Cal Newport is back on the show to uncover his magnum opus on why we work the way we work today, and why we need to change our relationship with email. Email simply doesn’t scale – its back and forth nature is what drove Cal Newport down the rabbit hole of finding a better way to work. This includes all methods of communication, be it Slack, WhatsApp, or Facebook DMs and so… Continue reading
Episode 229: Exploring Digital Minimalism with Cal Newport
On this episode, Cal Newport joins me to talk about his latest book, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. He is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and is a self-professed blogging nerd. He is… Continue reading
The Productivityist Podcast 73: Cal Newport
To ring in 2016, on this episode of the show I speak with my friend Cal Newport, the author of So Good They Can’t Ignore You and his latest effort, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.We… Continue reading
ProductiVardy: Cal Newport
An excerpt from this week's ProductiVardy podcast: "...we've been sold on this idea -- that I call The Passion Hypothesis -- that we're somehow encoded with something that we're meant to do and you have to discover it, and if… Continue reading
The Limited Currency Called Focus
Ryan McRae is the creator of the blog, The ADHD NERD, a blog dedicated to helping people be more productive, successful and happy especially if they have ADHD. He is the author of Conquering the Calendar and Getting More… Continue reading
Why I’m Diving Into Deep Work (and How I’m Doing It)
This piece originally appeared in The Productivityist Weekly newsletter. My weekly email is now called ATTN: and I'd love to send it your way. Just click here to make that happen now or sign up using the form at the end… Continue reading
Episode 503: Juliet Funt Talks About Embracing White Space for Productivity
In this episode "from the vault", originally released in November 2021, I had the pleasure of chatting with Juliet Funt, author of "A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work". Together, we delved into how… Continue reading
Episode 462: Inbox Done with Yaro Starak
In this episode of A Productive Conversation with Mike Vardy - we have special guest Yaro Starak. Yaro is the co-founder of Inbox Done. He shares his insights on why email management and delegation can be a challenge for some… Continue reading
Episode 445: Moah talks about Boomerang
Aye Moah, who goes by Moah (pronounced Moe), is taking over the helm as CEO of Boomerang which 2 million savvy active users rely on to spend less time on email and more time on what matters to them. Their loyal user base… Continue reading
Time Management Tune-Up
In order to keep our vehicles running at the most optimal level, we take them in to get a tune-up on a regular basis. We could use the same for ourselves… especially as the year draws to a close. You’ve… Continue reading
Episode 420: Daniel Coyle talks about The Culture Playbook
When I was given the opportunity to speak with Daniel Coyle for A Productive Conversation, I jumped at the opportunity. I've been a fan of his work for some time, starting with his book The Talent Code. In the pages… Continue reading
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