keys to Mastering the Work That You Love Through Effective Deliberate Practice (TPS144) from 2017-05-22T11:00:40
Does it really take 10,000 hours to master a skill? In this episode, we debunk some common misconceptions and share 4 keys to establishing mastery more quickly using focused deep work. We explain t...
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The CEO’s Secret to Productivity: An Executive Assistant (TPS143) from 2017-05-15T11:00:15
Ever wish you had more time? Then this special episode about how to find, hire, and make productive use of executive assistants is for you. Thanh Pham is joined by Charles Ngo, an expert who has hi...
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Why Time Management Doesn’t Work&Why You Should Focus on Energy Instead (TPS142) from 2017-05-08T11:00:29
Ever wonder why some people seem to get so much more done than others? We all have the same 24 hours in a day, but some people are much more productive and the secret to this next-level productivit...
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5 Tips to Work Smarter and More Effectively with Evernote (TPS141) from 2017-05-01T11:00:48
Certified Evernote expert Charles Byrd joins us on the podcast to discuss the ins and outs of working smarter with Evernote. Charles has years of experience teaching people how to use Evernote more...
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How to Find Balance While Working in a Corporate Culture (TPS140) from 2017-04-24T11:00:29
Ever felt stuck in your job? In this episode, dojo member Gary Smith joins the podcast to share how to develop career capital and maintain personal growth, even when your work culture doesn’t...
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Why Pursuing the Work-Life Balance Myth is Hurting Your Productivity (TPS139) from 2017-04-17T11:00:13
Ever feel stuck trying to achieve the elusive “work-life balance?” In this episode, we show you why it’s not only impossible to achieve, but also why’s it’s not something yo...
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How to Take Massive Action on Your Goals by Implementing the 12 Week Year Effectively (TPS138) from 2017-04-10T11:00:33
Many people make New Year’s resolutions and have grandiose plans for the year, but often fail to follow through and execute on them. In this episode, 12 Week Year 2.0 module creator and Dojo ...
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Overcome the Limitations of GTD to Get Things Done By Using the 2Do App (TPS137) from 2017-04-03T11:00:37
Are you frustrated with the limitations of the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology? Have you ever wished you could add a second context in your task manager, like OmniFocus? Then you don’t ...
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How to Implement Getting Things Done (GTD) Effectively w/ OmniFocus (TPS136) from 2017-03-27T11:00:31
OmniFocus is very powerful, but can be difficult to use and might be overkill for your task management needs. Mike and Brooks explain the killer features of this app and how best to use it, so you ...
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How to Find and Choose the Perfect Todo List App For You (TPS 135) from 2017-03-20T11:00:08
Finding the right todo list app can be extremely difficult. We want to help you shortcut the process by helping you match the correct task manager or todo list app with your specific needs. In this...
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6 Ways to Replace Emails, Meetings, and Other Corporate Time Wasters by Using Slack / HipChat (TPS 134) from 2017-03-13T11:00:27
We have completely replaced internal emails at Asian Efficiency. No one sends emails to co-workers anymore. Think it’s impossible? It’s not. You can do it too within your team and organ...
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10 Practical Tips for Identifying and Implementing Core Values With Your Family (TPS133) from 2017-03-06T12:00:18
Mike is joined by his wife Rachel share her perspective on the topic of core values and vision. They share the process they followed to created a vision and set of core values for themselves and th...
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This 1 Psychological Fear Is Holding You Back From Being Uber Productive (TPS132) from 2017-02-27T12:00:29
This episode is all about FOMO – The Fear of Missing Out. It’s a troubling trend with major productivity costs, and Mike and Thanh help you understand and solve it. They chat about FOMO’s sym...
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Why Mindmapping is Better than Outlining, Except When it Isn’t (TPS131) from 2017-02-20T12:00:08
What’s the best way to brainstorm and take notes? We discuss mindmapping vs outlining, and when to use each technique. There are times when you should mind maps – especially if you have...
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8 Strategies for Waking Up Early and Becoming a Morning Person (TPS130) from 2017-02-13T12:00:53
Today we are talking about getting up early – a polarizing topic and one that we’ve discussed a lot with our community lately. Thanh and Mike share 8 strategies for getting up early, finding ...
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The 2017 Essential Mac Productivity Apps (TPS129) from 2017-02-06T12:00:49
Brooks and Mike go round-by-round picking their top 10 essential Mac productivity apps. From menu-bar apps to task managers, this is the definitive list for 2017 on a Mac. The 2017 Essential Mac Pr...
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How to Overcome 4 Common Corporate Productivity Problems (TPS128) from 2017-01-30T12:00:07
We welcome new Asian Efficiency team member Brooks Duncan on the show to chat with Mike about solutions to common corporate productivity problems. If you work for an organization and are trying to ...
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The Next Evolution in Productivity is Lifestyle Productivity (TPS127) from 2017-01-23T12:00:03
How can you design your life and your environment so that is it inevitable that you will be productive? We are tackling this question on today’s episode, as Mike and Thanh discuss the tools, system...
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How to Discover Your Own Core Values (TPS126) from 2017-01-16T12:00:35
Mike and Thanh explore the Asian Efficiency core values, how they came to them, and why they’ve changed over the years. They discuss the benefits of having core values for your personal life ...
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The iOS vs macOS Productivity Faceoff (TPS125) from 2017-01-09T12:00:24
Mike is team iOS, arguing that this platform is superior for getting things done with ease, mobility, and focus. Thanh represents team Mac, making the case that laptops and desktops are far better ...
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8 Productivity Predictions for 2017 (TPS124) from 2017-01-02T12:00:17
Mike and Thanh break down their productivity predictions for 2017, and discuss how the future of inboxes, notifications, and the Internet of Things will take shape over the next year. Cheat Sheet W...
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Productivity nerds! Where do you do your deep work? (TPS123) from 2016-12-26T12:00:10
Mike and Thanh discuss the tools, environments, and time needed to do your best work – deep work. Deep work is when you are devoting your entire attention to your most important task, and it’s some...
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TPS122: The Farewell Episode w/ Zachary Sexton from 2016-12-19T12:00:29
Mike and Thanh host this episode as Zachary plays guest, discussing his run as host of the Productivity Show. They talk about how Zack was hired to the Asian Efficiency team, some of Zack’s favorit...
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The 3 Things You Need to Maximize Your Productivity (TPS121) from 2016-12-12T12:00:33
Chris Bailey spent a year trying out different productivity concepts, using himself as the subject of his experiments. Mike Schmitz talks with Chris about what he learned from experiments such as n...
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The Holiday Gift Guide for Productivity Nerds (TPS120) from 2016-12-05T12:00:19
The AE Holiday Gift Guide is here! Thanh and Mike each give you their top 10 gifts for the productivity junkie in your life. The AE Holiday Gift Guide Thanh’s pick, then Mike’s pick Rou...
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3 Keys to Using the 80/20 Rule in Your Business for Exponential Growth (TPS119) from 2016-11-28T12:00:25
This is part 2 of our conversation on the 80/20 rule with Tim Francis. If you missed part 1, visit theproductivityshow.com/118, where we covered the 5 levels of 80/20. In this episode, we talk abou...
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5 Ways to Apply the 80/20 Rule To Free Up 2+ Hours A Week (TPS118) from 2016-11-21T12:00:06
The 80/20 is an important concept, one that is often appreciated but also relatively difficult to find practical applications for in your own life. In this episode, you’re going to learn the framew...
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How to Keep Up Your Healthy Lifestyle When You’re Traveling (TPS117) from 2016-11-14T12:00:41
Alistair Clark is a former management consultant and current founder of Work. Life. Fitness. He helps overworked professionals create a competitive advantage at work using fitness, productivity and...
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9 GTD Mistakes You Must Avoid–TPS116 from 2016-11-07T12:00:18
Zack and Mike revisit the Getting Things Done method and chat about common obstacles that prevent people from successfully implementing the system into their lives. They chat about keeping things s...
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TPS115: Life Decisions&Technology w/ Rick Stawarz from 2016-10-31T11:00:34
Technology is a huge part of our modern-day lives, and it’s easy to forget that technology was meant to serve us and make our lives easier, not the other way around. Today we talk with Rick Stawarz...
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TPS114: Take Action and Produce Results w/ Nathan Latka from 2016-10-24T11:00:05
Nathan Latka is an entrepreneur on a mission. He’s built and sold companies and is currently planning to take a company public, all before his 30th birthday. Nathan and Zack chat about what drives ...
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TPS113: 5 Ways to Make Your Home More Efficient from 2016-10-17T11:00:49
Thanh and Zack discuss simple action items you can take to make your home or work space a more efficient and productive place. From working habits, health habits, and sleep habits, they talk about ...
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TPS112: How to Escape Your Email from 2016-10-10T11:00:28
In this episode, we go through 8 tips (plus a bonus) on how to escape your inbox and focus on tasks that matter. We’ll discuss apps and systems that you can use to cut down on the time you spend pr...
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TPS111: Why You Must Escape Your Email from 2016-10-03T11:00:15
Americans spend way too much time on email, and it’s breaking our creative flow and making us less productive. In this episode, we talk about the reasons why this is, and how you can break the cycl...
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TPS110: Fitness in the Workplace w/ Zack Arnold from 2016-09-26T11:00:46
Movement energizes us and makes us more productive and efficient, and yet most knowledge workers spend eight hours or more sitting at a desk every day. Zack Arnold sits at a desk too, but he’s beco...
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TPS109: Finding Your Focus w/ Michael Hyatt from 2016-09-19T11:00:12
Michael Hyatt is a NY Times best selling author, speaker, and former CEO (and chairman) of Thomas Nelson Publishers. He’s on the podcast to discuss the true goal of productivity, how to find your f...
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TPS108: Sustainable Behavior Change w/ Eric Zimmer from 2016-09-12T11:00:37
Eric Zimmer is the host of the award-winning podcast The One You Feed. Through hundreds of interviews, Eric has learned a lot about healthy habits, mindfulness, and sustainable behavior change. We ...
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TPS107: Being Data-Driven w/ John Johnson from 2016-09-05T11:00:57
John Johnson, PhD is an expert in reading and understanding data and statistics. He talks with Zack about how to become a discerning consumer of data, now that we can track personal data as well. L...
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TPS106: Influence Yourself w/ Ramit Sethi from 2016-08-29T11:00:32
Ramit Sethi, the New York Times bestselling author of the book I Will Teach You to Be Rich, has changed the lives of many by questioning the mainstream narrative of how you should do things. In thi...
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TPS105: The AE Email Workflow from 2016-08-22T11:00:52
Zack and Mike go in-depth on some new workflows that the Asian Efficiency team has been developing regarding our most time-intensive task: email. Email often takes a huge chunk out of your day, and...
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TPS104: Life Skills That Matter w/ Stephen Warley (Part 2 of 2) from 2016-08-15T11:00:13
In Part 2 of our conversation with Stephen Warley, we dive deeper into life skills that matter for the self-employed and freelancers. We talk about the need for continued education, how to align al...
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TPS103: Life Skills That Matter w/ Stephen Warley (Part 1 of 2) from 2016-08-08T11:00:59
Stephen Warley has been self-employed for more than a decade, and he’s on the show to talk about life skills that matter for the new nature of work. As more and more people change jobs every 3-5 ye...
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TPS102: Essentialism w/ Greg McKeown from 2016-08-01T11:00:38
Greg McKeown is the author of Essentialism, The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. He is on the podcast to discuss how to figure out what is essential to you, how to create your vision for your life, and...
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TPS101: Lean Thinking w/ Paul Akers from 2016-07-25T11:00:50
Paul Akers has built a business and a life on making small improvements every single day. In this episode, we explore the concept of lean: lean thinking, lean relationships, and lean business. Usin...
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TPS100: Celebrating Your Wins from 2016-07-18T11:00:05
Zack, Mike, and Thanh celebrate the 100th episode of The Productivity Show by standing in line for hours to get some famous Franklin Barbecue in Austin. They chat about why celebrating your wins is...
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TPS99: Procrastination from 2016-07-11T11:00:40
Procrastination is something that hits all of us, and many people struggle with it on a regular basis. In this episode we dive into the myths about procrastination, and eight tactics you can use to...
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TPS98: Making Rituals Stick w/ Nabill Idrisi from 2016-07-04T11:00:19
Nabill Idrisi is a coach who found amazing success from creating rituals and sticking to them. After attending one of our workshops and masterminds, Nabill created systems for his rituals and saw r...
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TPS97: Planning in 90-day Periods w/ Kendra Wright from 2016-06-27T11:00:36
Kendra Wright is back on the podcast to talk about why planning in 90-day periods is good for your professional and personal life. We chat about the advantages of not setting yearly goals, scheduli...
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TPS96: Setting Up Your Dashboard in Evernote w/ Stacey Harmon from 2016-06-20T11:00:25
Most people love Evernote for its ability to store reference files like recipes and notes, but Stacey Harmon is here to show us how to organize your entire life on Evernote. Stacey will explain her...
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TPS95: Personality Types w/ Scott Beebe from 2016-06-13T11:00:46
Scott Beebe is a business coach who loves productivity, systems, and personality tests. We explore the DISC personality model in this episode and discuss why it can be a powerful tool for interacti...
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TPS94: Reinvent Your Life Through Productivity w/ Brad Simon from 2016-06-06T11:00
Brad Simon wants you to know that he is not a productivity expert like many of the guests on this podcast. Rather, he’s a fellow traveller on the path to efficiency and productivity, and he shares ...
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TPS93: 3 Steps to a Better Memory w/ Brad Zupp from 2016-05-30T11:00:06
Record-setting memory athlete Brad Zupp is on the podcast this week to talk about how you can get your memory to perform better for you. We discuss proven techniques for remembering names, numbers,...
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TPS92: No More Underpants w/ Steve Kamb from 2016-05-23T11:00:51
Steve Kamb started NerdFitness.com because he was playing too many video games all day - and has now built it into a successful blog, book, and more. He’s reached his goals of traveling the world a...
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TPS91: Master The Art of Podcasting w/ Erik Fisher from 2016-05-16T11:00:32
Erik Fisher hosts one of the most popular productivity podcasts in the world, and he is back on this show to discuss how he mastered the art of podcasting. From discovering your passion to honing y...
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TPS90: Become a Minimalist w/ Joshua Becker from 2016-05-09T11:00:21
Joshua Becker leads a minimalist lifestyle with his family, and blogs about it on becomingminimalist.com. He is the author of the new book The More of Less, and in this episode we chat about how mi...
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TPS89: Stop Email Overload w/ Dmitri Leonov of SaneBox from 2016-05-02T11:00:19
We’ve said it on this podcast before: email is a necessary evil. Checking it too often, and without a strategy, can be incredibly damaging to your productivity. Luckily there are tools like SaneBox...
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TPS88: Deep Work w/ Cal Newport from 2016-04-25T11:00:47
Cal Newport is on the podcast today to talk about Deep Work, a skill that is essential for success in today’s knowledge economy. Learn about what deep work is, why it is so important, and how you c...
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TPS87: How to Run Effective Meetings w/ John Poelstra from 2016-04-18T11:00:22
John Poelstra is obsessed with meetings, and for good reason. Meetings are responsible for billions of dollars in wasted productivity every month. John is on a mission to make meetings more effecti...
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TPS86: The 80/20 of Health and Energy w/ Mark Sisson from 2016-04-11T11:00:52
Mark Sisson is an expert in evolutionary health and author of The Primal Blueprint. In this episode, he discusses how our genes can be influenced by our diet and exercise, how you can put in only a...
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TPS85: Read at the Speed of Thought w/ Abby Marks Beale from 2016-04-04T11:00:53
Zack chats with speed reading expert Abby Marks Beale, who has been teaching people how to read and comprehend faster for more than 20 years. They discuss key characteristics of speed readers, spec...
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TPS84: Differences Between Habits and Rituals from 2016-03-28T11:00:38
Asian Efficiency team members Zack and Thanh discuss the key differences between habits and rituals. From brushing teeth to working out, you’ll learn how putting systems in place, writing things do...
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TPS83: How to Plan Your Week w/ Kendra Wright from 2016-03-21T11:00:50
Zack chats with Kendra Wright about her awesome strategy for planning her week. This strategy will change the way you think about your calendar, helping you to fit in self-care and work and feel fu...
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TPS82: Optimizing Your Brain w/ Dr. Andrew Hill from 2016-03-14T11:00:49
Today we dive into the science of the brain, how to keep it healthy, and what you can do to make your brain more focused, alert, and productive. Dr. Andrew Hill, PhD is the Lead Neuroscientist at t...
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TPS81: How to Leverage The 80/20 Rule to Create More Time from 2016-03-07T12:00:20
The 80/20 rule states that 80% of your output is going to come from only 20% of your input. So how do we make our input work harder for us to get more done in less time? By leveraging other people’...
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TPS80: Seven Unusual Rituals from 2016-02-29T12:00:25
Here at Asian Efficiency, we love rituals. Rituals help integrate productive actions into our lives in a systematized way, so that it becomes as natural as brushing your teeth. Whether you are new ...
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TPS79: Email on Your Phone w/ Mike Schmitz from 2016-02-22T12:00:43
Zack chats with Asian Efficiency's resident email expert Mike Schmitz about checking email on your phone. We spend a lot time on our smart phones and far too much time processing email, and this ep...
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TPS78: Live a Minimalist Luxury Lifestyle w/ Thanh Pham from 2016-02-15T12:00:51
Zack and Thanh sit down to give listeners another “behind the scenes” look at what we are talking and thinking about within the Asian Efficiency team. In this conversation, Thanh discusses his Mini...
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TPS77: 5 Tips to Master Your Calendar from 2016-02-08T12:00:41
Zack, Thanh, and Mike revisit the ever-important subject of using and mastering your calendar. From handy shortcuts to their favorite calendar apps, listen in to learn 5 tips that will make you mor...
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TPS76: 8 Best Practices for Email from 2016-02-01T12:00:58
Mike, Thanh, and Zack discuss how to tame the email monster, one of the topics that we at Asian Efficiency get the most questions about. In the episode, we dive into some of our favorite tips for c...
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TPS75: Simple Systems from 2016-01-25T12:00:25
Asian Efficiency team members Zack, Thanh, and Mike sit down to chat about one of their favorite subjects: systems. In this episode you’ll learn some simple systems to help you do more with less ef...
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TPS74: Making Space for Flow w/ Trey Stinnett from 2016-01-18T12:00:22
Zack chats with Trey Stinnett about flow: how to find it, keep it, and use it to increase your productivity. Trey advocates for people to make space in their lives so that new things can come in, a...
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TPS73: Get Healthy in 2016 w/ Allison Schaaf from 2016-01-11T12:00:47
Allison Schaaf is back on the podcast to chat about 5 things you can do to increase your health in 2016. She shares tips about morning rituals, increasing your productivity when cooking food, and w...
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TPS72: New Year’s Resolutions from 2016-01-04T12:00:10
Asian Efficiency team members Zack, Mike, and Thanh discuss New Year’s Resolutions - why people make them, and why most people fail at accomplishing them. Mike details how he sets goals for the yea...
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TPS71: Goal-Setting Techniques w/ John Lee Dumas from 2015-12-28T12:00:55
Zack chats with John Lee Dumas about how to create systems and goal-setting techniques in order to become more productive and successful. John has built an incredibly successful podcast business in...
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TPS70: Energy Management w/ Mark Silverman from 2015-12-21T12:00:06
Zack chats with Mark Silverman, a business and life coach who specializes in energy management. He has had a personal journey with learning how to create priorities and get things done, and he shar...
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TPS69: Journaling w/ Kendra Wright from 2015-12-14T12:00:21
Kendra Wright sits down with Zack to discuss the power of daily journaling and how it can help you organize and energize your life. She chronicles why she started journaling and how it helped her r...
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TPS68: The 5am Miracle w/ Jeff Sanders from 2015-12-07T12:00:15
Jeff Sanders chats with Zack about his new book, the 5am Miracle, and how getting up earlier changed his life. He talks about the phases of productivity, including planning, executing, and reviewin...
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TPS67: Digital Coaching w/ Willem Van Syl from 2015-11-30T12:00:06
Willem Van Syl joins us from South Africa to chat about the world of Digital Coaching and how the new form of coaching can help you be more productive and achieve your goals. Willem helps his clien...
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TPS66: The Asian Efficiency Core Values from 2015-11-23T12:00:01
Zack and Thanh chat about Asian Efficiency’s four core values. They discuss why the company decided to make core values, how they have helped the business, and go into detail describing each one.
TPS65: Create Your Manifesto from 2015-11-15T12:00:51
Zack walks through the 5 documents that you need to create a manifesto for your life - who you are, what you believe, and what you want to accomplish.
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TPS64: All About Keyboard Maestro w/ Mike & Thanh from 2015-11-09T12:00:49
This episode will give you a foundational framework for using Keyboard Maestro, powerful system automation software for Mac OS X. Give it a listen before you start using Keyboard Maestro to learn t...
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TPS63: Behind the Scenes from 2015-11-02T12:00:04
In this episode, Zack & Mike have an informal conversation that takes you behind the scenes of some of the Asian Efficiency systems and processes to give you a glimpse of how (and why) we work the ...
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TPS62: The Secrets of Mindfulness w/ Toku McCree from 2015-10-26T11:00:01
Today we’re talking about mindfulness, awareness, and coaching with Toku McCree, a speaker, coach, and mindfulness expert based in Portland, OR.
TPS61: Take Control of Negative Thoughts to Increase Productivity w/ Marc & Angel Chernoff from 2015-10-19T11:00:41
Marc & Angel used their own personal life experiences to start a personal development blog that has blossomed in a few short years. In this episode, we dive into the method of self inquiry that has...
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TPS60: How to Live a More Significant Life w/ Aaron Walker from 2015-10-12T12:20:51
Zack chats with Aaron Walker, successful business owner, business coach, and owner of View From The Top. He talks about how to define a significant life, why relationships are so important, and mor...
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TPS59: The Power of Community from 2015-10-05T11:00:48
Zack, Mike, and Thanh get together to talk about the importance of support and accountability and show you where to look for both physical and digital communities to help you do more and be better....
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TPS58: Getting Things Done w/ David Allen from 2015-09-28T12:50:25
We are honored to have David Allen on the podcast, as we have mentioned his Getting Things Done methodology on almost every episode. Zack and David discuss the updated version of David’s book, how ...
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Scott Dinsmore – A Personal Tribute from 2015-09-25T18:58:24
Scott Dinsmore, founder of popular blog Live Your Legend, is gone. He passed away during a tragic mountain climbing accident on Mount Kilimanjaro. He was 33 years old.
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TPS57: Advanced OmniFocus Setup + Workflow w/ Joe Buhlig from 2015-09-21T11:00:50
Joe Buhlig is a technology guru, writer, and developer - and he’s back on the podcast to talk about his innovative ways to use OmniFocus, the task management software that we use at Asian Efficienc...
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TPS56: A System for Reviewing Goals from 2015-09-14T11:00:21
Zack details his system for setting and reviewing goals (and sticking to them!) that has created immense personal and business growth in his life. Listen in to find out how to remind yourself of yo...
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TPS55: Building Habits Through Coaching w/ Tony Stubblebine from 2015-09-07T11:00:19
Tony Stubblebine is the CEO and Founder of the coaching platform Coach.me. Their goal is to bring the top coaches in the world to anyone in the world who wants to achieve massive success. In this e...
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TPS54: Rituals over Habits from 2015-08-31T11:00:36
Mike and Thanh talk about why rituals are much better than habits, and they break down the 5 flaws of habits. Listen in to learn how to make your rituals stick and how to break them down into manag...
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TPS53: All About Float Tanks w/ Rob Dial & Dean Devries from 2015-08-24T12:00:24
Zack speaks with Rob Dial & Dean Devries at the Podcast Movement conference about how float tanks can help with your meditative practice and make you more productive.
TPS52: Using Apple Watch to Increase Productivity from 2015-08-17T13:00:21
Zack chats with Asian Efficiency team member Mike Schmitz, who has tried out the Apple Watch and shares how to use the watch to increase productivity. They also discuss the best apps for the Apple ...
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TPS51: Executive Thinking w/ Jan Johnston-Tyler from 2015-08-10T12:00:26
Always struggled with problem solving, planning ahead, organizing? This is a must-listen episode for you. We speak with Jan Johnston-Tyler about how to organize your day, play to your strengths, an...
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TPS50: The Future of Work w/ Andrew Sinkov of Evernote from 2015-08-03T13:00:22
Zachary visits Evernote HQ and discusses the history of the company and the future of work and productivity with Evernote's VP of Marketing & Co-founder Andrew Sinkov.
TPS49: Delegation and outsourcing w/ Julia Tunstall from 2015-07-27T13:00:18
Julia Tunstall is a delegation specialist and automation nerd. She works with solo business owners to help them streamline their business and find opportunities to delegate and automate their busyw...
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TPS48: LastPass w/ Amber Gott from 2015-07-20T12:00:59
Amber Gott has been working at LastPass (a password tool we use at Asian Efficiency) for the last five years. In this episode you will learn a couple tips for securely and efficiently managing your...
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TPS47: 13 Productive Parenting Hacks from 2015-07-13T13:00:43
Mike shares a couple of the common challenges of being a productive parent and shares 13 productive parenting hacks to help free up more time to spend with the people that mean the most to you.
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TPS46: The One Thing w/ Jay Papasan from 2015-07-06T12:00:03
Every person has something that they are best suited for. Teacher, coder, writer, healer. Identifying your top activities and then giving them a disproportionate amount of your time will give you d...
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TPS45: Systems, goal setting and communication w/ Alison Rogers from 2015-06-29T12:00:05
Alison shares her story that lead her to an energizing 2 hour long morning routine, conducting 1,000 person orchestra and making a living doing what she loves.
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TPS44: The Art of Charm w/ Jordan Harbinger from 2015-06-22T13:00:06
Jordan is a self-taught expert in confidence, relationship skills and other life hacks that help his audience at the Art of Charm live their best lives, be an example to others and leave everything...
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