You Have More Time Than You Think - Here's the Math

Why Smart People Have a Thinking Gap (And How to Close It)

Most productivity advice focuses on improving your output, but it often misses the source of real progress: the quality of your thinking. Michael Lukich, analytics executive, former Georgetown professor, and author of "The Stoic Systems Thinker," argues that the real leverage is upstream. In this episode, he explores the modern thinking crisis, the DSRP framework, fluid versus crystallized intelligence, and why Stoicism and systems thinking may be the same discipline, separated by 2,000 years. Guest links Book, The Stoic Systems Thinker: https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/book [https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/book] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukich/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukich/] X/Twitter: https://x.com/michaellukich [https://x.com/michaellukich] Solver School, Poker and Analytics: https://www.youtube.com/c/solverschool [https://www.youtube.com/c/solverschool] > Want to know where you are losing time and energy? > Take the free Productivity Assessment and get your personal results in minutes. https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment [https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment] > * More Productivity resources at https://santiagotacoronte.com/productivity-tips/ [https://santiagotacoronte.com/productivity-tips/] * Become a Guest: info@santiagotacoronte.com [info@santiagotacoronte.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Real Reason You Don't Finish What You Start | Adam Tilove | EP73

Adam Tilove spent decades watching brilliant ideas die before they became anything real. In this episode, he breaks down why initiating tasks is harder than doing them, names the six emotional "F-loads" that make you take the off-ramp before you even know it, and explains how irrevocable action and embracing ugly work can finally close the gap between idea and execution. He also shares what a second-grade report card from 1980 taught him about his own ADHD, and why he doesn't believe the superpower framing. 💬 Guest Links: Website - neurodiscipline.com [https://www.neurodiscipline.com] Book: Split Second (available on Amazon) [https://amzn.to/4w3iIt4] Email: adam@neurodiscipline.com [adam@neurodiscipline.com] 🤫 How Productive are you Really? Take the Free Productivity Test - https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment [https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment] 🎁 More Free Productivity Tools and Templates - https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/free-productivity-resources [https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/free-productivity-resources] 📩 Join my Productivity Newsletter - https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Newsletter [https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Newsletter] 🤝 Let's Connect: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiago-tacoronte/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiago-tacoronte/] X (Twitter): https://x.com/TacoronteSanti [https://x.com/TacoronteSanti] > Want to know where you are losing time and energy? > Take the free Productivity Assessment and get your personal results in minutes. https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment [https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment] > * More Productivity resources at https://santiagotacoronte.com/productivity-tips/ [https://santiagotacoronte.com/productivity-tips/] * Become a Guest: info@santiagotacoronte.com [info@santiagotacoronte.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Podcasts as a Productivity Tool, and How to Become a Guest

Noémi Beres, founder of Podcast Connections, breaks down two sides of podcasting most professionals ignore. First: how to use podcast listening as a genuine productivity advantage -- learning faster, matching content to activity, and building better habits around audio. Second: how to become a podcast guest, write pitches that land, handle imposter syndrome, and turn a single interview into long-term business relationships. If you consume podcasts passively or have been sitting on the idea of getting on the other side of the mic, this episode is for you. Noémi on LinkedIn: search "Noémi Beres" (look for the microphone icon next to the name) https://www.podcastconnections.co [https://www.podcastconnections.co] > Want to know where you are losing time and energy? > Take the free Productivity Assessment and get your personal results in minutes. https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment [https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment] > * More Productivity resources at https://santiagotacoronte.com/productivity-tips/ [https://santiagotacoronte.com/productivity-tips/] * Become a Guest: info@santiagotacoronte.com [info@santiagotacoronte.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Wellness Washing: Why Your Company's Wellbeing Programme Is Making Burnout Worse

Your company has a meditation app, a mental health awareness poster, and maybe a yoga class at lunch. And yet people are burning out faster than ever. Jody Brooks calls this wellness washing: performing wellbeing without changing the structural conditions that actually cause burnout. In this episode, he shares the Nine Principles of Authentic Living, built from his own journey through severe anxiety, depression, and suicidal thinking, and explains what real wellbeing in the workplace actually requires. 🤫 How Productive are you Really? Take the Free Productivity Test - https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment 🎁 More Free Productivity Tools and Templates - https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/free-productivity-resources 📩 Join my Productivity Newsletter - https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Newsletter 💬 Guest Links: Jody Brooks - https://authenticcoaching.me/ [https://authenticcoaching.me/] LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-brooks-coach/ [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-brooks-coach/] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_authenticcoach/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_authenticcoach/] ⏰ Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro -- Jody's story: successful on the outside, breaking on the inside 2:15 The moment it broke: crying in a toilet cubicle 3:30 The slow erosion: how burnout builds before you name it 5:15 What is wellness washing? The car wash analogy 7:00 Real examples: apps, yoga classes, mental health first aiders 9:00 Why yoga classes polarize instead of help 10:30 HR's impossible position: gatekeepers, not guardians 12:50 Are HR departments doomed by short-termism? 15:00 What it actually costs companies: sickness, turnover, hidden losses 19:10 UK burnout stats: 91% experience extreme stress every year 21:10 The Nine Principles of Authentic Living -- all 9 explained 31:35 Psychological safety: what companies get wrong 34:00 Ownership: personal agency when you can't fix the system 38:50 AI and burnout: why output models make it worse 42:15 Remote work and the return-to-office debate 46:50 What every person needs: to be seen, heard, listened to, and to belong 49:20 Quickfire round 51:05 How to connect with Jody Brooks > Want to know where you are losing time and energy? > Take the free Productivity Assessment and get your personal results in minutes. https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment [https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment] > * More Productivity resources at https://santiagotacoronte.com/productivity-tips/ [https://santiagotacoronte.com/productivity-tips/] * Become a Guest: info@santiagotacoronte.com [info@santiagotacoronte.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The 8th Waste: Why Untapped Human Potential Is Your Biggest Productivity Problem

Hanna Bauer, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Baldrige Examiner, and founder of HEARTnomics, makes the case that your workday has the same waste problems as a factory floor, and the most expensive one is untapped human potential. Rigorous, practical, and unexpectedly human. Guest Links - Website: https://heartnomics.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bauerhanna/ - HEART Leadership Profile: https://heartnomics.com/discover-your-heart-leadership-profile/ > Want to know where you are losing time and energy? > Take the free Productivity Assessment and get your personal results in minutes. https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment [https://links.santiagotacoronte.com/Productivity-Assessment] > * More Productivity resources at https://santiagotacoronte.com/productivity-tips/ [https://santiagotacoronte.com/productivity-tips/] * Become a Guest: info@santiagotacoronte.com [info@santiagotacoronte.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.