The Productivity Show

Have you ever wanted to work on a project after work, you knew what you needed to do, you had the time to do it….you come home and then….you crash. You were too tired to work on it and then moved it to another day, for it only to repeat this cycle again. This is a common problem people have. So today we want to give you three tips to help you have more energy at the end of the day so you can get t...

Nowadays many of us have the option to work remotely and from home. This opens a whole new world of possibilities. What used to be reserved for digital nomads, people like you and me can now work from anywhere in the world and still get stuff done. That's what we call a workation, you get work done while enjoying some vacation time too. In this episode we'll give you 3 tips to make your first work...

In this episode I'm thrilled to welcome Valerie Recore - she's a productivity specialist who works with overwhelmed and overcommitted moms. With a background in mental health and corporate training, she helps people who feel like they're pulled into different directions. Even if you're NOT an overcommitted mom, you'll get a lot out of this episode as Valerie shares some great mental reframing tips...

Some of our favorite episodes are ones that come directly from listener feedback, and this episode is no exception - how has our productivity thinking evolved over the years? Are there any "productivity rules" we used to have, but we now do the opposite? What causes these changes, anyway? We'll dive into all of it in today's episode. You can find links to everything that we share in the show notes...

On The Productivity Show we've talked a lot about the power of habits but we know it can be difficult to add new habits to your life. One strategy that helps you introduce new habits is called "habit stacking" and that's what we'll be going over today. It's an easy way to add habits and I've used this myself in the last decade before it even had a name. So if you're struggling with habits, listen...

We've done travel podcast episodes before, but never one right during and after a global pandemic! You might be wondering what has changed and how you can do it in the most stress-free and productive way. You might also be wondering how to keep your routines going while traveling in this "new normal". I've been doing a lot of traveling over the past 12 months, so in this episode we will be sharing...

This podcast episode is going to be slightly different.   We recently surpassed 10 million downloads for The Productivity Show so we thought it would be fun to give you a look behind the scenes of what it takes to run a successful podcast. We'll share what technology, gear, and workflows we use to produce our podcast.   Plus tips and numbers to help you start your own podcast. Even if you have no...

Have you heard of the Pomodoro Technique? It's a popular time management and focus strategy and something we've been teaching for a long time at Asian Efficiency. One question we get often is how many pomodoros should you do in a day? Or in other words, how many hours of work should you do in a day? We'll answer that question in today's episode and we'll give you our best focus tips as well. You c...

Today I'm joined by Dan Clark. He's the CEO of Brain.fm which is an app that offers focus music. I had the opportunity to discuss the science behind focus music, how the brain works, what we can do to focus better, and other ways we can be more productive in our daily lives using scientific principles.  You can find links to everything that we share in the show notes by going to theproductivitysho...

We're continuing our series on the TEA framework and this time we're talking about Attention. How do you become more focused? How do you have more attention for what matters? How can you eliminate distractions? We cover all these topics today and more. If you feel like you want to become more focused, this episode is for you. You can find links to everything that we share in the show notes by goin...

Do you find that even when you know what you want to do, it just doesn't happen? Or maybe by the end of the workday you're feeling so ground down, you don't feel like doing things with friends or family or working on a side project or hobby. Chances are, it's not a time problem, it's an energy problem! In this episode we're going to share 3 ways to improve your energy so you can do all the things...

Do you wish there were more hours in a day? Are you starving for more free time? Then this episode is for you! We'll show you 3 ways you can create more free time and we'll share tons of examples of how we've done it ourselves to win back over 5 hours a week. You can find links to everything that we share in the show notes by going to theproductivityshow.com/357.

Today I'm joined by Ari Meisel of Less Doing. He helps founders replace themselves in their business and have more time for the things that matter to them. I heard of Ari many years ago when he shared his outsourcing philosophies but we never got to connect. We were finally able to do so and I got to ask him everything about how he doesn't use email anymore and what he uses instead, how to stop sn...

Welcome to The Productivity Show, a podcast by Asian Efficiency, to help you maximize your productivity so you can get everything done without having to sacrifice your health, family, and things that matter to you. We've helped tens of thousands of people save time, be happier, and become more productive.   If you've been studying productivity for a bit you probably already have come across differ...

One of the biggest struggles many The Productivity Show listeners and Asian Efficiency clients have is that they are meetings all day. Oftentimes they're on back to back to back meetings and they have no time for themselves so they end up working long days, on the weekends and missing out on life. What can you do about this? Good news! We have 3 tips to help you deal with this so stay tuned.   You...

Welcome to The Productivity Show, a podcast by Asian Efficiency, to help you maximize your productivity so you can get the important things done without having to sacrifice your health, family and things that matter to you. We've helped tens of thousands of people save time, be happier, and become more productive. Today I'm joined by Will Henshall. He's the CEO of Focus@Will which is a productivit...

Do you want to make a change in your life? Most people think you need to make drastic changes that usually don't last. At Asian Efficiency we believe that when you make small, consistent changes you'll have much better results getting what you want. In today's episode we'll show you different ways you can make small changes in your life that lead to big results. You can find links to everything th...

We all have these things we in our work and personal life we call Time Squanders — those 5-10 minute activities that somehow work their way into our days. These really add up, and have a surprising impact on your Time, Energy, and Attention. A perfect example of this is dealing with your files, notes, and photos — figuring out where to put them, and even worse: trying to dig through a digital mess...

Back in 2013, at Asian Efficiency we first introduced the evening ritual which is the idea of having a routine at the end of the day to help you wind down, get ready for the next day and have a great night of sleep. Since then, we've helped people all over the world implement an evening ritual to help them be more productive at work and in life.  In this episode we'll share with you a simple eveni...

At Asian Efficiency we're known for the TEA Framework which is our productivity method. It stands for Time, Energy and Attention which are the three pillars of productivity. Today's episode will help you maximize Time, the first pillar in our framework. On The Productivity Show we've talked a lot about weekly and quarterly planning but not so much about monthly planning. When you incorporate month...

Today I'm joined by Sachit Gupta, host of the Conscious Creators podcast and an expert helping people launch their platforms. We discuss how you can build self awareness and why it's the ultimate productivity hack, powerful questions to ask yourself for self-discovery and his rules of productivity that allow him to be creative and get stuff done. You can find links to everything that we share in t...

Have you ever been working away on something and you felt like time just melted away? You came out of it feeling like you made a ton of progress, and that everything just came together.   That feeling was a state of Flow, and in this episode, we are going to share some tactical ways that YOU can get into the flow state, with systems and tools that work for us and many of your fellow TPS listeners....

On the Asian Efficiency website we have over 600 blog posts. That's close to a million words that have been written and we didn't even include all the newsletters, course materials, workbooks and everything else we produce. We write a lot and in this episode we'll share how we get so much writing done. We share our 4-step writing process, which apps and tools we use, and tips to make you a better...

How many things in your work or personal life do you just "put up with"? It could be mistakes that happen, a tool that annoys you, or someone that you work with that slows things down.   At Asian Efficiency we have a principle called the "3 Times Rule" to get to the root of all these things once and for all, which lets us move forward quickly and effectively. In this episode, we'll explain how we...

Want to know the secret to achieving your goals and getting your important work done? It's not time management, apps, or tools - it's ACCOUNTABILITY. But what does that mean? And how do you find accountability for yourself?  In this episode I'm joined by Debbie Rosemont - a Certified Professional Organizer and Productivity Consultant who is the founder of Simply Placed. She helps clients increase...