Scott Smith challenges the traditional pursuit of productivity, advocating instead for efficiency and effectiveness. Drawing from decades of entrepreneurial experience, he shares five practical rules for getting more done with less effort, emphasizing automation and pattern recognition over complex productivity systems.
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Aug 2024
2670: 5 Simple Productivity Hacks That Will Change Your Life by Julianna Poplin of Simply Fiercely on Eliminating Distractions
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Episode 2670:
Julianna Poplin of SimplyFiercely.com shares five transformative productivity hacks: setting clear goals, reassessing ... Show More
11m 27s
Sep 2024
3328: Not Doing All the Things We Want to Do by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Productivity & GTD
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Episode 3328:
Leo Babauta explores the common struggle of failing to follow through on our goals, despite our best intentions. He i ... Show More
9m 50s
Feb 2025
3506: How To Build Habits Like An Entrepreneur by Anthony Ongaro of Break The Twitch
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Episode 3506:
Anthony Ongaro draws parallels between habit formation and the Lean Startup Methodology, emphasizing the power of min ... Show More
8m 54s
Sep 2024
3308: Dangerous Ideas: What If Everything We Thought Was True About Productivity Was Wrong By Cal Newport on New Habits
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Episode 3308:
Cal Newport explores the surprising difficulty of simple tasks and challenges our assumptions about productivity. He ... Show More
9m 4s
Feb 2025
3508: How to Prioritize by Steve Pavlina on Productivity
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Episode 3508:
Steve Pavlina introduces the CARVER method, a military-inspired framework that evaluates tasks based on six key facto ... Show More
13m 17s
Jan 2025
3470: Do You Have Productivity The Wrong Way Round? by Carl Pullein on How to Eliminate Distractions
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Episode 3470:
Carl Pullein challenges the traditional approach to productivity, arguing that doing more doesn’t necessarily mean ac ... Show More
9m 16s
Dec 2024
3410: Monday Master Class: How to Use Time Arbitrage to Maximize Your Productivity Profit by Cal Newport
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Episode 3410:
Cal Newport explores the concept of "time arbitrage" to transform productivity by strategically shifting tasks into f ... Show More
11m 19s
Jun 2025
5 Ways to Be Even More Productive
<p>We can always be even more productive. Time is a very valuable resource, and if you really think about it, being productive is one of the best ways to ensure that you are using your time effectively. As a successful business owner, you no doubt realize just how important produ ... Show More
1m 39s