
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
Conversations with productivity experts, authors, and creatives on how to implement productivity strategies in both your professional and personal life. The goal as you listen is to help you gain perspective, practical knowledge, and productivity insights for living a whole life that goes Beyond The To-Do List.
Latest episodes

Jul 11, 2017 • 51min
Noah Kagan on Testing, Optimizing and Perspective
Noah Kagan is the Chief Sumo at Sumo.com and AppSumo.com. Before that he worked at Intel, and was employee #30 at Facebook and #4 at Mint.In this episode Noah and Erik talk about stepping back from your work to gain new perspective, test your routines, testing things out for a week and much more.Mentioned in this episode:
ShipStation
Focus@Will
Day One
Streaks
The Power of Full Engagement
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Jun 30, 2017 • 44min
Jeff Goins on Thriving in Your Work and Collaborating With Others
Jeff Goins is a full-time writer who lives just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and kids. He has authored three other books: The In-Between, Wrecked, and You Are a Writer. This is Jeff’s 4th time on this show.Jeff’s latest book Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age is out now! Through inspiring anecdotes of successful creatives both past and present, Goins shows that living by these rules is not only doable but it’s also a fulfilling way to thrive.Mentioned in this episode:
Calling: Jeff Goins shares how to claim your identity, stop stalling and start doing
Waiting: Calling, Creativity and ‘The In-Between’ with Jeff Goins
Calling: Jeff Goins on Journeys, Paths and Discovering Your Calling
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Jun 19, 2017 • 35min
Ryan Mcrae on Taking a 3 Day Productivity Retreat
Ryan McRae has had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder all of his life, but he wasn’t going to let ADHD run him down. He has worked to figure out how to take all the benefits and cancel out all the drawbacks.In this episode, Ryan and Erik discuss setting up and taking a three day productivity retreat.Mentioned in this episode:
Three Day Productivity Retreat Checklist
Portlandia – Battlestar Galactica
Attention: Ryan McRae on Focus, Procrastination and Productivity with ADHD – BTTDL128
Resolutions: Ryan McRae on Progress, Consistency and Change – BTTDL160
Remote Working: The Productivity Pub Crawl – BTTDL164
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Jun 4, 2017 • 23min
Erik Fisher on Recalibrating Morning and Evening Routines
The podcast explores topics such as technology usage, productivity, and deep work. It emphasizes the importance of a solid morning routine and the need for discipline rather than motivation. Strategies for maintaining focus during deep work are discussed, along with the idea of going beyond traditional time management and motivation.

May 23, 2017 • 36min
Crystal Paine on Hitting Pause to Evaluate the Right Activities
Crystal Paine is the founder of the popular blog MoneySavingMom.com. The mission of the blog is talking about Intentional Finance, Intentional Family, and Intentional Business.Crystal has been on the show twice before.You can find those episodes here:Goals: Crystal Paine of Money Saving Mom on Stewardship, Goals, and Discipline – BTTDL029Priorities: Crystal Paine on priorities, saying no, and saying goodbye to survival mode – BTTDL056 Mentioned in this episode:
YourBloggingMentor.com
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
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May 16, 2017 • 35min
Allison Schaaf on Batch Processing, Decision Fatigue and Efficiency
Allison Schaaf is a food, nutrition & culinary expert and founder of Prep Dish, a subscription-based gluten-free and paleo meal plan service. Allison has helped people achieve their nutrition goals for over fifteen years and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Nutrition from Johnson & Wales University and a Masters in Nutrition Communications from Tufts University, and she became a Registered Dietitian at New England Medical Center. In this episode Allison talks with Erik about the benefits of planning ahead, the productivity benefits of being intentional, using batch processing, eliminating decision fatigue and increasing efficiency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 9, 2017 • 52min
Rob Hatch on Ownership, Systems and Discipline
Rob Hatch is the President and co-founder of Owner Media Group Inc. He is the author of three courses, including one of our most popular course on productivity, Work Like You’re On Vacation. He is also an executive coach and speaker.Rob writes a weekly newsletter on the topics of productivity, personal management and success.He has over 20 years of experience leading organizations and businesses; working in large corporations, entrepreneurial ventures, and directing a non-profit organization serving children with special needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 2, 2017 • 40min
Claire Diaz-Ortiz on Being Mentored and Mentoring Others
Claire Diaz-Ortiz is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur who has been named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company. She was an early employee at Twitter, and has been on the show three times before:
Mornings: Claire Diaz-Ortiz on starting your morning out right and The Present Principle
Breaks: Claire Diaz-Ortiz shares tips to success and stay sane in an all access, always on age
Priorities: Claire Diaz-Ortiz on doing less and achieving more
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Apr 25, 2017 • 35min
Leslie Samuel on Productivity vs. Distraction on Social Media
Leslie Samuel is the owner of Become A Blogger and the host of the Learning With Leslie podcast, where he helps people create their own blogging experience by taking advantage of the technology we have today. He is the head of training for the Social Media Marketing Society and the founder of Interactive Biology, a website that serves approximately 80,000 people per month in 185 different countries and is dedicated to making biology fun for students and teachers.Mentioned in this episode:
Cal Newport – Deep Work
Cal Newport on Distractions, Focus and Deep Work – BTTDL169
Self Control App
Kill Newsfeed Plugin
Leslie on Facebook
Leslie on YouTube
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Apr 19, 2017 • 38min
Amy Blankson on Attention and Intention While Using Technology
Amy Blankson is one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between positive psychology and technology. Amy is dedicated to discovering how we can leverage the many technological advances, apps and gadgets, in a way that helps us be more productive, while keeping our sanity and boosting our happiness.Amy’s new book is ‘The Future of Happiness: 5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.