ProductivityCast

Ray Sidney-Smith
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ProductivityCast

Each week, four productivity and technology experts from different work backgrounds discuss, debate and describe personal productivity topics. Hosts Ray Sidney-Smith (https://rsidneysmith.com) and Augusto Pinaud (https://productivityvoice.com) along with our regular contributors Francis Wade (https://fwconsulting.com) and Art Gelwicks (https://gelwickstech.com) make up the ProductivityCast team. ProductivityCast is an opportunity to discuss personal productivity in context, occasionally interviewing experts, highlighting popular as well as the scientific literature (on productivity, time management, focus, habit and performance improvement), discussing technology’s effect on getting things done, reviewing books in the genre, and debating important work culture, technology and productivity topics of the day. If you'd like to discuss these topics with us, ask a question and connect with other podcast listeners, join our free community inside Personal Productivity Club (a digital community for productivity enthusiasts) here: https://productivitycast.net/community NOTE: You may notice ProductivityCast written as "Productivity Cast" (with a space). That's simply so that Alexa, Google, Siri and others can understand when you ask them to play the podcast.

  1. 07/24/2023

    How to Conduct a Mid-Year Review

    Today on ProductivityCast we’re going to be talking about stepping away from getting things done so you can review and reflect, and then get back to getting things done better. It’s halfway through the year and so it’s a good time to discuss the mid-year review. A mid-year review is a practice like any other reflection activity, where we take the time to look over our progress, reevaluate our goals, and recalibrate our personal productivity systems. It’s a moment to pause, step back, and gain clarity on where we stand in relation to our aspirations and how we can make the most of the second half of the year. Correction: Ray said “weekly review” at the start of the episode when he actually meant “mid-year review.” (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/141 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you’d like to continue discussing How to Conduct a Mid-Year Review from this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | How to Conduct a Mid-Year Review Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Art Gelwicks Francis Wade Show Notes | How to Conduct a Mid-Year Review Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Reticular activating system (RAS) The biggest myths about emotions, debunked | Lisa Feldman Barrett Antifragility 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 mm:ss (e.g., 0:04 starts at 4 seconds into the cast’s audio). Download a PDF of raw, text transcript of the interview here.

    45 min

  2. 03/20/2023

    Defining Personal Productivity

    Today, the ProductivityCast team talks about terminology, that is, what are the terms that we use in the personal productivity space? And why is there so much confusion around those particular words that we use? (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/140 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you’d like to continue discussing Defining Personal Productivity from this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | Defining Personal Productivity Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Art Gelwicks Francis Wade Show Notes | Defining Personal Productivity Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Raw Text Transcript | Defining Personal Productivity 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 mm:ss (e.g., 0:04 starts at 4 seconds into the cast’s audio). Download a PDF of raw, text transcript of the interview here.

    48 min

  3. 03/13/2023

    Subjective versus Objective Time

    In this week’s episode, the ProductivityCast team debated subjective versus objective time as commentary on the article, “My Fixation on Time Management Almost Broke Me.”Thanks to Brian C. for the recommended reading! (See https://www.personalproductivity.club/posts/14785370.) (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/139 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you’d like to continue discussing ProductivityCast – Subjective versus Objective Time from this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | ProductivityCast – Subjective versus Objective Time Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Art Gelwicks Francis Wade Show Notes | ProductivityCast – Subjective versus Objective Time Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. * Is Time Management Really “Real”, Or Is It Just a Misnomer? | by Francis Wade | 2Time Labs | Medium * Victim Mentality: Causes, Symptoms, and More * The Impact of Temporal Schemata: Understanding When Individuals Entrain Versus Resist or Create Temporal Structure | Academy of Management Review  * Ramit Sethi * The R Project for Statistical Computing  Raw Text Transcript | ProductivityCast – Subjective versus Objective Time 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 mm:ss (e.g., 0:04 starts at 4 seconds into the cast’s audio). Download a PDF of raw, text transcript of the interview here.

    49 min
  4. One Size Doesn’t Fit All – ProductivityCast Live

    03/09/2023

    One Size Doesn’t Fit All – ProductivityCast Live

    Today, we’re releasing this episode which was recording live at the Task Management & Time Blocking Summit 2023 stage. The theme of the conference is “One Size Doesn’t Fit All” and so the ProductivityCast team spent time discussing in front of the live audience what our thoughts are on challenges of one-size-fits-all and some thoughts of solving for it. Enjoy! (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/138 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you’d like to continue discussing One Size Doesn’t Fit All – ProductivityCast Live from this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | One Size Doesn’t Fit All – ProductivityCast Live Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Art Gelwicks Francis Wade Show Notes | One Size Doesn’t Fit All – ProductivityCast Live Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. * Remember the Milk * CrossPlatform podcast Raw Text Transcript | One Size Doesn’t Fit All – ProductivityCast Live 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 mm:ss (e.g., 0:04 starts at 4 seconds into the cast’s audio). Download a PDF of raw, text transcript of the interview here.

    35 min

  5. 03/06/2023

    Hyper-Scheduling: Commentary on MacSparky’s Granular Time Blocking Method

    In a post entitled, Hyper-Scheduling, David Sparks (a/k/a MacSparky) writes about his method of time blocking on a granular level. This week, the ProductivityCast team provides their commentary, challenges and methods on this concept of hyper-scheduling, which will hopefully spark ideas on how you can better manage your time-based work. (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/137 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you’d like to continue discussing Hyper-Scheduling: Commentary on MacSparky’s Granular Time Blocking Method from this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | Hyper-Scheduling: Commentary on MacSparky’s Granular Time Blocking Method Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Art Gelwicks Francis Wade Show Notes | Hyper-Scheduling: Commentary on MacSparky’s Granular Time Blocking Method Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. * Hyper-scheduling – MacSparky  * Unschedule * How to Use the Unschedule – Video Tutorial  Google Assistant Time-Based Actions: * Events – https://support.google.com/assistant/answer/7678386?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid * Reminders – https://support.google.com/assistant/answer/9387035?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid * Timers – https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/7028899?hl=en Raw Text Transcript | Hyper-Scheduling: Commentary on MacSparky’s Granular Time Blocking Method 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 mm:ss (e.g., 0:04 starts at 4 seconds into the cast’s audio). Download a PDF of raw, text transcript of the interview here.

    48 min

  6. 08/29/2022

    Projects Sequencing: Ordering Your Projects to Enhance Productivity

    In this week’s episode, the ProductivityCast team continues their conversation about sequencing for greater productivity, this time about ordering projects to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/136 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you’d like to continue discussing Projects Sequencing: Ordering Your Projects to Enhance Productivity from this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | Projects Sequencing Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Art Gelwicks Francis Wade Show Notes | Projects Sequencing Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. * Microsoft Excel* Notion* Coda* Lifelong learning* Lifelong learning institutes – Wikipedia  * Tom’s Planner 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 mm:ss (e.g., 0:04 starts at 4 seconds into the cast’s audio). Download a PDF of raw, text transcript of the interview here.

    51 min

  7. 06/13/2022

    Task Sequencing How to Condition and Order Tasks for Greater Momentum

    This week, the ProductivityCast team tackles the topic of ordering tasks conditionally and task sequencing for momentum. (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/135 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you’d like to continue discussing Task Sequencing: How to Condition and Order Tasks for Greater Momentum, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | Task Sequencing Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Art Gelwicks Francis Wade Show Notes | Task Sequencing Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. * OmniFocus* Any.do* Microsoft Project* Microsoft Teams* Nozbe* Todoist* Temporal Structures in Individual Time Management – Wu Dezhi* Remember the Milk* IFTTT* Zapier* Unschedule* GTD Weekly Review* Join Ray’s Weekly Review Accountability Party on Fridays at 10:30 AM ET!* Krisp* Notion* Paprika (grocery shopping app) 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 mm:ss (e.g., 0:04 starts at 4 seconds into the cast’s audio). Download a PDF of raw, text transcript of the interview here.

    54 min

  8. 05/30/2022

    Get More Out of Your Calendar: Forecasting, Budgeting and Tracking Your Day

    In this week’s episode, the ProductivityCast team chats about how to track and manage time in a calendar/agenda style format to be more productive. (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/134 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you’d like to continue discussing Get More Out of Your Calendar from this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | Get More Out of Your Calendar Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Art Gelwicks Francis Wade Show Notes | Get More Out of Your Calendar Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. * Sortd* MacSparky* Acuity Scheduling* Calendly* ManicTime* Unschedule* Ikigai 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 mm:ss (e.g., 0:04 starts at 4 seconds into the cast’s audio). Download a PDF of raw, text transcript of the interview here.

    47 min

  9. 05/23/2022

    Time Blocking and Time Chunking: Setting Up an Effective Reminder System

    This week, the ProductivityCast team talks about how to set up effective reminders when you’re time blocking (or time chunking) as your primary productivity system. The conversation turns out much more useful for anyone looking to set up an effective reminder system. Enjoy! (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/133 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you’d like to continue discussing Time Blocking and Time Chunking: Setting Up an Effective Reminder System from this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | Time Blocking and Time Chunking: Setting Up an Effective Reminder System Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Art Gelwicks Francis Wade Show Notes | Time Blocking and Time Chunking: Setting Up an Effective Reminder System Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Time Blocking Defined; Why Time Blockers Need Effective Reminders West Wing (TV series) What’s Available Today? What You Should Look for in a Reminder System? * Google Calendar* Apple Calendar* Microsoft Calendar* Apple Reminders* Google Tasks* Google Keep* Microsoft’s Scheduled Tasks (Task Scheduler)* Checker Plus* Zapier* IFTTT* Microsoft PowerAutomate* Windows Scheduled Tasks* Todoist Reminders* OmniFocus* Google Assistant* Apple Siri* Amazon Alexa* Checker Plus for Google Calendar™ * Evernote* Gboard (Android) / Gboard (iOS) (voice typing on Android/iOS) Raw Text Transcript Raw, unedited and machine-produced text transcript so th...

    53 min

  10. 05/02/2022

    Why Task Lists Fail?

    In this week’s cast, Ray, Augusto, Francis and Art discuss why task lists fail in your personal productivity systems? And, we offer some tips for making task lists that are resilient to our workaday worlds. (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/132 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you’d like to continue discussing Why Task Lists Fail? from this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | Why Task Lists Fail? Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Art Gelwicks Francis Wade Show Notes | Why Task Lists Fail? Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. How to Master the Art of To-Do Lists by Understanding Why They Fail : iDoneThis blog Todoist Remember the Milk 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 mm:ss (e.g., 0:04 starts at 4 seconds into the cast’s audio). Download a PDF of raw, text transcript of the interview here.

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Each week, four productivity and technology experts from different work backgrounds discuss, debate and describe personal productivity topics. Hosts Ray Sidney-Smith (https://rsidneysmith.com) and Augusto Pinaud (https://productivityvoice.com) along with our regular contributors Francis Wade (https://fwconsulting.com) and Art Gelwicks (https://gelwickstech.com) make up the ProductivityCast team. ProductivityCast is an opportunity to discuss personal productivity in context, occasionally interviewing experts, highlighting popular as well as the scientific literature (on productivity, time management, focus, habit and performance improvement), discussing technology’s effect on getting things done, reviewing books in the genre, and debating important work culture, technology and productivity topics of the day. If you'd like to discuss these topics with us, ask a question and connect with other podcast listeners, join our free community inside Personal Productivity Club (a digital community for productivity enthusiasts) here: https://productivitycast.net/community NOTE: You may notice ProductivityCast written as "Productivity Cast" (with a space). That's simply so that Alexa, Google, Siri and others can understand when you ask them to play the podcast.

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  • Creator
    Ray Sidney-Smith
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2023
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ©️ 2024 - Raymond Sidney-Smith
  • Show Website
    ProductivityCast

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