HOW TO SAVE TIME You can only serve it You can't conserve it But you can help it That help is all that saves you
Mike Vardy
@mikevardy.bsky.social
In reverse chronological order: Father, husband, night owl, writer.
Yesterday marked the birth of my new book, Productiveness. I'm celebrating with a launch party at 9 AM PT and you're invited: www.youtube.com/live/OQYA2Hy...
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: The Five Kinds of Work Stress (with Amy Leneker). Have a listen:
The Five Kinds of Work Stress (with Amy Leneker)
Most people describe work stress as one undifferentiated thing: I'm...
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Why a Retreat Is Part of the Work, Not a Reward for It. Have a listen:
Why a Retreat Is Part of the Work, Not a Reward for It
We treat retreats as something you earn — a reward that shows up once...
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: The Jolts That Make Us Quit — and the Ones Worth Ignoring (with Anthony Klotz). Have a listen:
The Jolts That Make Us Quit — and the Ones Worth Ignoring (with Anthony Klotz)
Most of us don't drift into quitting a job. Something happens — a...
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: The Difference Between an Aha Moment and a Full-Blown Epiphany (PM Talks S3E8). Have a listen:
The Difference Between an Aha Moment and a Full-Blown Epiphany (PM Talks S3E8)
This month's PM Talks starts with a confession: I've had an epiphany,...
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“I think we overrate intellect and we underrate wisdom.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates
What if we devoted our attention to the things we liked or appreciated with as much intensity as the things we don’t like or appreciate? I think acknowledging the things we don’t like or appreciate is important but that’s about the level of attention I’m trying to give to those things.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Why Logic Alone Can't Explain the Human Mind (with Tom Griffiths). Have a listen:
Why Logic Alone Can't Explain the Human Mind (with Tom Griffiths)
Logic is beautiful and it's also almost never enough. That's the tension...
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Bending Spoons is buying Airtable for $1.285B. If you work there: the deal doesn’t close for months. Use the time. Update the portfolio, tell your network you’re findable. If you use it: know how to get your data out. The software always survives. The humans get treated like a line item.
There’s a quiet negative impact in ranking things. The act quantifies quality, which diminishes quality’s own beauty.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Why "Life Is" Might Be the Only Sentence You Need (with Gary John Bishop). Have a listen:
Why "Life Is" Might Be the Only Sentence You Need (with Gary John Bishop)
There's a two-word sentence that's been sitting with me since I finished...
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I just levelled up the most basic of Ramen noodles that came in a package and I just wanted to share that on the Internet like the good old days.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: The Goal Was Never Inbox Zero (It Was a Quiet Mind). Have a listen:
The Goal Was Never Inbox Zero (It Was a Quiet Mind)
Inbox zero was never about the number. That's the part almost everybody...
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Why Procrastination Is Emotional, Not a Discipline Problem (with Robin J Emdon). Have a listen:
Why Procrastination Is Emotional, Not a Discipline Problem (with Robin J Emdon)
We tend to treat procrastination like a willpower leak — something we...
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Within Tolerance (PM Talks S3E7). Have a listen:
Within Tolerance (PM Talks S3E7)
Patrick Rhone joins me again for the latest installment of our monthly...
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The birthday deal: as many lessons as years. Turn 52, owe 52. I turned 52. I’ve got one — your relationship with time is the one that holds up all the others. Nurture it.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Why You Can't Outwork Bad Sleep (with Shimin Ooi). Have a listen:
Why You Can't Outwork Bad Sleep (with Shimin Ooi)
We tend to treat sleep like the thing we'll get to once everything else...
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My Gather 1.0 has found a new lease on life today. And I couldn’t be happier about it.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: What You're Not Measuring Is Costing You (with Dr. Henry Cloud). Have a listen:
What You're Not Measuring Is Costing You (with Dr. Henry Cloud)
Most of us have convinced ourselves that the problem is effort. We're...
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So after today’s news, I’m glad I bought my MacBook Air a couple of weeks ago.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Paying Attention to Your Attention. Have a listen:
Paying Attention to Your Attention
Most of the conversation around focus starts in the wrong place. We talk...
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: The Art of Pacing: Why Slowing Down Is a Long Game Strategy (with Elizabeth Svoboda). Have a listen:
The Art of Pacing: Why Slowing Down Is a Long Game Strategy (with Elizabeth Svoboda)
We spend a lot of time talking about how to do more. What we talk about...
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: The Principles You're Already Overlooking (with Heather Jo Kennedy). Have a listen:
The Principles You're Already Overlooking (with Heather Jo Kennedy)
Most productivity conversations start with systems, tools, and tactics....
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Letting Go of "Normal" to Finally Try Again (with Steve Kamb). Have a listen:
Letting Go of "Normal" to Finally Try Again (with Steve Kamb)
There's a loop most of us know well, even if we've never named it: feel...
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The simple analog stack: Colour-coded pens. A Traveller’s Notebook. The Now Year® Weekly Worksheet. No notifications. Just the right tool for the right moment. Sometimes the simplest system wins.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: The Wisdom in Waiting: Rediscovering Prudence (PM Talks S3E6). Have a listen:
The Wisdom in Waiting: Rediscovering Prudence (PM Talks S3E6)
This episode marks the latest installment in PM Talks, the monthly...
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Basketball has changed so much since I started watching it back in the 80s. Travelling calls today are… liberal at best.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Sometimes Wrong, Never in Doubt: The Confidence That Comes From Doing the Work (with George Barrios). Have a listen:
Sometimes Wrong, Never in Doubt: The Confidence That Comes From Doing the Work (with George Barrios)
There is a difference between confidence and bravado, and most people...
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The 51 year-old version of me AND the 10-year-old version of me loved Masters of the Universe. So much fun. I hope Travis Knight does ThunderCats next!