Productivity Alchemy

This week we will catch up on everyone's productivity, sleep schedule, and then maybe we'll gush about Kong vs. Godzilla (#TeamGodzilla). After that, we have a great chat with Jason Osborn about how he stays productive! Links for this Episode Charity Spotlight: Trans Lifeline Jason Osborn on Linkedin Free ReThink! Planner Download SMART Goals Don't Break the Chain Notability Trello Evernote The Miracle Equation

This week we talk about the intersection of deadlines and Spring Planting. We also discuss the current chicken status, the . After that, Kevin has a amazing conversation with Elle Dowd about how she stays productive! Links for this Episode Charity Spotlight: SOUL Chicago Pre-Order "Baptized in Tear Gas" from ElleDowd.com Elle Dowd on Twitter Elle Dowd on TikTok Elle Dowd on Facebook Dr. Angela Davis

Between the start of Daylight Savings Time here in the US, a weekend spent cutting down trees, and the weather, it has been a challenge this last week being productive, but somehow we managed. Hear all about it before we have a lovely chat with Gary "Fleenguy" Tyrrell about how he stays productive! Note: Between the recording of this episode and the release, I have decided to no longer support Noodler's Inks, and will not be linking to them from this point forward. Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Greyhoud Friends of New Jersey Fleen Gary on Twitter JetPens Maruman Lamy Pens Monte Blanc Pens Slide Rules The Cuckoo's Egg Manuscript Pens Otto Hutt Pens Tombow Airpress CaseLogic Tom Bihn Equilibrium USG OneSwitch Disasterhouse Blog Gene Kranz - Failure is not an Option AED (Automated external defibrillator) CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) Schlock Mercenary Challenge Coins Chuck Amuck: The Life and Time of an Animated Cartoonist

Spring is in the air here, and this week we have garden updates, Kevin's latest email disaster, how Kevin is currently a tech writer, and the opinions of a Union Army mule keeper. After that, we have some of your letters! Enjoy! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Native Seed Search Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators SmallCubed MailSuite for Apple Mail Writer's Blood by Diamine

We did a lot of both physical and mental labor over the last few days, and that has resulted in a state of "delayed tired." We'll talk about what we got done, and why it is important. After that, we'll talk with the talented and awesome webcomic artist and author Shaenon Garrity, and find out how she stays productive! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Adopt-A-Native-Elder Shaenon Garrity Home Shaenon Garrity on Patreon The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor Shaenon Garrity on Twitter Narbonic Skin Horse Monster of the Week Horror Every Day Wolfen (1981) Color Out of Space (2019) Moka Pot Fidget Cube You Came To the Tower Editor's Marks The Bride Paladin's Strength

This week the Wombat Co-Host (Ursula Vernon) and I will talk about how life is kind of boring right now, in a good way! Spring is here, there are plants to plant, chickens to prepare for, and words to be written. It sounds SO MUCH more exciting than it is. After that, we have an amazing talk with Heidi Waterhouse about how she stays productive! CW: Firearms, Hunting, Dissection Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: 612MASH Heidi Waterhouse on Twitter Heidi Waterhouse's Web Site Trello Pomodone Leuchtturm1917 Pilot Metropolitan Airtable SRE Workbook Dr. Lillian Gilbreth Chain Piecing Cognative Slicing The Growing Edge Deep Work Black Swan Event The Hustle The Spy Who Dumped Me Narbonic Agile Manifesto Extreme Programming Kat Williams "Haters" (Explicit)

Hi folks! This week we talk in depth about how Ursula schedules her Trad and Self published books. After that, we have a great talk with Leo Tumwattana, co-founder of Sorted, about how he stays organized! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Texas Mutual Aid Groups Sorted Paladin's Strength Pre-Order David Allen's Getting Things Done Eisenhower Matrix Pomodoro 43 Folders Time Boxing

This week, we start by discussing our own progress, which includes the difficulties of publishing schedule changes. After that, we will read your letters, which we are always excited about! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Farm Friends Rescue Pre-Order Nettle & Bone (April 2022) Twin Rabbit YouTube Channel Stolen Anarchy: Playing Indian & The Roots of Collectivism Third Coast Comics

So the time has come for Kevin to replace his planner with one he can actually see. We'll talk about that, our productivity for the week, and the talk with the most awesome Harris "Dr. Nerdlove" O'Malley about how he stays productive! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Xerces Foundation for Invertebrate Conservation Dr Nerdlove on Twitter Dr Nerdlove website Kevin's New Planner - TUL 8.5x11 Monthly TUL Charging Notebook Cover Kevin's New Hobby Binder Photos of the new planner IFTTT Zapier A-Kon AggieCon Two Lumps Comic Bullet Journal Pomodoro Technique

This week we'll be talking about Ursula's personal injury, how she is dealing both with having her back going out and feeling that she is not getting enough done. After that, we'll have a great talk with author Mary Kate Gulick! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Berea College via Elastic Cares Mary Kate Gulick website Mary Kate Gulick Real Deal Facebook Group The Real Deal: Get Known for Your Genuine Expertise in an Era of Bullsh*t Gurus on Amazon

If you are in the U.S. and didn't get anything done this week on Wednesday, then you are forgiven. Neither did we. We're going to talk about expectations of ourselves and our stress levels, being kind to yourself, and understanding why you might not feel the reduction in stress you think you might. After that, we have a really fun talk with Terry Gant, owner of 3rd Coast Comics in Chicago. Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: The Florence Project Third Coast Comics Terry Gant on Twitter Benchmark Bournbon The Pen Crab

It has been a REALLY rough week all around, and we're here to absolve you of any guilty feelings you may have if you weren't productive this past week. No really, we weren't either, so it's OK. After that discussion, we will read and respond to your letters. Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Tango's Takes Kevin's Twitter Thread on Jan 7 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking Sarah Gailey's Coup Self-Care Rancho Gordo Cookbooks and more Cool Beans Cookbook Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook Books by Mark Kurlansky (author of Salt, Cod, and more) Great Depression Cooking with Clara A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression Books by Robert Macfarlane Books by Barry H Lopez Books by Charles C Mann (1491, 1493) Last Hope K9 Rescue

Despite interference from kittens, we're here in 2021 and already have projects under way. We'll talk about coming out of the slow season, how we spent our down time, and what we are doing to be productive. After that, we speak with our friend Ellen "Blade" McMicking about how she stays productive! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Meals on Wheels Style Statement: Live by Your Own Design (Amazon) Schlock Mercenary Seventy Maxims Robert Heinlein "A Human should..." Quote Stephen Coven "Big Rocks" Bother Cadfael's Pennance Lar DeSouza on Twitter

This week we ended up doing a "year in review" for ourselves. We also talk about new planners for 2021, hitting at least one life goal, and some of the things I'm planning for 2021 on the show. After that we talk to the most amazing Shauna Forrister about how she stays productive! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: RAICES Texas Shauna on Twitter Whatever Works Craft Studio Bearable App Rime of the Frostmaiden Sin Du Jour RPG Horror Stories Dave Barry's 2020 Year in Review Extraordinary Chickens Calendar 2021

Hi folks! It is Winter Holiday season here in the US, and so we talk about what we're doing to "recharge" while we are in a slower part of the year for us. We then sit down to talk with our friend Anna Creech about how she stays productive! Links for this Episode Charity Spotlight: HARCC Frog Rescue Chytred Fungus Anna Creech's Blog Anna Creech on Twitter WRIR live Stream Lifehacker (the new bad version) Stardock Fences Zotero Todoist Box Drive (App) WKRP In Cincinatti

This week Ursula and I sit down to talk about both the new things I have been doing as well as the new method she is trying with Liz. We also have a minor talk about some frustrations with instructions. After that, we will read your letters! Links for this Episode Charity Spotlight: Adopt a Native Elder A Southern Season Aurora LightPad Mini - Ursula's Sunlamp Yammer Our new Mattress - Helix Plus King #BlueBeanProject on twitter Skunk Dry Pole Beans

This week, we talk about how Kevin has started using a not-digital Kanban board to help track things going on for work, as well as his to-read list. After that, we have a lovely chat with Debbie Gifford, and how she stays productive with her "Volcano Method"! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Rob Hogan Owl's Well VLogs Ugly Retro Girls Play Ugly Retro Games Little House on the Prairie Mind Palace Kinesthetic Learning Edward de Bono Six Thinking Hats Thermomix Psalm 139:13-16 Pr. Nadia Bolz-Weber MoverBook by BraveStorming Salt: A World History Kanban Boards

Hi folks! This week we talk about how one of the books Ursula has due is now DONE, and what she did after. We also discuss a new-to-Kevin meeting technique and talk a little about tech debt. After that, we have a chat with Jim Hall about how he stays productive. Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Navaho Water Project Jim Hall's Web site Jim Hall on Opensource.com GIMP Inkscape LibreOffice Scribus Fedora Linux TWSBI ECO Fountain Pen Pilot FriXion RocketBook Scientific Notebooks Work Plan Templates Mur Lafferty on Twitch I Should Be Writing

Hi folks! This week Ursula and I will talk about how she went from nearly nothing due to having to plan her next several months of writing based on upcoming deadlines. We'll also talk a little about the holiday here in the US, and wrap up with an amazing conversation with Nathanael Zurbruegg and how Nathanael stays productive! Links for this Episode: Spotlight Charity: Native Seeds/Search Nathanael Zurbregg Unlimit You Website Nathanael on SpeakerHub Billy Collins

Hi folks, this week we talk about starting the holiday planning, and how we are going to do our best to stay healthy and safe. We then discuss starting to sort out next year's events and planner. After that, we talk to the incredible Sister Kate from the Sisters of the Valley community in California! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Find your local Food Bank Sisters of the Valley Ursula's guest appearance on Escape Artists Podcasts Stream Meltwater Dashboards 3DCart Franklin-Covey Training David Allen's Getting Things Done Training Dale Carnegie Training "Big Rocks" Video 2021 Extraordinary Chickens Calendar