The Productivity Show

Kids, Chaos, and Productivity: Mastering Work-From-Home Parenting (TPS511)


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Are your kids driving you to distraction while you try to work from home?

In this encore episode, we tackle the ultimate challenge parents face everywhere: balancing work responsibilities while managing kids at home. You’ll discover how to create a productive environment amidst the chaos, ensuring you can finish your work without sacrificing quality time with your family.

Whether you’re a seasoned work-from-home parent, navigating this new territory for the first time, or working with someone going through this, it is possible to transform your home into a harmonious and efficient workspace, even with the little ones around.

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  • Top 3 Productivity Resources [1:54]
  • How to create a fun learning environment [4:50]
  • Create a calm routine for the family [13:58]
  • Use visual cues [27:03]
  • How to communicate your schedule with others [36:50]
  • Links:
    • Masterclass
    • Calm
    • 25X Productivity Coaching
    • Wired In
    • ClickUp
    • Loom
    • Brooks’ Family Kanban Board
    • Children interrupts BBC News interview
    • Simple Strategies To Find Time to Parent Without Feeling Guilty w/ Julie Morgenstern (TPS232)
    • TPS47: 13 Productive Parenting Hacks
    • Meghan McInerny’s Red/Yellow/Green paper for signaling her deep work time
    • Meghan McInerny’s Kanban for Kids
    • Check out this automated “Dad’s on a call” sign with LEDs and controlled by a Telegram bot
    • Productivity Academy
    • The Productivity Show on Youtube
    • The Productivity Show Youtube Clips
    • Become a member of TPS+
    • Take the Productivity Quiz
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