142: Mike Vardy: They Productivityist

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Self-improvement, How To, Business, Management, Education

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2017

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Mike Vardy is a writer, productivity strategist, and the founder of Productivityist. He's served as the Managing Editor at Lifehack, and written for 99u, Lifehacker, SUCCESS Magazine, and more. Mike has also spoken at all over North America at events like TEDx Victoria, South by Southwest Interactive, NAPO, and CreativeLIVE. I met Mike earlier this year when he was speaking at Tropical Think Tank in the Philippines. We bonded over time management and Legos. Seriously. Mike is going to get you ridiculously excited about organizing your time and make simple life hacks that will create space in your days and weeks. Listen in to hear Mike share: Why structure = freedom The true definition of productivity The power of time management for kids What is time crafting and how to do it Why you should THEME your days (vertically and horizontally) The power and joy of a daily journal Links Mentioned: Find Mike and all his resources for Shameless Moms: Productivityist.com/shamelessmom Journaling App: Day One Journaling App: Journey Sponsor: Aaptiv.com (use code SMA30 for a free 30 day trial) Sponsor: http://www.kindsnacks.com/sma (use this link to get 10 KIND Snacks for $10 + free shipping) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Adobe Express is the quick and easy create anything out.
0:04.1	It's my go-to for making my business stand out.
0:06.8	From videos and social posts to flyers and logos, search for Adobe Express to find out more and use it for free.
0:15.1	This is the Shameless Mom Academy, episode 142, with Mike Vardy.
0:20.5	Show notes for this episode can be found by going to shamelessmom.com
0:23.4	and clicking on episode 142.
0:29.8	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean, and I'm here to give you
0:34.8	and other passionate, dedicated moms the tools you need to bridge the gap between motherhood and living the life of your dreams. I'm here to give you and other passionate, dedicated moms the tools you need to bridge the
0:38.1	gap between motherhood and living the life of your dreams. I'm also here to help you be a little more
0:43.1	shameless every day, because if you aren't building a life, you're extraordinarily proud of,
0:47.8	what kind of legacy are you building? So let's dive in.
0:59.0	All right, so let's talk about today's guest.
1:01.3	I met Mike Vardy in the Philippines.
1:05.2	He was a speaker at Tropical Think Tank, and I was really excited to hear him talk because he's a productivist, and nothing makes me more excited than figuring out productivity hacks.
1:10.3	So I was very excited to learn
1:11.7	from Mike. I knew he had just a wealth of information behind him. I know he has amazing life
1:16.5	experience and professional experience working with people as a productivist. He's also a very
1:21.9	accomplished writer and speaker. So he just had so much to offer. Then we got to hang out on a boat. We went on a snorkeling
1:29.1	excursion one of our days in the Philippines and we ended up sitting next to each other.
1:32.4	His lovely and awesome wife, Anne, was there. And we got totally sucked in talking about
1:38.1	Legos for probably two hours straight. And so it was a really fun conversation, but it was
1:43.4	really fun to meet Mike
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