Productivity Alchemy

This week we will discuss the bursts of productivity that we've both had recently. We think it may be due to recent events. After that, we will read your letters! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight - Georgia Senate Runoff Support In a World Gone Mad, Paper Planners Offer Order and Delight Monster of the Week by Shaenon Garrity LizardbethArt on Twitch Election Night 7Days2Die with Liz, Ursula, and Kevin

We are recording this on the day after the US Election. Nothing is decided yet, and likely won't be. We'll talk about some coping mechanisms to lessen the impact of what is likely a very stressful time (if you live in the US). After that, we will talk with Larissa Banting about how she stays productive - and changed her career twice! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight : Meals on Wheels Larissa Banting Polyglot Day Timers Time Blocking Pomodoro Technique The 90 Day Year Outliers: The Story of Success Terrazu Coffee Cafe Brit Cafe Milagro Hello Giggles The Hollow Places UK Release Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Warcraft 3 Reforged Oxygen Not Included Doomscrolling Alongside Wildlife Foundation

Ursula is quite happy about the fact that she has depression. We'll discuss why that is, as well as our general productivity over the past week. After that, we sit down and talk to the amazing and brilliant Marguerite Kenner and Alasdair Stuart about how they stay productive! Links for this Episode: Charity of the Week : RIP Medical Debt Alasdair Stuart's website Alasdair Stuart on Twitter Marguerite Kenner on Twitter Alasdair and Marguerite on Instagram Escape Artists on Twitch Trello Toodledo Traveller's Notebook Kinesthetic Learning Blue Yeti Microphone Blue Blackout Spark SL Blue Compass Microphone Arm Blue Raspberry Microphone (discontinued) Zoom H4N Mur Lafferty Dry Erase Sticky Paper Monty's Deli in London

Hi folks! This week we will discuss the impact missing a day of her meds had on the Wombat Test Subject (Author and Illustrator Ursula Vernon), and talk about the things Kevin saw at the Virtual All Things Open 2020. We then have a great conversation with our friend Sara Glassman! Links for this Episode: Sara Glassman on twitter Sara on Etsy Sara on Patreon Drew Williams twitter The Universe After by Drew Williams Montessori Education Oberon Design Rocketbook Notebooks Little Professor Book Center Pilot FriXion Pens TWSBI ECO Pens Pilot Kakuno Pilot Varsity Dark on Netflix 12 Monkeys (TV Series) Bojack Horseman S4E6 "Stupid Piece of Sh*t" Bojack Horseman S3E4 "Fish Out of Water" Pieced and Quilted Plague Doctor Mask Miss Fancy's from Avondale Brewing Meet Miss Fancy The Alongside Wildlife Foundation

Hi folks! This week we will talk about what happened when the Wombat Test Subject (AKA Ursula Vernon) forgot her ADD medication this morning, as well as how is has been "re-training" her brain. We then have a chat with the most excellent Emma Marshall about how Emma stays productive. Links for this Episode: Emma on Twitter Emma's Website System76 Pop!_OS Giphy Zendesk

CW: Mentions of pet death This week we start by reminding you that it's OK if the current events are causing you to be less productive. Honestly. that is really common right now, so don't feel bad. Also, since the season is upon us, we review the first of several new planners for 2021. Finally, we read and discuss your letters and comments! Links for this episode NaNoWriMo Effin' Birds Store Swear Trek MightyDeals LEGO Harley Davidson Fat Boy 10269 7 Days To Die The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher The Conjuring Universe Inbox Zero The Rice Delivery Thread The only scene from ST:TNG you need to see if you dislike Q Red Wombat Chickens Facebook Page

Hi folks! This week, we will talk about a realization many people are having now : that their workplace is toxic, and we will discuss our experiences with them. There is only one real solution if you find yourself in one - that is, finding a new job - and that isn't easy in the pandemic. After that, we speak with community builder and advisor Juno Bacon, to find out how he stays productive. Links for this Episode: Jono Bacon Jono on Twitter People Powered Sipsmith Gin The Irish Whiskey Museum Superhuman email Inbox Zero CoSchedule Thinkific ConvertKit WebinarJam Headliner Final Cut Pro Auphonic Zapier IFTTT Bad Voltage Podcast Remarkable 2 Mattermost Primal Fear Muse Power Trip Witchery Gothenburg Abyss Festival All Things Open 2020 Loom The Hollow Places

This week we talk about doing the dishes, and how it is helping Kevin relax. We also talk about Ursula's latest side project, comic tools, and why she isn't drawing (as much). After that, we will talk to Emily Edwards, host of the Fuckbois of Literature podcast, about how she stays productive! Links for this Episode: Ms Emily Edwards on Twitter Fuckbois of Literature Podcast Fuckbois of Literature Twitter Brett Easton Ellis (wikipedia) Logic Pro Out 0f Sight Litter Box EA Podcasts Twitch Channel - Live reading of A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking ComicDraw for iPad Ren'Py Dom's Dodge Charger LEGO set 42111 Lightalings Kit for Dom's Charger Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh Angeles Crest Creamery and Goat Ranch

Hi folks! This week we talk about Kevin's lack of self-care and his new hobby. We also talk about Ursula's week off that isn't, and a brief story about something amazing that happened as part of the fires in the western U.S. After that, Kevin has a long chat with author Annie Bellet, to find out how she stays productive. Correction: I mis-attributed Gathering of Dragons to Annie. The author of that series is Milla Vane. Links for this Episode: Annie Bellet website Annie Bellet on Twitter The 20 Sided Sorceress Pre-Order Bad Moon on the Rise - The Six Gun Sorceress Book 1 pre-order Gathering of Dragons by MIlla Vane On Writing by Stephen King Lego The Razor Crest Set 75292 Lego Camero ZL1 Set 75891 Lego Dom's Dodge Charger Set 42111

CW: There are discussions of abuse, date rape, bullies, spiders, and mental health in this episode. This week, after we check in on ourselves, we will discuss the responses to the distance learning question posed by a listener. After that, we will have a chat with listener Selphie, and see how she stays productive! And yes, there are pictures of Romney the Sheep too! Links for this Episode: Selphie on Twitch - Ugly Retro Girls Play Ugly Retro Games Selphie on Storium Habitica Thermomix Rhohypnol Sailor Moon (Wikipedia) Beastars (Wikipedia) Momo by Michael Ende Romans 12:20-21 (NIV) Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Daikon Radish Cake Zork (series) King's Quest (series) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Game)   Romney the Sheep Romney Disapproves Romney and the Printer Romney and Cake

Week two of our summer special with Dino Sarma! We continue our discussion from last week, picking up after Kevin has fed the hounds. Chickens, dogs, The DC Animated Universe, cooking, games, books, and a whole lot more are discussed this week! Links for this Episode DC Animated Universe Great British Bake-off Big Flower Fight Making the Cut Wingspan Wyrd Sisters Podcast Pandemic Board Game Tabletop Simulator Roll20 Wizards of the Coast Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Ultimate Bread King Arthur Flour Recipe Book Redshirts by John Scalzi Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi The Laundry Files by Charles Stross Rapture of the Nerds by Charles Stross and Cory Doctorow

Hi folks! I'm taking this week and next "off" from podcast production, but that doesn't mean there aren't episodes! This week and next you get to listen to Kevin and Dino talk about planning in the pandemic! Grocery Shopping, Cooking, TV Shows to binge, and more! Links for this Episode Alternative Vegan Blog The Productivity Alchemy Wiki (at Fandom) Chefman Digital Air Frier (Dino and Kevin Approved) Chef Wang on Youtube Chinese Cooking Demystified Alton Brown on Youtube Dianxi on Youtube Baumgartner Restoration on Youtube Bob Ross on Twitch IRON CHEF on Twitch Jamel AKA Jamal on Youtube NoLifeShak on Youtube LayedbakDFR on Youtube Today's Special Email Dino with cooking questions

This week we discuss the difficulty of being productive when there are kittens in the house. We also talk about what does and does not constitute productivity for us. Then we will read your letters! (Also, the new badge code for the "Sick Day" badge is now "TOOKSICKDAY") Cori Large on Youtube The Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation Sacred Ordinary Days Planner Sew Much Crafting Planner Inserts Yellow Paper House Planner Inserts OneNote Productivity Alchemy Wiki at Fandom!  

This week, we talk about the mess that was our past week, and how it did (or did not) impact our productivity. We also talk about how medicines can impact your productivity. After that, we catch up with prior guest Frank Gosar! Links for this Episode Frank Gosar's Website Frank Gosar's Blog Frank's Videos Frank's Quilts Clayfest Online Clayfolk Simone Geirtz's Awful Robot Videos Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams

this week, we will talk about the productivity impact the new kittens have had, and then take a bit of a trip down memory lane as Kevin talks about why this is one of his favorite times of the year. After that, we will catch up with Patricia Pinto, and find out how her productivity has changed since the last time we talked. Links for this Episode Patricia Pinto Website Chap Fan South East Asian Fantasy Drabbles Muji A5 Notebook Pentel Fude Brush Pens (now in pastels) Pentel Hybrid Black Inserts for Traveller's Notebooks Stickerrific Luke, Leah, Chewie and Han on Instagram Kokoyu Campus Diary Trapper Keeper Trapper Keeper 10-inch Tablet Cover

CW: Discussions of weight and weight issues. Use of a term some may find offensive or triggering. This week we have kittens! We will also discuss some of our stress challenges from the past week, as well as the we made progress on. After that, we'll talk to Game Designer and Publisher Jason Pitre, and find out about how he stays productive! Links for this Episode Jason Pitre on Twitter Genesis of Legend After the War RPG Design Panelcast SIG: Manual of the Planes Acadians Powered by the Apocalypse (Game Engine) Monterey BT Spray Pickleworm (Diaphania nitidalis) Squash vine borer (Melittia cucurbitae)

This week we'll talk about all the things we did this past weekend, including building a new coop and replacing a bed. We also talk about harvesting potatoes briefly, before taking the time to catch up with Claire A Miller! Links for this Episode Episode 65 with Claire A. Miller Claire A. Miller on Instagram Virtual Reader's Theater YouTube Social Distancing Virtual Readers Theater on Facebook Vince Conaway Hammered Dulcimer Lime Crime Alpha-Stim Emergent Task Planner Uniball Jetstream MultiPen Red Wombat Chicken Cam A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

This week we will be discussing the full impact of last week's hot water heater issue, and the impact changing Ursula's ADHD med dosage is having on her. Then we'll read your letters! Links for this Episode: Fat Innkeeper Worms Fat Innkeeper Worm Burrow Video If World War I was a bar fight Red Wombat Chickens Wombathaus Polar Watch Moment Phone Cases

We've had to deal with water issues this week, so there is a distinct lack of banter this week. But! We have an amazing catch-up interview with Dana Fraedrick, which should tide you over until we return to normal next week. We hope. Links for this Episode: Dana Fraedrich's web site Dana Fraedrich on Patreon Dana Fraedrich on Ko-fi Dana Fraedrich on Twitter Dana Fraedrich on Instagram Forest App Elder Scrolls Online Don't Starve StrengthsFinder 2.0 Auphonic Speedy Plush by K. B. Spangler

Hi folks! This week, we talk about the productivity increase that can be had with a 4 day work week, as well as the way workplaces are changing and being viewed. After that, we'll chat with Maggie Brickson, and fine out how she stays productive! FranklinCovey Big Rocks Sharpening the Saw Eisenhower Matrix Aptitudes Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation StrengthsFinder 2.0 The Art and Science of Gratitude