Podcast Episodes

Stop Chasing Work-Life Balance - Do This Instead

Episode 385

"There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences."

That’s a quote by former GE CEO, Jack Welch.

This week’s episode is about fin…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hobby-Less and Stressed: Why We Need Real Activities Again

Episode 384

"Think of yourself in a concert hall listening to the strains of the sweetest music when you suddenly remember that you forgot to lock your car. You are anxious about the car, you cannot walk out of …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Stop Competing with Computers: Why Slower is Actually Faster

Episode 383

"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why." 

Eddie Cantor

This week, I’m answering a question about why …

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Plans vs. Planning: The Churchill Principle for Real Productivity

Episode 382

“Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential”

That quote from Winston Churchill perfectly captures the dilemma we face when it comes to planning. 

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Published on 3 months ago

From 600 Tasks to 8: How Paper Planning Saved My Sanity

Episode 381

“Word-processing is a normative, standardised tool. Obviously, you can change the page layout and switch fonts, but you cannot invent a form not foreseen by the software. Paper allows much greater gr…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

The Vacation Productivity Paradox: How to Rest AND Get Ahead

Episode 380

“If you want rest, you have to take it. You have to resist the lure of busyness, make time for rest, take it seriously, and protect it from a world that is intent on stealing it.” 

That’s a quote fro…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Power of Mundane: Simple Systems for Complex Lives

Episode 379

“Every morning in SEAL training, my instructors, who at the time were all Vietnam veterans, would show up in my barracks room and the first thing they'd do is inspect my bed.

If you did it right, the…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

The Time-Based Productivity Revolution: Stop Counting Tasks, Start Managing Time

Episode 378

”But the fact remains, with all the changes that have happened in our lifetime—whether we’re “boomers,” “Gen Xers,” “Millennials,” “Gen Zers” or whatever comes next—one thing has never changed nor wi…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Finding Your Direction When Life Feels Chaotic

Episode 377

“Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?

The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.

Alice: I don't much care where.

The Cheshire Cat: Then it…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Whoever Controls Your Calendar Controls You: Mastering Executive Time Management

Episode 376

“Whoever runs your schedule is the most important person in your world as Leader. You need time to think, time to study and time to get the things done you came to leadership to do. Lose control of t…

Published on 5 months ago