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  • 51: How Woven & Tim Campos aim to upgrade your calendar with AI

    Woven is attempting to change the calendar game by using AI and intelligence to schedule and communicate better with others. Their CEO, Tim Campos, uncovers how his work at Facebook has inspired Woven and what matters to the future of their application and AI.

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    Find Tim & Woven
    • Try Woven here.
    • Tweet at Tim here
    • Special Guest: Tim Campos.

      25 min
    • 50: 5 Ways to Curb Loneliness in Remote Work

      Loneliness is a real thing in the remote work environment. Today, we discuss exactly how you can curb that and about our own issues that we've faced since working without colleagues around us.

      Justin DiRose

      Follow his Twitter here and check out Effective Remote Work here.

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      The 5 Tips & Recommendations
      1. Disconnect - Take a walk, lay on your bed, relax and set a 5PM out time.
      2. Local Gym - Get outside and visit your local gym - being around people helps
      3. Hobby Groups - Find a group that shares your interests and invest time in this community
      4. Coffee Friends - Befriend your local barista and chit chat
      5. Relationships/Work - Taking time out to respect the differences between the two.
      6. Tweet us with your requests: here.

        Special Guest: Justin DiRose.

        43 min
      7. 49: The Art of Choosing the Best To Do List App

        A solo episode this week, with your host, Francesco D'Alessio.

        We tackle the age of question. How do I find the best to-do list application for my needs?

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        The 3 Part Process
        1. Needs - Create a list of features your to-do list app needs, and the situation you're in.
        2. Research - Shortlist the top 3 tools that match needs, then trial one for a full 90-days.
        3. Optimize - Finetune your application through courses, videos and discussing workflows.
        4. Tweet us with your requests: here.

          17 min
        5. 48: How to Be a Productive Teacher in 2019 with TickTick, Notion & Plenty of Focus

          Tools They Use is back! After 2 months off, we're back with regular episodes. This first episode back, we have Martine Ellis, host of the Teaching Space and teacher on a mission to boost teacher productivity and awareness of time-saving methods.

          Our August Sponsor

          Sanebox is our first sponsor back. Time to get your email under-control!

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          With plenty of advice, tools and ways to stay ahead of the game. Martine explores the very topics that matter to the teaching industry and how to become a productive teacher in the process.

          EP48: Podcast Notes
          • Martine Ellis on Twitter: here.
          • The Teaching Space Podcast: here
          • Our Episode on Teaching Space: here
          • Martine's Book for Productive Teachers: here
          • Special Guest: Martine Ellis.

            24 min
          • 47: Evernote's Behind the Scenes Search & Editor

            Today, we discuss Evernote's new series "Behind the Scenes" - a look into what the Evernote team are working on!

            MENTIONED

            • Watch Evernote's Behind the Scenes Video: here
            • Learn about all the latest Evernote updates: here
            • Next week, we'll have a feature on the different life stages of productivity and how to handle them.

              Back next week, with a solo segment!

              6 min
            • 46: Ultimate Productivity Tips with Scott Friesen

              Today, we discuss productivity techniques with Scott Friesen of Simpletivity - one of the most popular productivity YouTube channels out there.

              Become a subscriber of Simpletivity on YouTube: here

              Thanks so much to Scott from coming and sharing his insights, applaud everyone to check out his YouTube channel and all the smashing content over there!

              Back next week, with a solo segment!

              Special Guest: Scott Friesen.

              28 min
            • 45: The Future of Todoist with Amir Salihefendić, Doist Founder

              Today, we chat with Amir Salihefendić, the founder at Todoist & Twist - one of the most popular to-do list tools.

              You can follow Amir on Twitter: follow here.

              This was recorded at the Business of Software Conference in Cambridge.

              Thank you to their team for hosting us and it was great fun!

              Special Guest: Amir Salihefendić.

              17 min
            • 44: Co-founder of Notion, Ivan Zhao shares his story + vision

              Today, we chat with Ivan Zhao, the co-founder at Notion - a fast growing productivity software

              INFORMATION SHEET

              • Ivan's Twitter: follow him
              • Notion: Get it here
              • Learn Notion from Scratch: here
              • Thanks to Ivan for having me in the office to interview him.

                See you next week for the Todoist CEO, Amir.

                Special Guest: Ivan Zhao.

                13 min
              • 43: Preview: Notion Offices + CEO Interview

                On Monday, we'll be interviewing Ivan Zhao, co-founder at Notion all about his story and vision

                INFORMATION SHEET

                • Ivan's Twitter: follow him
                • Notion: Get it here
                • Learn Notion from Scratch: here
                • On 6th May, we have Todoist CEO Amir ready to interview - stay tuned!

                  Please, if you have 2-3 minutes, pop us a review!

                  Francesco :-)

                  Special Guest: Ivan Zhao.

                  4 min

                About Less Work

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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.

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