Summary: <p>“The Mikes” take a moment at the end of 2012 to talk about year end rituals. <a href="http://productivityist.com/">Vardy</a> shares how he uses the year end to plot out the upcoming year while <a href="http://bettermess.com/">Schechter</a> talks about his new attempt at holiday cleaning. “The Mikes” also share their favorite things of 2012 and share what they hope to see in 2013. A big thanks to everyone who spent time with “The Mikes” in 2012. Here’s to a productive and prosperous 2013!</p> <p>Speaking of a prosperous 2013, Vardy’s first book, <a href="http://mikevardy.com/thefrontnine/">The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want</a> is now out! Please consider checking it out.</p> <p><em><strong>Note:</strong> We’re gong to be changing up the way we record our episodes in 2013 to improve audio quality… so, in other words, sorry for the Skype issues on Schechter’s end…</em></p> <h2>What Mikes Are Drinking</h2> <ul> <li>Mike Vardy - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007XHRFZ6/?tag=michaelscme-20">Sodastream Cherry Cola</a> </li> <li>Michael Schechter - <a href="http://www.bluemountainbarrel.com/beers.html">Uber Pils | Blue Mountain Barrel House Beers</a> </li> </ul><h2>Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://bettermess.com/three-words-for-2012/">Three words for 2012 | A Better Mess</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/3words2012/">My 3 Words for 2012 | Chris Brogan</a></li> <li><a href="http://bettermess.com/mitigating-my-mitigating/">Mitigating My Mitigating | A Better Mess</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.70decibels.com/mikesonmics/2012/8/24/episode-30-getting-down-to-business-with-andrew-carroll.html">Mikes On Mics - Episode 30: Getting Down To Business with Andrew Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="http://bettermess.com/have-a-crashplan/">Have a CrashPlan | A Better Mess</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cloze.com/">Cloze</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.easilydo.com/">Easilydo</a></li> <li><a href="http://bettermess.com/crap-i-dont-regret-buying-this-year/">Crap I Don’t Regret Buying This Year</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00775MEU0/?tag=michaelscme-20">Amazon.com: The 4x6" Emergent Task Planner StickyPad (2 pack)</a></li> <li><a href="http://productivityist.com/how-to-use-3030-like-the-emergent-task-planner/">How to Use 30/30 Like The Emergent Task Planner</a></li> <li><a href="http://asana.com/">Asana - Task Management for Teams</a></li> <li><a href="http://dayoneapp.com/">Day One | A simple Journal for iPhone, iPad and Mac App Store</a></li> <li><a href="http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/">Daring Fireball: Markdown</a></li> <li><a href="http://productivityist.com/the-journey-to-markdown/">The Journey to Markdown</a></li> <li><a href="https://join.app.net/">Join the Movement - App.net</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1455509124/?tag=michaelscme-20">So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.myminutesapp.com/">My Minutes | The personal time tracking app for your iPhone</a></li> <li><a href="http://bettermess.com/putting-contexts-into-perspective/">Putting Contexts Into Perspective | A Better Mess</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.70decibels.com/donate/">70Decibels - Donate</a></li> <li>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/mschechter">Schechter</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/mikevardy">Vardy</a> on Twitter.</li> </ul><p>This episode is brought to you by: <a href="http://squarespace.com/70decibels">Squarespace</a>, the secret behind exceptional websites. Go to <a href="http://squarespace.com/70decibels">squarespace.com/70decibels</a> to start your free trial and use the offer code '70decibels12' at checkout to get 10% off your first order.</p> <p><a href="http://www.buzzsprout.com/episodes/converted/70502.mp3">Download</a></p> <p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mikes-on-mic"></a></p>
