2410: Breaking Free of the Burnout Blues with Casey Dixon
Casey Dixon is back to talk about burnout and answer the question once and for all: will vacation truly cure the burnout blues?
2409: Client Case: Unblocking & Tackling (Not a Football Strategy)
It might not look great on the gridiron, but unblocking and tackling your tasks might unlock reserves of productivity stuck behind fear and uncertainty!
2406: Manage Your Time, Not Your Systems
Pete offers a case of a client struggling with task overload. Thanks to a tour of todo systems and a little handicraft, they build a new mental model for managing available time.
2307: The Trouble with Transitions: Task Switching and ADHD
It's the first in our series on transitions and we're taking on a plague of ADHD: Task Switching. The worst part? You might not even know you struggle with it!
2220: Focus on Focus
Did you know focus requires focus? Yes, it sounds a touch nonsensical, but when you're living with ADHD, the act of focusing has a tendency to become unhinged. And unhinged focus can damage what you're otherwise out to find: productivity.
2219: Brain Music with Focus@Will with founder Will Henshall
Looking for focus? Like music? Have trouble focusing WITH music? We might just be able to help you out today! Focus@Will is a service offering personalized focus music to help you tune in to what you’re doing so that you can get it done. Will Henshall is the musician and inventor behind the service and joins us today to talk about the tool, the technology, and how it just might be your next secret weapon in your war on distraction.
2217: Falling in Love with your Productivity Tech with Brittany Smith
This week, Brittany Smith joins us to talk about technology and how it fuels productivity. We talk about battling the fear that comes from new tech tools, the overwhelm from that feeling of too much technology, and how you can actually find the spark of motivation hiding in an examination of the things that de-motivate you about your tools the most!
2216: What to Avoid when Planning Your Day
It's time to get into the weeds! Plan your day like a star with a few simple guides to keep in the back of your mind. Where do you start? First things first... don't skip!
2214: How Accountability Partners Work
You've heard us talk about the value of accountability partners before, but what does that relationship look like? What do you ask of one another, and what can you expect? All that and more this week on the show!
451: In the Shadow of the Haunt List: Productivity with Dr. Marilyn Paul
Dr. Marilyn Paul is a coach and organizational change consultant. She joins us today to talk about how to break the addiction to productivity without shame, free to own our ADHD brains and get things done our way.
446: Back-to-School: Planning Time and Tasks
You’re heading back to school. You’ve got your books. You’ve got your syllabus. You’ve got your pencils and notebooks. And you’re even feeling great about your class schedule. You’ve got this. Only one question remains. When are you going to do the work?
444: Reclaiming Email
You’ve tried email bankruptcy. You know all about filing. But sometimes you have to ask yourself: How did you fall back into email overload... again? Melissa Bacheler is back to talk through email skills to get you back on track.
438: The Sunday Basket with Lisa Woodruff
Just what is The Sunday Basket? It's a weekly appointment with your future self. It's the promise you make to manage your home and support your responsibilities. Oh, and it's a bucket... the most powerful bucket you'll own.
435: Leaning In To NOT Planning!
We've been talking a lot about planning on the show and how to approach routines, breaking negative patterns, and so on over the last handful of weeks. We've heard the struggles and believe it when we tell you: We're struggling too!
433: Routines: When nothing's routine... and everything is!
We're all living day-to-day, week-to-week now. The distant future is out of our control. We know things are changing around us, the world is moving forward fluidly, and we know transition is always on the horizon... we just don't know when.
430: Working Smarter from Home with Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus
This week on the show, Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus is back with us to share what he's learned over the last few weeks in working remotely. From protocol for conducting a great video conference to just how hard he leans on his simple, analog tools to keep productive, Bob's got some great tools and recommendations for whatever level of home work you're trying to accomplish!
399: The Meal-Planning Episode!
One of the most important routines to build: how do you work smart, efficient, and healthy food into your life with ADHD? Don't worry, you have all the skills. This week, Nikki and Pete help you put them to use where it counts!
398: Setting Up New Routines
From daily hygiene to writing that next report, this week on the show Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright take on the components of a great routine, and the mindset you’ll need to cultivate to make it stick.
383: Diving in to Mind Mapping
What is it that makes mind maps such a unique tool, and what do you need to learn to make mind maps that allow you to capture quickly without overwhelm?