About Mike Vardy

Mike Vardy is a writer, speaker, productivity strategist, and Founder of Productivityist. He is the author of The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want, The Productivityist Playbook, and Beyond Trying. You can connect with Mike on Twitter at @mikevardy.

How to Wake Up a Sleepwalking Mind

Spoiler Alert: This is not a piece about meditation. The framing I am thinking about when I use the term "sleepwalking mind" is the idea that a mind that is walking in its sleep is less likely to make great gains. It'll go through the motions, fiddling away on tasks that can be done quickly but are also devoid of much value.The kind of things a sleepwalking mind will do involve… Continue reading

The Potential of a Fresh Start

There's something about starting something with a clean slate. The ability to have a fresh start shows up more often than we realize each day. When we wake up in the morning, that's a fresh start. When we come back… Continue reading

The Non-Linear Way

Have you ever looked at time in a non-linear way? I'm watching Pulp Fiction right now. The way the film is constructed is different than most films. The film is delivered in a non-linear fashion. All of the stories unfold… Continue reading

The Idea of Doing More vs. Doing Better

One thing that always comes to mind during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is the idea of doing more vs. doing better. It’s at that time of year that I have the opportunity to really look at… Continue reading

The Evolution of Getting Things Done with David Allen

David Allen joins me on this episode of the podcast to dive deeper into the Getting Things Done methodology. The meat of our conversation gets into how it has evolved over the years since it first was introduced in 2001.… Continue reading

Off the Clock with Laura Vanderkam

This episode is sponsored by Newton. Newton is my email app of choice...and has been for a few years now. Recently they’ve reached a massive subscriber milestone: 40,000 users! I’m one of them because Newton has everything I’ve been looking… Continue reading

Willpower Doesn’t Work with Benjamin Hardy

This week on the Productivityist Podcast, I am joined by Benjamin Hardy. Benjamin has been the #1 writer on Medium.com since 2016 and has organically grown his email list from 0-300,000+ subscribers in 2 years through his writings about self-improvement.… Continue reading

The Direct Line Between Happiness and Productivity with Will Henshall

This week on the 200th(!) episode of The Productivityist Podcast my guest is Will Henshall. Will is the CEO and founder of [email protected], a tech music platform that helps 1.5m professionals be up to four times more productive at work.… Continue reading