The “Have It All” Trap (And How to Escape It) (TPS615)

The Productivity Show

Asian Efficiency

Management, Education, Careers, Self-improvement, Business

4.6 • 549 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Does your work calendar bleed into your personal life? Do your personal tasks creep into your workday? You're not disorganized — you're caught in the “have it all” trap: the belief that keeping everything together means staying on top of everything. It doesn't. It just means everything competes for your attention, all the time. In […]

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0:00.0	Thanks to Shopify for supporting the Productivity Show. Shopify is a platform designed for
0:03.6	anyone to sell anywhere, giving entrepreneurs like ourselves the resources once reserved for big
0:08.2	business. Sign up for your $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com slash TPS.
0:19.1	Welcome to the Productivity Show, a podcast by Asian Efficiency, to help you maximize your productivity so you can get everything done without having to sacrifice your health, family, and things that matter to you.
0:30.0	We've helped tens of thousands of people save time, be happier, and become more productive.
0:34.9	One of the most common questions we get is,
0:39.7	should I keep my work and personal tasks together?
0:41.9	Or should I separate them?
0:43.3	How about my email?
0:44.4	How about my calendar?
0:48.3	Well, in this episode, we're going to tackle this controversial topic and give you four strategies that have worked well for us
0:51.3	and others in the Asian efficiency community.
0:57.0	You can find links to everything that we share on the show notes by going to the Proctivity Show.com and now on what to show.
1:00.0	Welcome to another episode of The Proctivity Show.
1:05.0	My name is Tan. I'm the founder and CEO of Asian Efficiency,
1:08.0	where we help people become more productive at work and in life.
1:12.3	And I'm Brooks. We're super excited to be here. Yeah, today we're going to be talking about how you can
1:18.0	separate work and personal productivity. This is a topic that was inspired by some of the people
1:23.0	in our community. Some of our members have shared some of their challenges that they had around
1:27.5	this topic. But before we dive into that particular topic, one of the things we always like
1:31.6	to do at The Productivity Show is kind of share some of our favorite resources. So, Brooks,
1:37.3	what kind of favorite resources do you have to share this week? All right. So our talk three
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