Normal People being Productive
today I had a major miss at work, and have spent the day recovering for it, so we’ll talk a little bit about owning up to our mistakes and then making it right. We’ll also talk to our Wombat Test Subject about her adventures today with special guest Seanan McGuire, who was kind enough to sit down with me and talk about how she stays productive.
Continue reading “Episode 49 – Owning Up, Finding Toads, Seanan McGuire”
This week we will be talking about email. Recently I’ve been working with two products to help me with my email sorting and processing. Then we’ll check in with the recovering Wombat Test Subject, who is between projects right now. After that we’ll talk with friend of the show Will Frank about how he stays productive.
Continue reading “Episode 48 – Processing Email, Will Frank”
Hi everyone! Our Wombat Test Subject is not feeling well this week, and so I’ll be talking about taking sick time to be sick and get better, and not pushing yourself to be productive. After that, I have an amazing discussion with Thomas Brandt, a schoolteacher in Germany. I hope you enjoy the discussion as much as I did.
Hi everyone! It is the second week of the month, and that means it is time to read your letters and answer your questions! We had a great selection this month. We also have a giveaway! You can win a copy of Teresa Colon’s new book “Seeing Ourselves Through God’s Eyes” by following the instructions in the episode. I’d like to thank Teresa for the copy, and hope you enjoy this week’s episode.
*** The winner of the drawing was announced in Episode 48 ***
Continue reading “Episode 46 – May Letters”
Hi everyone! This week the Wombat Test Subject (author Ursula Vernon) finally tried out Trello, and we’ll have her thoughts on this tool. We also have brief overview of Zoho One, discuss the needs of a convention display, and wrap up with an interview with Friend of the Show Elizabeth Bee. Hope you all have a Productive week!
Setbacks are a thing that happens, and this week we’ll talk to our Wombat Test Subject (Author Ursula Vernon) about her latest in the garden. We’ll also talk about recharging and taking breaks, and wrap it all up with a discussion of how Park Ranger Alicia Day stays organized.
After a great time at OpenSource 101 in Columbia SC, the Wombat Test Subject (author and illustrator Ursula Vernon) and I will talk about using Kanban boards. We also start to discuss burnout (which will be an ongoing discussion), and Kevin takes some time to talk to Alan Wexelblat about how he stays productive.
It is the second week of the month, and so it is time to read your letters! We have a backlog, and will read a lot of them this month. We’ll also check in with our Wombat Test Subject. Hope you enjoy it!
Spring is Springing here in North Carolina, and so we will talk about one of the Wombat Test Subject’s favorite subjects : Gardening. We’ll also talk about how our moods are impacted by the change in season, touch on our urges to clean this Spring, and then wrap it all up with an great talk with our friend Nathaniel Vanderklok!
Continue reading “Episode 41 – Spring, Gardening, Nathaniel Vanderklok”
Hi everyone, this week we’re talking about collaboration, and playing well with others. We’ll also look at the letter sized TUL inserts vs the half/classic sized inserts. We’ll wrap up with an interview with our friend Michelle Wexelblat.
Continue reading “Episode 40 – Collaboration, Michelle Wexelblat”