ProdPod, a Productivity Podcast

Ray Sidney-Smith (rsidneysmith.com)

The Podcast of Personal Productivity Lessons in Two Minutes or Less

  1. Apr 30

    Don’t Start With the App

    Ray was searching for a productivity timer to jumpstart his mornings better and realized the real issue wasn't technology. Many of us look for new apps when what we need is to examine our workflows, emotions, and avoidance patterns. Read more.

    Don’t Start With the App

  2. Apr 23

    Build a System That Survives a Bad Week

    How does a single failure cascade into a bad week? And why should your productivity system be built to survive setbacks, not just support peak performance? That's what Ray discusses in this episode. Read more.

    Build a System That Survives a Bad Week

  3. Apr 16

    Recovery Is a Productivity Skill

    Recovery is a fundamental productivity skill, not a reward you earn after work. There's a difference between rest (passive recovery) and rejuvenation (active recharging), and regular recovery is essential to avoid burnout. Read more.

    Recovery Is a Productivity Skill

  4. Apr 9

    The Cost of Context Switching

    Context switching (what most people call multitasking) carries hidden costs: lost time reorienting, diluted attention, more mistakes, and missed ideas. Like switching systems in business, each mental shift reduces the quality of your work. Read more.

    The Cost of Context Switching

  5. 08/07/2018

    Pondering Minimalism: How Does Minimalism Affect Your Personal Productivity?

    ProdPod: Episode 118 — Pondering Minimalism vis-à-vis Personal Productivity How does minimalism affect your personal productivity? And, is there such a thing as a minimalist approach to productivity? I believe ardently that our physical and digital worlds are a manifestation of our mental-emotional world, so I sought out some answers about these thorny questions. After about 30 hours of research and uncounted hours of pondering, here are my thoughts on these two questions. Read more.

    Pondering Minimalism: How Does Minimalism Affect Your Personal Productivity?

  6. 03/06/2018

    ProdPod: Episode 117 — Getting More Resilient (Resilience and Productivity)

    In the last episode, I defined resilience, or emotional elasticity, as I like to call it. Here, I’d like to detail tactics for bending back into shape faster for more productive output. Read more.

    ProdPod: Episode 117 — Getting More Resilient (Resilience and Productivity)

  7. 07/11/2017

    ProdPod: Episode 116 — Resilience and Productivity

    A few episodes ago I covered several challenges that people face in their productive lives, including overcoming overwhelm, distractions, indecision, procrastination, and burnout. And, in this episode, I am detailing an important emotional skill that one hears in many contexts but is one consistent source of productive strength for those willing to build it: resilience.   — Quick announcement: I have launched my new podcast, ProductivityCast, the weekly show about all things personal productivity. It’s a longer podcast show format. If you have productivity questions, please head over to the podcast website and ask it; maybe we’ll answer your question on the show! Check it out in your favorite podcast directory, or by visiting productivitycast.net. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy it!

    ProdPod: Episode 116 — Resilience and Productivity

  8. 03/03/2017

    ProdPod: Episode 115 -- Thinking INSIDE the Box! (Part 2)

    In the last episode we learned that the scientific research that told everyone to think outside the box to overcome challenges and to be creative in life and work, was summarily misguided. We can be primed that a box exists, and we’ll still see a box as a limitation, unless we are guided to work within it.

    ProdPod: Episode 115 -- Thinking INSIDE the Box! (Part 2)
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The Podcast of Personal Productivity Lessons in Two Minutes or Less

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  • Creator
    Ray Sidney-Smith (rsidneysmith.com)
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    122
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2011-26 | Raymond Sidney-Smith. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    ProdPod, a Productivity Podcast