In our last cast, we discussed the power of active tracking for greater productivity. If not, it’s highly recommended you go back and listen to that cast first. You will learn about empowered choice and for that alone, the previous cast is worthwhile. Today on this cast, we discuss the importance of taking charge of the passive data being collected about you already and learning to track data that you can use productively without having to do all the work. In contrast to our active tracking discussion, we delve into the world of ambient data ripe for the picking, if you know the right ways to do so. Also, the pitfalls, perils, and opportunities that abound with passive productivity/wellness data tracking. Pull up a seat and join us for this important and timely discussion on passive tracking for productivity. Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you'd like to discuss this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Francis Wade Art Gelwicks Show Notes Resources we mention, including links to them will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Some recommended readings, even though we didn’t discuss these in the recording itself: The Perils of Time Tracking Productivity and Continuous Improvement - Measurement (and RescueTime) makes it happen, both Personally and at Work If You’re Not Collecting Productivity Data, You’ll Never Succeed at Work Items we discussed in the recording: ManicTime Statistics Khan Academy - Statistics and Probabilities Freshbooks Google Fit Getting Things Done by David Allen Quantified Self Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler Exist Instant Gyroscope (mobile) Time Doctor WorkPuls Worksnaps RescueTime ProcrastiTracker (OSS for Windows) Workrave (RSI prevention but helps passively track your mouse/keyboard activity, free, Windows) Upwork Other notables we didn’t mention in this cast: http://www.chronosmonitor.com/ https://motivateclock.org/en/features/ https://galapag.us/ Raw Text Transcript Raw, unedited and machine-produced text transcript so there may be substantial errors. Read More Are you ready to manage your work and personal world better to live a fulfilling productive life, then you've come to the right place productivitycast the weekly show about all things productivity here, your host Ray Sidney-Smith and Augusto Pinaud with Francis Wade and Art Gelwicks. Welcome back everybody to productivity cast the weekly show about all things productivity. I'm Ray Sidney-Smith. I'm here with Augusto Pinaud, Francis Wade, and Art Gelwicks. Last cast we discussed the concept and the power of active tracking and looking at that data in order to to increase productivity and and so if you have not listened to the last cast. I highly recommend that you go back and you listen to that one before you listen to this one, but generally we talked about the idea of empowered choice and that means taking the information that you have and then making in that informed choice going forward. So today I'd like us to discuss the importance of taking charge of passive data that is data that's being collected about you already. It's just being picked up from ambient the ambient environment in which you operate and the importance of actively tracking data passively that is being able to get data tracked around you and going forward and doing that. So today we're going to we're going to talk about the world of ambient data, you know, which I believe is really ripe for picking if you and and really it's all about knowing the right ways to do so some of the pitfalls perils and opportunities that are around you. When it comes to passive data collection and tracking. So let's let's dive into this. I really want to discuss sort of a couple of things here what passive tracking is to you all t...

You can track almost any kind of data and then review and reflect on that data to make informed decisions about your productive future. Most people, however, do not. Movements, like that of Quantified Self, whose tagline is “self-knowledge through numbers,” aim to help individuals track data to improve their lives in whatever way they choose. In this cast, the ProductivityCast team looks at the state of the world through the lens of active tracking (versus passive tracking, which we’ll cover in the next cast). We will talk about what active tracking is, how to be a productivity enthusiast with empowered choice, why and what to track, and how to do so with good ol’ pen and paper, or with the latest digital technologies. You don’t want to miss this conversation, so queue us up and listen as we discuss this prime topic of this hyperconnected time and Internet (of Things) Age. Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you'd like to discuss this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Francis Wade Art Gelwicks Show Notes Resources we mention, including links to them will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Quantified Self (DC Quantified Self) Google Keep Don’t Break the Chain RemindMe LifeSum Goodnotes Evernote / Penultimate Eli Finkel’s Relationship/Marriage talk, in which he discusses a Gratitude Journal GitHub One Way to Overcome a Limit of the Quantified Self - Using Notifications Becoming like the elite 11% who get all their tasks done each day Part 1 Can you be productive in 40 hours? OmniTrack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRIuENNRjEM Toggl Habitica - (Contact Ray if you want to join the GTD Party) GTD Productivity System in Google Sheets / Microsoft Excel template and tutorial LoseIt MyFitnessPal BulletProof Coffee MapMyRun Google Fit Apple Health Raw Text Transcript Raw, unedited and machine-produced text transcript so there may be substantial errors, but you can search for specific points in the episode to jump to, or to reference back to at a later date and time, by keywords or key phrases. The time coding is h:mm:ss.ms to h:mm:ss.ms (e.g., 0:00:00.000,0:00:04.000 starts at 0.00 seconds and ends at 4 seconds in the cast's audio). Read More Are you ready to manage your work and personal world better to live a fulfilling productive life, then you've come to the right place productivity cast the weekly show about all things productivity here, your host Ray Sidney-Smith and Augusto Pinaud with Francis Wade and Art Gelwicks. Welcome everybody to productivity cast the weekly show about all things productivity. I'm particularly excited about our discussion, but this episode and next episode and and there's a very good reason why you see everyone identifies their overall satisfaction and fulfillment with their day differently, but there's no doubt that whether the factor or factors, by which we define our productivity is emotional or logical. It's all based on data, whether that data is correct incorrect positive or negative doesn't really matter. Today, thanks to technology and and greater awareness of this more people than ever are tracking all kinds of data. about themselves and then using that data to make informed decisions about their productive futures. However, I think most people. Sadly, don't purposefully track that data around areas they like to improve and obviously I think they should movements like that of quantified self, which I'll describe in more detail and a bit their tagline is self knowledge through numbers and aims to help individuals track data to improve their lives in whatever way they choose. So we're going to have a conversation today about the state of the world through the lens of active tracking versus passive tracking which will cover in next week's cast, we're going to talk about what active tracking is how t...

As we discussed email in the last episode, email management of multiple accounts has its positives and negatives. All of us, Augusto, Art, Francis and I have multiple email accounts. And, to be honest, I don’t know many people who have only one solitary email account. But, whether you have one inbox, or 10 inboxes, one methodology that’s cropped up and lingered for nearly two decades is the idea of Inbox Zero. In this cast, we discuss the history of Inbox Zero (with the pros and cons), some related concepts that I’ve theorized over the years (namely my Inbox One and Tab Zero methods, the former of which I hinted at in the last cast), and get feedback and permutations from the ProductivityCast team. We close with some thoughts on email message processing. Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you'd like to discuss this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Francis Wade Art Gelwicks Show Notes Resources we mention, including links to them will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9UjeTMb3Yk “Inbox Zero” (GoogleTechTalks) by Merlin Mann Getting Things Done by David Allen 43 Folders Series: Inbox Zero (also by Merlin Mann) Forget ‘Inbox Zero’: Your empty email account means nothing Evernote Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 (ScanSnap Cloud) Ray’s Web browser corollary to Inbox Zero, Tab Zero Raw Text Transcript Raw, unedited and machine-produced text transcript so there may be substantial errors, but you can search for specific points in the episode to jump to, or to reference back to at a later date and time, by keywords or key phrases. The time coding is h:mm:ss.ms to h:mm:ss.ms (e.g., 0:00:00.000,0:00:04.000 starts at 0.00 seconds and ends at 4 seconds in the cast's audio). Read More 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,870 are you ready to manage your work and 2 00:00:02,159 --> 00:00:06,120 personal world better to live a 3 00:00:03,870 --> 00:00:07,350 fulfilling productive life then you've 4 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,809 come to the right place 5 00:00:07,350 --> 00:00:12,090 productivity cast the weekly show about 6 00:00:09,809 --> 00:00:14,480 all things productivity here are your 7 00:00:12,090 --> 00:00:18,180 hosts ray Sydney Smith and Augusto 8 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:21,750 pronounces weight and art Galax welcome 9 00:00:18,180 --> 00:00:25,410 everybody to productivity cast episode 0 10 00:00:21,750 --> 00:00:28,560 to 9 episode 29 inbox zero inbox 1 and 11 00:00:25,410 --> 00:00:30,800 processing email messages we are going 12 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:33,600 to be talking about the all-encompassing 13 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:37,559 inbox and how to deal with your inbox 14 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:40,200 and so I wanted to lead off because as 15 00:00:37,559 --> 00:00:43,230 we discussed email in the last episode 16 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:45,719 email management of multiple accounts 17 00:00:43,230 --> 00:00:48,390 has its positives and negatives all of 18 00:00:45,719 --> 00:00:50,640 us Augusto art Francis and I have 19 00:00:48,390 --> 00:00:53,219 multiple email accounts and to be honest 20 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:56,489 I don't know how many people who have 21 00:00:53,219 --> 00:00:59,010 only one single solitary email account 22 00:00:56,489 --> 00:01:01,260 but whether you have one inbox or 10 23 00:00:59,010 --> 00:01:03,180 inboxes one methodology that's cropped 24 00:01:01,260 --> 00:01:08,010 up over the past decade is the idea of 25 00:01:03,180 --> 00:01:12,000 inbox zero it came from Merlin Mann who 26 00:01:08,010 --> 00:01:13,830 did a google Tech Talk back in 2007 and 27 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,360 I will put a link to that in the show 28 00:01:13,830 --> 00:01:17,850

We all use email every day. It’s hard to imagine work and personal life pre-email technology. And, while it serves many functions, it also tends to multiply in numbers--literally, the number of accounts we create and manage over time. In this episode, the ProductivityCast team discusses how many email accounts we have, and the purpose of each email account in our productivity systems. Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you'd like to discuss this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Francis Wade Art Gelwicks Show Notes Resources we mention, including links to them will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Apple Mail Newton Outlook Opera Mail Gmail Inbox by Gmail Thunderbird   Raw Text Transcript Raw, unedited and machine-produced text transcript so there may be substantial errors, but you can search for specific points in the episode to jump to, or to reference back to at a later date and time, by keywords or key phrases. The time coding is h:mm:ss.ms to h:mm:ss.ms (e.g., 0:00:00.000,0:00:04.000 starts at 0.00 seconds and ends at 4 seconds in the cast's audio). Read More 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,870 are you ready to manage your work and 2 00:00:02,159 --> 00:00:06,120 personal world better to live a 3 00:00:03,870 --> 00:00:07,350 fulfilling productive life then you've 4 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,599 come to the right place 5 00:00:07,350 --> 00:00:12,090 productivity cast the weekly show about 6 00:00:09,599 --> 00:00:14,480 all things productivity here are your 7 00:00:12,090 --> 00:00:17,699 hosts Ray Sidney-Smith and Augusto 8 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:20,100 Pinaud Francis Wade and Art Gelwicks 9 00:00:17,699 --> 00:00:22,920 Welcome back everybody to this episode of 10 00:00:20,100 --> 00:00:27,119 productivity cast this is episode zero 11 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:30,510 two eight which is episode 28 how many 12 00:00:27,119 --> 00:00:32,759 email accounts do you have and why so 13 00:00:30,510 --> 00:00:34,620 email is possibly one of the most 14 00:00:32,759 --> 00:00:37,500 powerful communications technologies 15 00:00:34,620 --> 00:00:39,660 developed to date harness properly you 16 00:00:37,500 --> 00:00:41,700 can reach almost anyone in the working 17 00:00:39,660 --> 00:00:44,280 world easily and quickly and his email 18 00:00:41,700 --> 00:00:47,039 has grown in its uses so too has the 19 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:48,030 number of email accounts each of us sort 20 00:00:47,039 --> 00:00:51,539 of has around us 21 00:00:48,030 --> 00:00:53,820 how many email accounts do you have why 22 00:00:51,539 --> 00:00:56,100 do you have them and are multiple email 23 00:00:53,820 --> 00:00:58,770 accounts making you more productive that 24 00:00:56,100 --> 00:01:00,629 is the topic of discussion today here on 25 00:00:58,770 --> 00:01:02,520 productivity cast your question is how 26 00:01:00,629 --> 00:01:08,159 many emails I have four how many emails 27 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:09,780 I want I think it's gonna be a little 28 00:01:08,159 --> 00:01:13,380 bit of both today let's start it off 29 00:01:09,780 --> 00:01:17,310 with the discussion on how many email 30 00:01:13,380 --> 00:01:19,560 accounts each of us does have and then 31 00:01:17,310 --> 00:01:22,200 we'll get into the whys of those things 32 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:26,220 I think it's just important for us to to 33 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:29,970 sort of square up and see what the group 34 00:01:26,220 --> 00:01:31,710 here today is kind of dealing with so 35 00:01:29,970 --> 00:01:36,659 I'll start off and I'll say that I have 36 00:01:31,710 --> 00:01:38,400 four email accounts and the the rest I 37 00:01:36,

Have you ever taken time off of work and returned to find yourself not being as productive as you’d like? Whether it’s for a couple days away to a longer hiatus, leaving work behind and then getting back to work can be challenging to your productivity and systems. In this episode, the ProductivityCast team discusses how to get back to work effectively. Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you'd like to discuss this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | Getting Back to Work Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Francis Wade Art Gelwicks Show Notes | Getting Back to Work Resources we mention, including links to them will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Getting Things Done by David Allen ProdPod, Episode 69 -- “Day Reset” and Episode 105 -- “The Power of Daily Routines” Raw Text Transcript | Getting Back to Work Raw, unedited and machine-produced text transcript so there may be substantial errors, but you can search for specific points in the episode to jump to, or to reference back to at a later date and time, by keywords or key phrases. The time coding is h:mm:ss.ms to h:mm:ss.ms (e.g., 0:00:00.000,0:00:04.000 starts at 0.00 seconds and ends at 4 seconds in the cast's audio). Read More 1 00:00:00,030 --> 00:00:03,870 are you ready to manage your work and 2 00:00:02,159 --> 00:00:06,120 personal world better to live a 3 00:00:03,870 --> 00:00:07,350 fulfilling productive life then you've 4 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,780 come to the right place 5 00:00:07,350 --> 00:00:12,090 productivity cast the weekly show about 6 00:00:09,780 --> 00:00:14,480 all things productivity here are your 7 00:00:12,090 --> 00:00:18,150 hosts ray Sydney Smith and Augusto 8 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:20,160 pronounces weight and art Galax welcome 9 00:00:18,150 --> 00:00:22,380 back everybody to productivity cast the 10 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:24,330 weekly show about all things personal 11 00:00:22,380 --> 00:00:25,970 productivity I'm ray Sydney Smith and 12 00:00:24,330 --> 00:00:28,590 I'm joined here with Augusto pinaud 13 00:00:25,970 --> 00:00:31,289 Frances weight and art Galax welcome 14 00:00:28,590 --> 00:00:35,910 gentlemen to the show thank you great to 15 00:00:31,289 --> 00:00:37,670 be here hey guys how's it going pretty 16 00:00:35,910 --> 00:00:41,820 well pretty well how's it going with you 17 00:00:37,670 --> 00:00:43,770 I've discovered that I've managed to do 18 00:00:41,820 --> 00:00:47,250 something unfortunate to my Chromebook 19 00:00:43,770 --> 00:00:49,110 there's a setting in most of these that 20 00:00:47,250 --> 00:00:51,660 allow you to change your trackpad to 21 00:00:49,110 --> 00:00:53,760 what's called Australian mode and I'm 22 00:00:51,660 --> 00:00:57,690 thinking oh that would be cool no it 23 00:00:53,760 --> 00:01:03,210 turns the trackpad upside down like the 24 00:00:57,690 --> 00:01:05,100 toilets right roll is now upside down 25 00:01:03,210 --> 00:01:07,680 now so my prod productivity is 26 00:01:05,100 --> 00:01:12,060 officially half today because every 27 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:14,400 scroll is taking twice so yep yep I 28 00:01:12,060 --> 00:01:16,830 totally get that that's like the on max 29 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:19,380 you can you can scroll two finger scroll 30 00:01:16,830 --> 00:01:21,810 up or down on the touchpad and of course 31 00:01:19,380 --> 00:01:24,930 I'm very skeuomorphic so I believe that 32 00:01:21,810 --> 00:01:26,759 the pad should be you should push up in 33 00:01:24,930 --> 00:01:28,200 order to push a piece of paper up and so 34 00:01:26,759 --> 00:01:30,540 therefore that should be the way the 35 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:33,000 browser and all browsing should take 36

In today's world, it's impossible to remember everything we can know. From passwords to tasks to calendar appointments and more, there are data out there that simply don't belong rolling around clouding up our focus. And, thankfully, we have the ability to externalize this information from retention to recall. In this cast, the ProductivityCast team looks at the concept of the external brain as a productivity enabler. Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you'd like to discuss this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Francis Wade Art Gelwicks Show Notes Resources we mention, including links to them will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Getting Things Done by David Allen Evernote OneNote TheBrain Workflowy Google Drive OneDrive Amazon Cloud Drive Dropbox Box Instapaper Pocket IFTTT OTIXO Raw Text Transcript Raw, unedited and machine-produced text transcript so there may be substantial errors, but you can search for specific points in the episode to jump to, or to reference back to at a later date and time, by keywords or key phrases. The time coding is h:mm:ss.ms to h:mm:ss.ms (e.g., 0:00:00.000,0:00:04.000 starts at 0.00 seconds and ends at 4 seconds in the cast's audio). Read More 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,840 are you ready to manage your work and 2 00:00:02,129 --> 00:00:06,060 personal world better to live a 3 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,080 fulfilling productive life then you've 4 00:00:06,060 --> 00:00:09,510 come to the right place 5 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:11,880 productivity cast the weekly show about 6 00:00:09,510 --> 00:00:13,920 all things productivity here are your 7 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:16,490 hosts Ray Sidney-Smith and Augusto 8 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:18,840 Pinaud with Francis Wade and Art Gelwicks 9 00:00:16,490 --> 00:00:20,760 welcome back everybody to productivity 10 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:23,160 cast the weekly show about all things 11 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,660 personal productivity I'm Ray Sidney- 12 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:27,900 Smith and I'm here with Augusto Pinaud 13 00:00:24,660 --> 00:00:30,090 Frances Wade and art Galax welcome to 14 00:00:27,900 --> 00:00:33,660 productivitycast gentlemen wait the 15 00:00:30,090 --> 00:00:36,510 year hey how you doing we're gonna be 16 00:00:33,660 --> 00:00:38,790 talking about today the idea of the 17 00:00:36,510 --> 00:00:40,530 external brain and I and I just wanted 18 00:00:38,790 --> 00:00:42,180 to disclaim this for anyone who might be 19 00:00:40,530 --> 00:00:45,149 listening to us I know a couple of our 20 00:00:42,180 --> 00:00:46,079 listeners are medical doctors and so for 21 00:00:45,149 --> 00:00:47,969 those of you who are medical 22 00:00:46,079 --> 00:00:50,690 professionals please know that we are 23 00:00:47,969 --> 00:00:54,000 not talking about the the the assistive 24 00:00:50,690 --> 00:00:55,500 devices and and so forth that are called 25 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,809 external brains we're talking about the 26 00:00:55,500 --> 00:00:59,820 productivity focus concept of the 27 00:00:57,809 --> 00:01:01,859 external brain but what we're gonna do 28 00:00:59,820 --> 00:01:04,769 today in this episode is really define 29 00:01:01,859 --> 00:01:06,720 what an external brain is we're then 30 00:01:04,769 --> 00:01:08,760 gonna talk about why it's important in 31 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:11,100 at least personal productivity for you 32 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:13,619 to have an external brain once we are 33 00:01:11,100 --> 00:01:15,960 all sort of on the same page in terms of 34 00:01:13,619 --> 00:01:18,150 what it is and then we're going to talk 35 00:01:15,960 --> 00:01:21,090

25 episodes! Thank you all for listening and helping us grow the ProductivityCast community! As we grow and change in our personal and professional lives, we should all consider if the way you see your “next actions” (the granular, physical tasks we take to move projects forward, a la Getting Things Done by David Allen). If we approach next-action crafting in time chunks smaller or larger, or based on different contexts, than you need to accomplish them, then we’ll see ourselves being less effective. In this cast, the ProductivityCast team addresses the issue of priming ourselves to appropriate next-action thinking in our productivity systems. Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, again, thanks for listening! If you'd like to discuss this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Francis Wade Art Gelwicks Show Notes Resources we mention, including links to them will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen Quantified Self (DC Quantified Self - Ray is the Organizer) Eisenhower Matrix (Merrill-Covey Matrix) Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory Life changes to give you pause to know it’s time to reflect on the structure, time and contexts of your next-action planning: 1- Birth 2- Death Professional Transitions    3- I've Been Demoted!    4- I've Been Promoted!    5- I've Been Hired!    6- Unemployment (whether involuntary or by choice)    7- Changing Careers (while employed or not) 8- Starting School 9- First Job 10- Moving Home 11- Moving Office 12- Downsizing Home 13- Starting Retirement 15- Marriage / Long-Term Commitment 15- Divorce / Separation / Ending a Long-Term Relationship Calculator - Do You Need a Task Management Improvement? by Francis Wade Francis: “The Ultimate, Evergreen Guide to Choosing Your Next Task Management App or Practice.” Plus. the stuff on implicit vs explicit tagging is in my book which is being updated - http://perfect.mytimedesign.com. Francis also included the idea in this paper - http://www.2time-sys.com/can-time-actually-be-managed/ Francis: The idea of facing changing constraints as task load increases, and the need to see a change is also mentioned in this article: What are the greatest task management tools, and why? Raw Text Transcript Raw, unedited and machine-produced text transcript so there may be substantial errors, but you can search for specific points in the episode to jump to, or to reference back to at a later date and time, by keywords or key phrases. The time coding is h:mm:ss.ms to h:mm:ss.ms (e.g., 0:00:00.000,0:00:04.000 starts at 0.00 seconds and ends at 4 seconds in the cast's audio). Read More 1 00:00:00,030 --> 00:00:03,870 are you ready to manage your work and 2 00:00:02,159 --> 00:00:06,120 personal world better to live a 3 00:00:03,870 --> 00:00:07,350 fulfilling productive life then you've 4 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,780 come to the right place 5 00:00:07,350 --> 00:00:12,360 productivity cast the weekly show about 6 00:00:09,780 --> 00:00:15,480 all things productivity here your hosts 7 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:17,430 ray Sydney Smith and Augusto pronounces 8 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:21,240 weight and art Galax welcome back 9 00:00:17,430 --> 00:00:23,609 everybody to episode 25 of productivity 10 00:00:21,240 --> 00:00:26,460 cast and so I just want to thank you all 11 00:00:23,609 --> 00:00:28,740 for listening to productivity cast and I 12 00:00:26,460 --> 00:00:31,650 want to welcome to the show today 13 00:00:28,740 --> 00:00:35,100 gusto pinaud francis Wade and art Galax 14 00:00:31,650 --> 00:00:37,380 welcome to the show gentlemen guys I'm 15 00:00:35,100 --> 00:00:40,680 doing really well and as I was saying 16 00:00:37,380 --> 00:00:42,239

On this cast, we have some fun! That is, we ask ourselves the question, can productivity be fun? The ProductivityCast team talks about the concept of adding fun into your productive life. We discuss the potential opportunities to incorporate play into your work, gamifying your productivity system, negative stereotyping by business about the idea of games in a professional space, and more. How are you adding fun into your productivity? Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you'd like to discuss this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Francis Wade Art Gelwicks Show Notes | Can Productivity Be Fun? Resources we mention, including links to them will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. The Fun Theory Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Cass Sunstein, PhD, and Richard Thaler, PhD gamification The Pomodoro Technique Forest (app) Bullet Journal Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, PhD Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport Deliberate practice (developed by K. Anders Ericcson, PhD) Getting Things Done FAST (audio program) by David Allen SuperBetter (at Work) by Jane McGonigal, PhD Productivity Book Group’s discussion on SuperBetter Raw Text Transcript Raw, unedited and machine-produced text transcript so there may be substantial errors, but you can search for specific points in the episode to jump to, or to reference back to at a later date and time, by keywords or key phrases. The time coding is h:mm:ss.ms to h:mm:ss.ms (e.g., 0:00:00.000,0:00:04.000 starts at 0.00 seconds and ends at 4 seconds in the cast's audio). Read More Coming soon!

The winter holidays season is upon us and soon the new year! And, there’s no time like the present to start planning for the upcoming holidays and new year. To reduce distress and increase the opportunities to enjoy and celebrate time with family, friends and work colleagues during this season, good planning (and execution) is vital. What do you do to prepare for the holidays and new year? In this cast, the ProductivityCast team converses about strategies to squeeze more out of your time and resources during the holidays season. You’ll learn about Art Gelwick’s phrase for the celebration season, “getting done while still having fun.” What are your holidays and new year planning routines? Share them in the comments, comment on this cast on our ProductivityCast Facebook Page, or contact us to let us know! And, thanks for listening! If you'd like to discuss this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | Holiday and New Year Productivity Planning Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Francis Wade Art Gelwicks Show Notes | Holiday and New Year Productivity Planning Resources we mention, including links to them will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Holiday Budget Planner (Excel template) <--you can import into Google Sheets also! Deep Work by Cal Newport AndroidWear smartwatches Apple Watch Time demands - also in Francis Wade’s book, Perfect Time-Based Productivity Evernote OneNote Google Keep Raw Text Transcript Raw, unedited and machine-produced text transcript so there may be substantial errors, but you can search for specific points in the episode to jump to, or to reference back to at a later date and time, by keywords or key phrases. The time coding is h:mm:ss.ms to h:mm:ss.ms (e.g., 0:00:00.000,0:00:04.000 starts at 0.00 seconds and ends at 4 seconds in the cast's audio). Read More Transcript coming soon!