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Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life

Productivity A-Z 2025 - Part 2: Letters N-Z

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life

Erik Fisher

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business, Education, Self-improvement

4.5875 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

I’m excited to welcome Mike Vardy back to Beyond The To-Do List for one of our ongoing traditions: Productivity A-Z!

This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation — and we split it across both shows. Part 1 is over on Mike Vardy’s podcast, A Productive Conversation. You can also watch the whole two part video here.

Here on Beyond The To-Do List, we pick up the thread and cover letters N-Z.

In this part of the conversation, we cover:

  • What “Nuance” Actually Means for Productivity: Moving beyond rigid rules and one-size-fits-all advice into decisions that fit real life.
  • Pacing vs. Speed: Why sustainable progress is less about going hard and more about going smart—without the burnout tax.
  • Rhythm and Cadence: How to build productivity patterns that flex with your energy, your season, and your responsibilities.
  • Rest as Part of the System: Why recovery isn’t a bonus feature—it’s a core component of doing meaningful work consistently.
  • The Middle Ground Between Chaos and Control: How to keep enough structure to stay on track, without so much rigidity that the whole system snaps.


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1:46.5

Hey, welcome back to Beyond the To Do List, a podcast about productivity. I'm your host, Eric Fisher,

1:53.4

and before we get into this episode, you need to know, this is part two. So, this is now our annual productivity A to Z, where my friend and I, Mike Vardy, of a productive conversation, the podcast

2:00.4

on which you will find

2:01.4

part one of this dialogue, go through the letters A through Z, each picking a word that

2:07.9

corresponds to our productivity journey for the year. So, before you continue listening to this

2:13.7

part of the conversation and jump in on the second half, I would suggest going over to

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