Betsy Hays

Handled(ish): Productivity for the Imperfect

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Handled(ish): Productivity for the Imperfect is a weekly podcast hosted by Betsy A. Hays, an educator, author and speaker who is a self-proclaimed productivity nerd. It's a practical and humorous look at productivity, how to get things done well, and how to accept that a lot of things will just get "done enough" -- and that's ok. The podcast is both philosophical and practical, and included in each episode are ideas that listeners can immediately use. Because she practices what she "preaches," the podcast is imperfect, like all of us, and hopefully serves as a reminder that the beauty of life...

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Betsy Hays

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#71 - Ignore Your Lame Excuses Challenge: Part 1 03.06.2025 8:55

If we are being honest, sometimes we create excuses for not doing things that are, well, not good excuses. In this episode, I challenge us to ignore those lame excuses this week. Let's give it a try! Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #IgnoreYourExcuses #DoTheThing #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't already, please subscribe! Or subscr...

#70 - Pitch It! 27.05.2025 9:52

Got an idea that you think might work? Pitch it! It won't happen if you keep it to yourself. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and hit submit or send or call. You've got this! Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #PitchIt #JustPitchIt #GoForIt #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't already, please subscribe! Or subscribe to the video...

#69 - Start a Self-Care Snowball 20.05.2025 7:52

If there is something in your self-care world that isn't getting enough attention, consider starting a self-care snowball! Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #SelfCareSnowball #SelfCareDomino #SelfCare #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't already, please subscribe! Or subscribe to the video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cha...

#68 - Do the Nagging Task 13.05.2025 4:52

We all have things that live on our to do list WAY too long. This is your nudge to do at least one of those this week, and experience the over-indexed joy that comes from it! Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #DoTheThing #DoTheNaggingTask #TakeItOffYourToDoList #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't already, please subscribe! Or subscribe to...

#67 - Planning Leads to Presence 06.05.2025 7:03

When we have a good plan for our schedule and getting things done, we are able to be much more present. This episode is a look at why this is and how we can use planning to help us be where our feet are. Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #PlanToBePresent #BeWhereYourFeetAre #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't already, please subscribe! Or...

#66 - Don't Wait Until the Stars and the Moon Align 29.04.2025 10:37

Many of us wait to start something important because we are waiting for the timing to be perfect - for the "stars and the moon to align" and all our "ducks are in a row." You've been around long enough to know that rarely happens, so this episode is your nudge to get started if it's important to you. Even when we think the timing is perfect, we are often wrong, so jus...

#65 - The Illusion of Being Caught Up 22.04.2025 10:28

We talk about this all the time. - "I can't wait to get caught up." - "After things slow down, I'll get caught up." But what does caught up even mean? And is it even possible? In this episode I suggest thinking about this idea differently, which I believe will make us all happier (and more productive). Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #Productivity...

#64 - Phone Screen Shot Management 15.04.2025 8:59

Do you take screen shots on your phone and then never look at them again? Or do you think about them and wonder what you should do with them? I certainly do, and I don't think I'm alone. In this episode I talk about this issue and some ideas that didn't work, as well as some that hopefully will. Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks...

#63 - Live It As You Build It! 08.04.2025 7:31

While building the life you want, consider living that life now so you can get where you want to go faster. Start thinking, doing and feeling like someone with the life you are working to build, and watch things move forward more quickly. Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #BuildLifeYouWant #LiveItNow #DoNotWait #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven&a...

#62 - In a rut? Try this! 01.04.2025 6:58

We all get in a rut sometimes. We may feel stagnant, or maybe even stuck. In this episode I share the magic of changing your seat to change your perspective. This deceptively simple practice can make a real difference. Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #GetUnstuck #ChangeYourSeat #ChangeYourPerspective #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't alr...

#61 - Keep Promises to Yourself 25.03.2025 5:40

Have you ever broken a promise to yourself? Most of us have, and it's probably something we should not do very often. In this episode I challenge us to not first delete just for us things during busy weeks. We deserve to have promises kept to us, too. Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #KeepPromisesToYou #DontDelete #PromisesKept #Podcast #...

#60 - Half-Birthday Check-In 18.03.2025 11:11

It's been 6 months since my birthday, so I'm checking on my intentions discussed in EP 37 - my quest, my digital and physical purge, and the idea of keeping some truly unplanned space in my calendar. As you might expect, there have been mixed results, and a lot of fun in this additional reflection. Perhaps you want to ponder some similar things on your half-birthday! Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #H...

#59 - Not Running Out of Stuff 11.03.2025 16:16

If you are like me, running out of something without having a back up drives you crazy. As such, I have a process that I share in this episode. Hoping it's helpful if you don't have a process, and if you do, I'd love to hear about yours! Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #InventoryControl #Don'tRunOut #Podcast #Podcasts If y...

#58 - Spring Cleaning for Your Brain 04.03.2025 13:45

It's almost Springtime, and with that often comes an urge to clean and organize and purge. While it's wonderful to do that for your physical spaces, it also may be a good thing to do with your brain. What is stuck there in winter limbo-land that's been bugging you? Time to do it, schedule it, or let it go! Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #Handl...

#57 - Go With Your Energy 25.02.2025 8:34

Sometimes we end up with a mismatch between our energy level and our list of things to do. Instead of not doing anything, I've got some other ideas. Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #GoWithYourEnergy #LowEnergyItemsFromCouch #ReorgBasedOnEnergy #EnergyLevels #LowEnergy #HighEnergy #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't already, please sub...

#56 - Planning as Procrastination 18.02.2025 9:43

Planning is productive, right? Not always, and when we are honest with ourselves we can catch when it's really planning, and when it is actually procrastination. Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #DontProcrastinateWithPlanning #EatTheFrog #GetSomeMomentum #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't already, please subscribe! Or subscribe to the...

#55 - Low Effort, High ROI - YES to Over-indexed Joy! 11.02.2025 13:59

We all have things that over-index on joy for us. These are the small things that are low effort but have very high reward. Let's fill our weeks with these things, shall we? Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #LowEffortHighReturn #OverIndexJoy #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't already, please subscribe! Or subscribe to the video versio...

#54 - Feeling Down? Be a Pebble or a Goldfish 04.02.2025 12:42

We all feel down sometimes, and in this episode I share a couple of strategies to help you when this happens. You know I love a good metaphor, and this week I talk about two. You can be a pebble, or a goldfish or both! Enjoy. 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #BeAPebble #BeAGoldfish #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't already, please subscribe! Or...

#53 - Which Book Publishing Path Should You Chose? 28.01.2025 41:08

Want to write a book? DO IT! And then you'll have to choose how to get it out into the world. In this episode I talk with my co-author, Tori Terhune, about adventures in publishing and the pros and cons of traditional publishing vs. self-publishing (as we've had experience with both). Enjoy! 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #BookPublishing #...

#52 - Rethink Valentine's Day 21.01.2025 8:07

Yes, it's lovely that Valentine's Day is for lovers, but can't it be more than that? I don't think it should be a day that any of us dread or have to "gut it out" to get through. In this episode I share some ideas about how to rethink it. Enjoy! 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #RethinkValentines #Podcast #Podcasts If you...

#51 - Create a Weekly Schedule Template 14.01.2025 14:04

At the beginning of each semester I create a new weekly schedule template that helps me plan my weeks. In this episode I share this process and how It makes planning faster, helps me see where I might have some issues with my time, and makes me feel calm and handled(ish). Enjoy! 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #ScheduleTemplates #PlanningTemplate #We...

#50 - Daily intentions, $10 alarm clocks and letters to your future self 07.01.2025 24:32

It's not too far into 2025 to keep talking about intentions. In this episode, I have a special guest - my dear friend and former adjunct instructor Jan Edwards - and we talk about all the things. Enjoy! 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #DailyIntentions #LettersToFutureSelf #GratitudeLetters #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't already, please s...

#49 - Intentions for 2025 31.12.2024 9:36

Intentions for 2025 - word of the year and working better with one of my superpowers - all to increase happiness and productivity! 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #WordOfTheYear #Harmony #LiveWithEase #Podcast #Podcasts If you haven't already, please subscribe! Or subscribe to the video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtUij...

#48 - Schedule Regular Get Togethers with Friends 24.12.2024 7:21

If you love your friends, perhaps ponder scheduling regular get togethers so there is less thinking and planning and more enjoying! 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #MeetWithFriends #Friendship #ScheduleGetTogethers #Podcasts If you haven't already, please subscribe! Or subscribe to the video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

#47 - Intentions vs. Resolutions for the New Year 17.12.2024 10:41

Do you like making New Year's resolutions? Or do you prefer setting an intention? In this episode I talk about the merits of both ideas -- but only if you have a light touch and get excited when you think about them. Enjoy! 🤍🩵💙🎙️ #HandledIsh #ImperfectProductivity #ProductivityTips #HandledIshHacks #Intentions #Resolutions #Podcasts #Podcast If you haven't already, please subscribe! ...