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The Productivity Lab

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The Productivity Lab

Mark & Kyle

The Productivity Lab

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The Productivity Lab

Mark & Kyle

The Productivity Lab

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A Business, Productivity and Self Help podcast featuring Kyle Smith and Mark Askew
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Knowing what to work on is hard enough and if you are like us, our task lists are a mix of things forcing us to often perform context switching. What if there was a way to bulk our tasks and combine them for easier execution? In this episode, K
In this episode, Kyle & Mark take inspiration from the book Atomic Habits by James Clear and tackle two of their bad habits. See what habits they chose to tackle and how they fared on this episode of The Productivity Lab. Resources and Fun Stuf
Welcome to our second book review! In this episode Mark and Kyle sit down to review the hit sensation in productivity circles around the world: Atomic Habits by James Clear. Just published over a year ago Jame Clear’s book took the productivity
Everything comes to a head for a final look at the book Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey. In this episode, Kyle & Mark put the book to the test by executing the methods put forth by Chris Bailey and seeing how it impacts their day-to-day. Find out ho
Time tracking is a hot topic in the world of productivity. We only have so many hours in a day and sometimes it’s best to know exactly how you’re spending them, especially in the world of getting stuff done. Have you ever wondered how many hour
In this episode’s experiment, Kyle & Mark review Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey.
Productivity Lab is going on hiatus. Kyle and Mark are taking a much needed break for some rest, relaxation, and to focus on other life projects. As with all, things can get very hectic, so you have to remember when to take some time away for y
Do you like journals? You know we do! In this episode, we will be taking a look at the Theme System Journal from Cortex. We talk about themes, so how does this work? Dive into this episode to find out what Kyle and Mark think about the journal
Coming off a holiday break, the duo talks about long breaks. What is a long break for you? A week? Two weeks? Maybe three months? We all need them, but we don’t all get them. Join Kyle and Mark as they discuss what long breaks mean to them and
Another year another round of themes complete. Themes are an important framework for us here at The Productivity Lab. Unlike resolutions, a theme is more flexible and functions more as a guiding star than a solid goal. Themes, unlike resolution
It’s finally here! Often discussed, finally reviewed: Deep Work by Cal Newport. Deep Work is “the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task.” In this episode, Kyle and Mark dive into a “deep” discussion about the purp
Planning is essential for getting stuff done, some would say it’s just as important as doing. In this episode, Kyle & Mark share their current systems for planning, from the tools they use to their planning philosophies. From Todoist to Trello,
Often talked about, never reviewed, Kyle and Mark bring the Readwise App into the lab for a review. Do you love reading? Are you a writer? A researcher? A lover of saving all things written? This app may be just for you. Join us as we discuss t
Welcome to our first exclusive episode of The Productivity Lab where we draw inspiration not from the web or books, but from each other. As mentioned in the Our (Strange) Habits episode Kyle has a rather unique approach to managing his projects
How about writing three full pages every morning after you wake up? In this episode, Kyle and Mark review the practice of writing morning pages, a practice started by author Julia Cameron. Will Kyle actually hand write his morning pages every m
What sets the professional from the amateur? How does one go from being a novice to being an expert? How can you make sure you’re giving it your all? These are the questions Seth Godin poses in his book The Practice: Shipping Creative Work. In
The spiritual successor to our lost episode: The Quantified Self.In this episode, Kyle and Mark discuss some of their productivity habits that they are a bit obsessed about and that may be a bit strange to all of you ... even us! Get into thi
In our recent review of Refuse to Choose by Barbra Sher we got interested in a concept brought up a lot throughout the book: the daybook. The daybook, aka the scanner daybook, is a system of capturing and exploring ideas as they come to you. Ha
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 30: Scary Fast Book Review. Today we take a turn from the best sellers list and take a deep dive into the self publishing scene within our work of productivity. In this episode Kyle & Mark review Scary Fast, a l
In this episode, we take a look back at the last year of experiments and book reviews. From the app Exist to Refuse to Choose! we rank our top three favorite habits and books and take a look at the habits we didn’t necessarily enjoy. It’s been
Do you want to learn and do everything? Do you find it hard to choose one thing to start? Do you feel like a failure because you never complete a project? You're not alone!Author Barbara Sher promises to help us achieve everything we want to
Sometimes our todo list can be overwhelming with too many things of equal importance on it all at once. How do you stop such madness from consuming you? In this episode of The Productivity Lab we test out one method for sorting our todo list kn
Sometimes it can feel like it’s impossible to get anything done, the world is just so full of distractions and now more than ever it’s possible to distract ourselves with social media, video streaming services, and messaging apps. In this episo
What where we doing, oh, right! Continuing with challenges from the Productivity Project book, Kyle and Mark start tracking their distractions. What did they learn? What distracted them the most? Find out in this episode of The Productivity L
The Routinery App helps you create and manage your routines with guided task completion, task timer, and routine reminders. Does the app do what it claims? Does it help you build a routine? Kyle and Mark put the Routinery app to the test; find
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