The Productivityist Podcast: Ideas and Tools for Personal Productivity | Time Management | Goals | Habits | Working Better

In this episode Mike talks with Taylor Pearson, the author of "The End of Jobs" (due out in late June 2015). They discuss the process Taylor used to write the book – including drawing inspiration from Paul Graham's work – as well as what "the end of jobs" can mean for you...if you're willing to shift your mindset.

In this discussion, Mike Vardy and Sir Joh Hargrave (author of the forthcoming book "Mind Hacking") talk about how to "hack the mind" in order to optimize productivity and what approaches you can take to start changing the way you operate today.

Omar Zenhom has spent a lot of time defining and refining what he delivers, and recently rebooted what his co-created product, Webinar Ninja, was and created a vastly different iteration as a result. In this episode Mike and Omar speak on the art of iteration, their calendar usage, and more.

This episode is being released earlier than usual because it's a special one. Why? Because Mike talks about his "big work" - the thing he's been actively working on for well over a year (and likely subconsciously for five or so). It's called The NOW Year Formula, and he talks about what it is, how it works, and how by adopting it as your productivity approach can help you have more of what you want in life.

This week Mike talks with Dave Caolo of the podcast Home Work and the website Apple World Today about his newest hobby: tabletop gaming. They discuss the benefits of gaming in terms of helping with productivity and planning as well as offer some suggestions of games to check out.

In this episode, Mike discusses how he dealt with a major workflow change over the past 10 days as a result of his wife going on holiday and him acting as the lone parent during that time. He'll share my successes, his failures, and what you can do to help make any kind of irregularity in your workflow feel less taxing on you.

As the host of the Beyond The To Do List podcast, Erik Fisher has interviewed many of the top names in productivity, task, and time management and now Mike is putting him on the other side of the mic. They talk about habits, productivity approaches, and a lot more.

On this episode of the podcast, Mike speaks with Jim Woods, author and creator of the "Write Publish Share" course. They talk about the writing process, habits, and the relationship between productivity and getting writing done.

Michael Schechter, Mike's good friend and former podcasting partner, drops by the show for the first time on his own. The two of them talk about old times, what Schechter has been up to since they stopped producing Workflowing at 5by5, and the challenges behind closing one chapter in your life so you can make greater strides going forward.

On this edition of The Productivityist Podcast Mike chats with his friend Travis Collier, the author of "SCALE: Refuse to Settle, Recognize what Matters, Redefine Success." They talk about how they met, the Lantern Corps, and what the power of SCALE can do for you.

Jon Acuff is a celebrated (and New York Times best-selling) author whose latest effort is titled Do Over. In this lively (and efficient) discussion, Jon talks with Mike about his latest book and they both occasionally crack jokes while doing so.

The guest on this episode is Rory Vaden. He is the author of "Take The Stairs: 7 Steps To Achieving True Success" and "Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time." In this discussion, Mike and Rory talk about results management, the calendar, and a slew of other productivity-related subjects.

Dr. James Hamblin, Senior Editor at The Atlantic and the host of "If Our Bodies Could Talk" joins Mike this week on the show as they talk about the things we can do to help ourselves and our bodies be more effective and efficient and the things we sometimes do that make them function at less than optimum levels.

In this episode Mike Vardy talks with David Allen, author of Getting Things Done. They discuss the pull of email, how to wrap your head around working by context, and what's different in the 2015 edition of Getting Things Done.

In this episode Mike Vardy sits down with Phil Simon, author of "Message Not Received." They talk about the problem with email, why clarity is often lost in communication, and what we can do to make sure we have a far better chance of being heard when we send out messages to colleagues and cohorts.