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Less Work episodes

October 28, 201961: Offline Productivity, Mastering Journals & BuJos - with Matt Ragland
Matt Ragland is well-known for his offline productivity tips and tricks and Notion BuJo set-ups too! This episode his insights into how to balance the digital with the physical is super interesting!
Follow Matt on YouTube here!
We highly recommend that!
You can learn more about Matt below!
Follow Matt Ragland on Twitter: here.
Learn mote about Podia (where Matt works): here.
Next week, we chat with Wade Foster, the founder of Zapier - and we chat automations galore!
Special Guest: Matt Ragland.
27 min
October 21, 201960: The Most Organized Human in the World Chris Dancy Stops By
Chris Dancy is called the most connected human in the world but in my opinion, one of the most organized people in the world too. This conversation was gold as Chris explores productivity, toolkits, daily routines, mortality, being connected and much more. You will learn so much for this podcast!
Listen to our Airtable tour: here
**Get Chris's Book "Don't Unplug": here.
*Follow Chris Dancy below! *
Chris on Twitter: here
Learn more about Chris's tasks & speaking: [here](chrisdancy.com)
Thanks so much for stopping by, stop by next week for a full interview with the legend of BuJo tours, Matt Ragland!
Special Guest: Chris Dancy.
36 min
October 14, 201959: Superhuman - is it worth $30 per month? ft. Joel Kai Lenz
Superhuman is one of the newest email applications in the market and this week, we chat with Joel who's been using it for 3 months, he shares his opinions and experience - good and bad!
You can follow Joel here:
Here's his Twitter here.
The Social Radio: here.
Check in next week for the chat with Chris Dancy about tools + being the most connected human in the world!
Special Guest: Joel Kai Lenz.
26 min
October 07, 201958: Top 10 Tools for Remote Workers ft. Justin DiRose
Justin, the host of the Effective Remote podcast and community, shares his insights into what tools matter to his day-to-day remote work. Justin has been a routine guest of Tools They Use, and he's back to share all these useful tools and why they're awesome for Tools They Use.
Justin and how to find him
Effective Remote Work: here.
Follow Justin DiRose on Twitter: here.
All The Tools We Mention
Discourse
Loom
Nexstand or Roost
SetApp
CalZones
Audible
Noise cancelling headphones
Twist
CleanMyMac X
Mattermost (open-source self-hosted slack alternative)
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Special Guest: Justin DiRose.
45 min
September 30, 201957: Tech Journalist Jill Duffy weighs in on over-work research & her spreadsheet productivity
This week, Jill Duffy joins us for an episode to discuss her views on the world of productivity tools. Jill reviews apps for her work at PC Mag and explores productivity as a passionate, we discuss research into over-work and more in this episode of Tools They Use.
THE BBC Report piece Jill was working on: http://bit.ly/2lSH5M2
Find Jill here!:
Follow her work on Twitter: here.
Productivity Report, her blog: here
We're super excited to have had Jill on and please do thank her on Twitter for coming on!
Special Guest: Jill Duffy.
24 min
September 23, 201956: Total Evernote Use & Lessons from the GTD method with Stacey Harmon
Stacey is one of the wisest people I know when it comes to Evernote. We discuss a range of topics, from Evernote to GTD and how the GTD Summit went for her.
Follow Stacey's Courses & Work
Radical Productivity with Evernote Course: here
Trauma Free Tax: here
Her Twitter: here
Harmon Enterprises: here
Stacey's EverDone Course: here
Stay tuned next week for an interview with Jill Duffy about overload research.
Special Guest: Stacey Harmon.
22 min
September 16, 2019 55: MAKE TIME... with John Zeratsky - Halt Distractions & Boost Focus
This book is a smashing take on keeping productive and taking control of your lives. John and Jake's relaxed take on productivity + time helps warn you of the effects of phones on your time and how to combat your approach to task priorities.
Get the MakeTime Book: https://amzn.to/2N622zA
You can follow John Zeratsky here on Twitter and check out the Time Dorks blog too!
*Note: the link for the book is an affiliate link. If you decide to purchase, we'll make a small cut of the fee.
Special Guest: John Zeratsky.
39 min
September 09, 2019 54: Save Money & Review Your Productivity Tools
Want to save money with your productivity software? Well, it's time to audit it!
Our Courses
Notion Made Simple - your forever guide to Notion and organizing your total Notion set-up. Be ready and take the first module free: here.
Essentials of Todoist - your guide to getting started with Todoist and mastering the applciation. Here's the course, use the code "PRODUCTIVE20" for 20% off: here.
Next week, we have John Zeratsky, the author of MakeTime book. Exciting stuff!
11 min
September 02, 201953: Q&A: 500+ Tasks, Goodbye Productivity Tools, & What Tool Would I Create?
It's time to answer your questions. We've put together 5 questions from the Keep Productive community and Patreon. Ranging from using productivity tools less, to tackling a 500+ long Todoist list.
Our August Sponsor
Sanebox is our first sponsor back. Time to get your email under-control!

And get $25 off and 14-day free trial with our link (new accounts): https://www.sanebox.com/toolstheyuse
Questions from you
Should you remove productivity technologies when you do technology audits? - Adam Staples
I have 500+ tasks in my Todoist account, how do I deal with that? - No name - RGauffman
If you could build a new app from scratch - but with all the resources in the world - what would it be? (Alex)
How do you guys externalise your productivity system? For example friends/family/SO who are less reliable, so even delegations become more stressful where you have to constantly check up on (how's the party planning coming along, how's your visa application, etc) - Edison
Do productivity tools actually make people more productive? Or are they just making people less forgetful and enabling easier reporting on what you've done/have to do - No Name
What is the recurring “pain point” that you see in task/productivity management, and what are some of the solutions that either you or others have come up with to address it? - Eric Bower
19 min
August 26, 201952: 7 Outstanding Ways to Stay on Task
Staying on task is tricky. With all the distractions around us and our mind wandering, it feels much harder to keep just on one task. This episode will hopefully help by introducing methods & tools for you all.
Our August Sponsor
Sanebox is our first sponsor back. Time to get your email under-control!

And get $25 off and 14-day free trial with our link (new accounts): https://www.sanebox.com/toolstheyuse
7 Ways to Stay on Task
Use Toggl or Timely
Introduce a Freedom or Forest
Host a Buddy Accountability — For remote or non-remote
Plan Your Breaks
Don't Overstack Lists
Office Rituals
Todoist Open Comment
16 min

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Less Work is a weekly podcast on how teams and individuals are using AI to cut the busywork and spend more time on the human work that drives growth, revenue and success.