Busted Productivity Myths, Avoiding Awkward Conversations, and the Apps We Couldn’t Live Without

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Tech News, News, How To, Education, Self-improvement

4.6 • 688 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2012

⏱️ 55 minutes

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This week on the podcast we’re talking about common productivity myths, how well gadgets survive under extreme temperatures in a car, and how to pitch an idea effectively. We’re also answering your questions about getting out of awkward conversations, how to use GitHub, the apps we couldn’t live without, and more. Looking for the show notes? You can find this episode at LINK (after 1:00 PM PT) and all episodes at http://lifehacker.com/theshow (anytime). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:50.8	Welcome to this week's episode of the Lifehacker podcast. It is December 6th, and this week
0:55.5	we are talking about tons of software updates, busting common productivity myths, and finding
1:00.7	out which gadgets can survive at a hot or cold car. We're also answering your questions about
1:05.5	awkward conversations, the apps we couldn't live without, and how to use GitHub. And as usual,
1:10.4	we'll be going through our favorite tips and downloads of the week, among many, many other things.
1:14.5	So let's get started.
1:39.8	Thank you. Hey guys, welcome to the show and happy December. I'm Whitson Gordon. I'm Adam Dodgers.
1:43.4	And with us, we have Alan Henry joining us via Google Talk.
1:45.0	Hey, how's it going?
1:46.4	Good, Alan.
1:46.7	How you doing?
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