The Productivity Podcast
By Brison C
The Productivity PodcastFeb 21, 2022
No. 36 - The Final Episode
Thank you all for listening to the podcast! I have concluded with all that I can find about productivity in these episodes. If you would like more content from me you can listen to unbelievably unmastered, another podcast that I host at https://anchor.fm/braniel-skowen.
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No. 35 - The Art of Saying No
In this episode I speak on having less as being a positive for having a more valuable life. Spending less time doing what we don't want to do and more time doing what we want to do is always a standard to uphold. Working for this is always solid and saying no is a great way to do it.
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No. 34 - Communication and Mutual Dependence
In this episode I speak on creating mutual dependence between yourself and others in order to make long term commitments. This is a really powerful strategy for long term commitments because you have the need for each other and you don't want to let one another down.
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Productivity Podcast Midterm Break
It's midterm season and I have a lot of things to do and prepare for. It's always good to know your priorities and I have to study to keep up with my exams. Thank you so much for sticking around.
No. 33 - Your Audio Environment
In this episode I talk about what kind of music and general audio you surround yourself with while working. I talk about the conflicts between different parts of your brain while working and the legitimacy of working while listening to music.
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No. 32 - Scientific Thinking in Productivity
In this episode I talk about experiments that you can run in your own life to see what is most beneficial to you long term. I have found that performing some basic experimental results in my own life and keeping track of some data allows me to really take advantage of things that I do and make my life easier. I can see results in a concrete way and really understand what is going on.
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No. 31 - Direction
This episode is a bit of a mini lecture on the direction that we use to guide us forward and the strange logic that comes from trying to analyze exactly what it is that you want.
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No. 30 - I Get Interviewed! ft. Daniel
In this episode I am interviewed by a good friend on productivity topics such as staying motivated, forming habits, and my systems to enable me to be effective. This was a great episode to make and I always love to introduce others to productivity methods.
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No. 29 - Habits
In this episode I discuss my version of habit formation founded on the basis of all that I have read and all that I have seen others do in order to form habits to help themselves get more done, and do it better! Habits are a very powerful aspect of our lives and it is through this lens that I formed a simple method for building new habits into a morning routine.
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No. 28 - Meditation
In this episode I speak on meditation and how it relates to getting yourself out of stressful times. Everyone deals with chronic stress from time to time and I have found that meditation has now started a pattern of helping me pull myself out of those times and lets me head off into the next chapter of my life. I highly recommend trying this out yourself if you find yourself in a difficult spot.
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No. 27 - Q+A Episode
In this episode I talk about all sorts of things related to The Productivity Podcast. I talk a bit about who I am and about what I intend to accomplish with the podcast as a whole. I think that this episode could be great for newcomers to learn more about the podcast before they dive into the other episodes that I have.
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No. 26 - Systems Engineering Principles in Productivity
In this episode I speak on the field that I have unknowingly been looking into for a long time! The whole of productivity can really easily be fit into the field of systems engineering and I have finally made that connection, and expanded my whole of research material into a field that has been deeply thought into and has been used to great success in all kinds of technological development.
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No. 25 - Yearly Themes
In this episode I talk about yearly themes, a topic that has grown in popularity throughout the past few years through the Cortex podcast. I have taken a liking to the idea and I think that it is roughly comparable to goals in what it seeks to accomplish and it pushes towards that idea in a very clever way, through abstraction. It is a very human idea of a goal and I think that is really great to help push humans forward.
Cortex: https://www.relay.fm/cortex
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The Productivity Podcast Winter Break Time
I am taking a break this week to relax after my finals. Thank you to all of you for being so supportive and I will have a new episode ready next week!
No. 24 - My Top Apps for 2021
In this episode I cover my most recommended apps for general productivity and the ones that I use the most. These apps really are cohesive and I don't have much to complain about (besides email) so if you ever have the chance to check them out I highly recommend that you go for it.
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No. 23 - Obstacles
In this episode I discuss some overlapping philosophies on tackling obstacles as a whole. A lot of this episode is very theoretical and deals with some of the most powerful thoughts that I have used to conquer the obstacles that have effected me in my life, and have effected some of my student's lives.
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No. 22 - Time Management and Self Understanding
In this episode I discuss time management as a concept and communicate why I don't think overly rigid time management systems are very effective in the long term. I also discuss understanding yourself and what you want in order to achieve what is truly important. You can never be effective if you don't know what you are after. I have kept this episode short because I think that the questions I ask here are very large, I think that this is one of the most important episodes that I have made so far.
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No. 21 - Time Blocking
In this episode I talk about on elf the newer productivity systems and also one of the most popular that is used by some of the best workers on the planet. There is something to be said for this, as the system is rigorous, but with rigor comes power. Power is the name of the game when it comes to time blocking, which is of course the method that I am talking about.
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No. 20 - Starting Your System
In this episode I speak on a topic that many people make mistakes trying for the first time, creating a system. Most people either get lost in the complexity and try and do too much, so that they never end up doing anything at all, or they create something that isn't powerful enough to help them at all, and it only hinders their progress.
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No. 19 - Journalling
In this episode I cover something that I have been trying for about a month now, journalling! I have realized that it is actually a super important part of my routine, even this quickly, for various reasons. I think it is something that everyone should try for just a short amount of time every day so that they can begin to improve themselves.
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Interlude Between Episodes
Sometimes you need to know when what you are working on isn't good enough, and to just delay a bit and get all of the kinks worked out. Thank you so much for supporting the podcast!
No. 18 - Self-Care
In this episode I speak on self-care, a necessity for productivity in the long term. If you don't care for yourself you will never make it far because of pure lack of consistency.
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No. 17 - Studying Pt. 2
In this episode I speak on studying, a topic that I am extremely familiar with! This episode isn't just for students, as a lot of the ideas in this episode are to do with learning in general, which can benefit anybody.
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No. 16 - Studying Pt. 1
In this episode I speak on studying, a topic that I am extremely familiar with! This episode isn't just for students, as a lot of the ideas in this episode are to do with learning in general, which can benefit anybody.
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No. 15 - Focus and Presence
In this episode I concentrate on focus and what it means to apply focus to what we do in order to remain present in our lives and get the most that we can out of what we do through focus. Focus is something that is often sacrificed in the name of focusing, but I truly believe that focus is the best thing to achieve efficiency, not the other way around.
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No. 14 - Efficiency
In this episode I speak on efficiency and how to implement the best kind of efficiency you can into whatever you are doing, efficiency that doesn't hinder quality.
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No. 13 - Timers and Why Systems Are Important
In this episode I discuss timers, their use in productivity, and why trying out new systems is something that you should do even if you aren't sure that it is going to help you improve. I have found that these two ideas are really linked in my mind, as many don't ever bother trying to use a timer because they simply don't think they will find it helpful, but they never test this hypotheses. Try new things!
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No. 12 - The Notebook
In this weeks episode I discuss the idea of carrying a notebook with you of some kind to record all of your ideas. This input device idea is pervasive throughout the producitivity world and an be implemented in a huge number of flexible and helpful ways. The main idea is to take advantage of the thoughts and ideas that we intuitively have and turn them into something that we can use in our work and outside lives.
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No. 11 - Simplification
In this episode I discuss the concept that I have been mentioning from the beginning of this podcast consistently, simplification. I have come to the realization that this concept is pervasive in nearly everything and I dived deep into thought regarding it and came to some interesting conclusions.
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No. 10 - Strategic Laziness
In this episode I go over the concept of strategic laziness. The idea of changing how you work to limit the amount of time that you need to spend to get the same quality and quantity of work done.
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No. 9 - Minimizing Distractions
In this episode I speak on minimizing distractions to produce more efficient work. This makes it so you can spend less time working and spend more time doing what you want to be doing. Overall, an extremely important topic in productivity.
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No. 8 - Work Environment
In this episode I speak on your work environment as an aspect of your productivity system and optimizing your work environment to be as beneficial for you as possible. This includes using simplification and efficiency as key principles in designing an environment that works for you.
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No. 7 - Goals
In this episode I discuss the all encompassing goal and setting goals to work for you, not against you. I discuss the different kinds of goals you can set for yourself, the danger of setting goals that are unattainable, and using goals to push forward the meaning that comes from the work that you do.
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No. 6 - Note-Taking and The Zettelkasten
In this episode I discuss my experience with the niche and extremely powerful note-taking system known as the Zettelkasten. The system is used to organize all of your thoughts and channel them into whatever creative work you are doing. Overall I think that the system is very interesting and I have a lot of insight now into how it should be used in order to be efficient and effective, and I will likely give an update in the future as to how the system has continued to work for me throughout a larger amount of time than the few weeks I have tried so far.
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No. 5 - Productivity Loops
In this episode I discuss loops and how to take advantage of them for your productivity system, habit, or really whatever project you are working on that is recurring. This is a very theoretical episode that I have been pondering on for a few weeks now and there is still a lot to be uncovered. If you have any theories or feedback you can always contact me at theofficialproductivitypodcast@gmail.com.
If you enjoy The Productivity Podcast or have any feedback at all please contact me at theofficialproductivitypodcast@gmail.com, I'd love to hear it. Also please feel free to leave a review on Apple podcast saying what you think! If you would like to donate to support the podcast you can do so here at anchor.fm/brison-c9/support. If you would like to take a look at the website you can do so at theproductivitypodcast.org.
No. 4 - Motivation feat. Landini Linguini
In this interview episode we discuss personal projects and the struggles with motivation with the host of Linguinis Dough, Landini Linguini. If you want to check out Linguini's Dough you can find it here https://anchor.fm/linguinis-dough.
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No. 3 - Checklists
In this episode I cover the all versatile and very useful checklist and talk a little about making sure to keep your productivity system simple and quick. If you are wasting time in order to be productive, you aren't being productive.
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No. 2 - The Habit Reframe Method feat. Simon D
In this weeks episode I interviewed Simon D, the creator of The Habit Reframe Method. We discuss the strong points of applying this method to getting things done, productivity content creators, and more.
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No. 1 - Calendars
This episode is about probably the most commonly used tool in productivity... the calendar. Some fear it, some love it, most are pretty neutral. In this episode I talk about my general tips using a calendar from experience.
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No. 0 - The Intro Episode
Hello and welcome to The Productivity Podcast, where I, Brison, talk about getting things done. Episodes of this podcast will be released weekly on Mondays.
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