Sketchnote Army Podcast Matt Ragland visualizes his productivity - SE10/EP07
In this episode, Matt Ragland, a productivity guide, creator coach, and sketchnoter, talks about how he integrates sketchnoting elements into his productivity practice.
Learn how your abilities as a creative person can enhance your productivity practice, and why your bullet journal pages don’t need to be Instagram-worthy to be valuable to you.
Time to get productive!
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Running Order
- Intro: Who is Matt?
- Matt’s origin story
- Embellished and minimal productivity approaches
- Making productivity systems work for you
- Transitioning to independent work
- Tools
- 3 tips
- Outro
Links
- Matt’s website
- Matt on YouTube
- Matt’s Daily Emails
- My 10 Year Overnight Success as a YouTuber & Creator
- Most Productive Week Ever Course
- Connect the Dots Podcast
- Matt on Instagram
- Matt on Twitter
- Matt’s Simple 3 Step Habit Building System
- 3 Keys of Productivity
- Find an extra 30 minutes in your day
- Story Signals Episode 4: Mike Rohde teaches us about creativity, conflict, and opportunity
- The Daily Plan Bar
- Ryder Carroll
- Full Focus Journal
- Brad Dowdy and The Pen Addict
Tools
Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.
- Baron Fig Confidant Notebooks
- Leuchtturm 1917 Bullet Journal Notebook
- Field Notes
- Squire Pen
- Blackwing Palomino Pencil
- iPad Pro
- Apple Pencil
- Procreate
- Paper by WeTransfer
- GoodNotes
- Notion
- Roam Research
Tips
- Start small and get your first win!
- Be encouraged to create your own system.
- Bookend your week with a preview and a review.
Credits
- Producer: Alec Pulianas
- Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer
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