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    #157: Non-Traditional Measures of Productivity, with Mike Vardy

    August 2nd, 2022 · 89 minutes

    Mike Vardy is back to talk about the rhythm of work and why some people feel "productivity" is becoming a dirty word.

    Guest Starring: Mike Vardy

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    Links and Show Notes

    The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done | The New Yorker
    Focused #156: The State of GTD
    Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith | Amazon
    Journaling in Obsidian Using Daily Questions | YouTube
    Meditations by Marcus Aurelius | The Internet Classics Archive
    Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey | Amazon
    Greenlights journal | Amazon
    Drafts
    Reflection
    Hyper-Scheduling | MacSparky
    Hemingwrite
    Personal Retreat Video | MacSparky
    Personal Retreat Handbook | Faith-Based Productivity
    Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin & Joe Dominguez | Amazon
    The Productivity Diet | The Productivityist
    @mikevardy | Twitter