ProdCast: The Personal Productivity Podcast

Simplifying digital presence and the value of rehearsal

Digital life is convenient, but over time, services and subscriptions can pile up, and the cost can outweigh the value that you receive from them. Matthew Anderson discusses how he is trimming subscriptions that he isn't using, but Joel has some cautionary tales from that approach. This leads to a discussion of digital cameras vs. cell phone cameras and personal file backup strategies.

Learning and certification productivity

Learning is important. Joel has started a bi-weekly LinkedIn newsletter about learning--why it is important to be a life-long learner, choosing a learning goal, and tools to help learning. On the podcast we discuss our learning goals. Matthew Anderson has also been pursuing certification, and he talks about his strategies for learning and test-taking. Other topics in the episode: Smart pens: Neo Smart pen and Moleskine Pen +. Edge collections Taking certification exams

Revisiting inbox zero and working with multiple computers

This episode is brought to you by ClickLearn. Topics discussed in this episode: Revisiting inbox zero Ohio method triaging email working from multiple computers PowerToys for Windows 10 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys Waiting for list in Microsoft To Do Business Wars podcast https://wondery.com/shows/business-wars/ Untitled Goose Game https://goose.game/ Music: www.purple-planet.com

Delivering bad news

How do you deliver bad news? Today Matthew and Joel talk about how to tactfully and confidently deliver bad news, and how to help people without becoming the owner of their problems. Topics in this episode: Delivering bad news Mentally preparing for the conversation Confidence Helping without taking ownership Bad news doesn't get better over time Mentoring, ownership, and skin in the game Feedback on dumping Outlook desktop Review of iPadOS What's the most productive podcast player?

Productivity of collections and animated GIF's at work

Productivity and personal collections Improved search and scheduling in Outlook web access Is dark mode productive? Should you use animated gif's and emoji's at work? @mentions in email Controlling subscriptions Should you cancel Amazon Prime? Tool recommendations: All-In-One Messenger https://allinone.im/ Flighty App: get pilot grade flight info https://www.flightyapp.com/ Music: www.purple-planet.com