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  • Intentional Work: How to Rescue Your Productivity

    Can you work intentionally while keeping your productivity healthy and pressure-free? How do you find the vision you want to pursue? And what are the simplest productivity rules worth following?ย  Youโ€™ll find the answers in this podcast episode.

    ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Topics:

    • Productivity as a tool
    • How to achieve intentionalityย 
    • You pay with your life for everything that you do! (4000 weeks)
    • How do you know what your goal is โžก๏ธ Life vision โ€” how to find it
    • Why and how to adjust your productivity system to your personality, traits, strengths and weaknesses
    • TOP 4 universal productivity rules that work for everyone! (see below)
    • ย What is weekly review all about


    ๐Ÿ’ฅ TOP 4 universal productivity rules that work for everyone!

    1๏ธโƒฃย  Keeping a task list in one consistent (!) place
    2๏ธโƒฃ Planning your day โ€” with tasks matched to high-energy and low-energy levels
    3๏ธโƒฃ Managing new commitments and โ€œincoming requestsโ€: looking at opportunity costs โ€” what I wonโ€™t do if I choose this activity; letting new tasks and obligations into your life with awareness
    4๏ธโƒฃ Weekly review โ€” updating your system, choosing priorities, and checking whether your actions are actually moving you closer to your vision


    ๐Ÿ“ Show notes

    • Dominik Juszczyk
    • The 4000 Weeks book by Oliver Burkeman
    • Small habits , Big Wins, No Office ep. 61
    • Ebook 10 Steps To Ultimate Productivity


    ๐ŸŸฃ Find Us

    • No Office website: nooffice.fm
    • Tweet us @nozbe
    • Follow us on Instagram @nozbe

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    52 min
  • The Secret to Calm Productivity โ€ข Mike St Pierre

    Feeling overwhelmed by endless tasks? Discover the secret to staying calm while getting more done! In this episode Mike St Pierre shares the qualities of calm productivityโ€”from being flexible and organized to mastering massive projects without the stress. Ready to transform your work life with simple, powerful habits?

    ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Topics:

    • (00:00) - ๐ŸŽฌ Intro
  • (01:28) - ๐Ÿ‘ค Who is Mike St Pierre
  • (02:38) - ๐Ÿ’ก Most people haven't been trained in productivity and working efficiently
  • (05:08) - ๐Ÿค Servant leadership and being humble
  • (13:58) - ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™‚๏ธ Why you want to practice calm productivity
  • (18:08) - ๐ŸŒฟ What are the qualities of calm productivity practitioners
  • (21:28) - ๐Ÿ”ฅ Can-do and enthusiastic attitude + curiosity โ€“ key qualities you can't teach anyone
  • (25:28) - ๐Ÿงญ How to foster calmness? By going back "to the center" through habits, systems, journaling, getting out to nature, unplugging, gratitude, taking care of your physical environment
  • (32:28) - ๐Ÿ“† The importance of a weekly review
  • (36:52) - โฐ Time blocking
  • (42:12) - ๐Ÿš€ Progressing and tweaking as part of boosting your productivity in a calm way
  • (47:35) - ๐Ÿ“ž How to get in touch with Mike St Pierre
  • (48:56) - ๐ŸŽ Summary and BONUS for listeners
    • Who is Mike St Pierre
    • ย Most people haven't been trained in productivity and working efficiently
    • Servant leadership and being humble
    • Why you want to practice calm productivity
    • What are the qualities of calm productivity practitioners
    • Can-do and enthusiastic attitude + curiosity - key qualities you can't teach anyone
    • How to foster calmness? By going back "to the center"ย  throughย  habits, systems, journaling, getting out to the nature, unplugging, gratitude, taking care of your physical environment
    • The importance of a weekly review
    • Time blocking
    • Progressing and tweaking as part of boosting your productivity in a calm way
    • How to get in touch with Mike St Pierre


    ๐Ÿ“ Show notes

    - Mike St. Pierre
    - Episode 75 on journalingย 
    - Weekly review at Nozbe
    - Mighty Fridays at Nozbe


    ๐ŸŸฃ Find Us

    • No Office website: nooffice.fm
    • Tweet us @nozbe
    • Follow us on Instagram @nozbe

    ๐Ÿ’œ Review Us

    If you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

    51 min
  • From Chaos To Clarity - 10 Books That Changed My Life

    In a world that rewards busyness over progress, these 10 books taught me how to slow down, focus better, and create more with less.
    From the micro-improvements of Atomic Habits to the deep focus of Deep Work, from the clarity of Essentialism and The One Thing to the structure of Getting Things Done and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, these ideas reshaped how I think, work, and live.
    This episode is about rediscovering what really drives productivity, purpose, and peace and serenity.


    ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Topics:

    • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey
    • Getting Things Done โ€“ David Allen
    • ย Deep Work - Cal Newport
    • The One Thing - Gary Keller & Jay Papasa
    • ย Hell Yeah Or No - Derek Sivers
    • Essentialism - Greg McKeown
    • Atomic Habits - James Clear
    • The Subtle Art Of Not Giving a F*ck - Mark Manson
    • The E-Myth - Michael E. Gerber
    • 10 Steps to Ultimate Productivity - Michael Sliwinski


    ๐Ÿ“ Show notes

    - Michael's interview withย  Derek Sivers
    - Michael's interview with Greg McKeown
    - Small habits , Big Wins, No Office ep. 61
    - Ebook 10 Steps To Ultimate Productivity

    ๐ŸŸฃ Find Us

    • No Office website: nooffice.fm
    • Tweet us @nozbe
    • Follow us on Instagram @nozbe

    ๐Ÿ’œ Review Us

    If you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.


    • (00:00) - ๐ŸŽง Intro
  • (03:04) - ๐Ÿ“š The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People โ€“ Stephen Covey
  • (09:24) - ๐Ÿ“š Getting Things Done โ€“ David Allen
  • (14:28) - ๐Ÿ“š Deep Work โ€“ Cal Newport
  • (16:37) - ๐Ÿ“š The One Thing โ€“ Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
  • (18:42) - ๐Ÿ“š Hell Yeah Or No โ€“ Derek Sivers
  • (21:11) - ๐Ÿ’œ Sponsor Break
  • (21:57) - ๐Ÿ“š Essentialism โ€“ Greg McKeown
  • (25:57) - ๐Ÿ“š Atomic Habits โ€“ James Clear
  • (30:47) - ๐Ÿ“š The Subtle Art Of Not Giving a F*ck โ€“ Mark Manson
  • (34:46) - ๐Ÿ“š The E-Myth โ€“ Michael E. Gerber
  • (39:22) - ๐Ÿ“š 10 Steps to Ultimate Productivity โ€“ Michael Sliwinski
  • (45:37) - ๐Ÿ‘‹ Outro and BONUS for listeners ๐ŸŽ
  • 49 min
  • Stop Blaming Tech for Bad Communication โ€” Itโ€™s You

    Many leaders think that the newest tools and fancy tech will magically fix productivity and make teamwork effortless. The hard truth is that: it wonโ€™t.
    Without a clear communication agreement and shared rules everyone actually follows, even the most expensive apps are just digital chaos in disguise.
    Hereโ€™s what really makes a team click.

    ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Topics:

    • Technology is only half the success โ€“ why tools alone arenโ€™t enough
    • The communication agreement as the foundation of teamwork
    • Technology vs. organizational culture โ€“ what really drives effectiveness
    • Clear communication rules as a path to higher productivity
    • How to create a good communication agreement โ€“ the Nozbe example
    • Synchronous vs. asynchronous communication โ€“ finding the right balance
    • Communicating through tasks โ€“ why โ€œTask meโ€ works better than messaging
    • Order in projects and tasks as part of team culture
    • How to sustain a healthy communication culture in your team


    ๐Ÿ“ Show notes

    - Asynchronous communication
    - Task Comments in Nozbe - Your Communication Superpower
    - Task-Based Communication: What It Is and How to Do It Right


    ๐ŸŸฃ Find Us

    • No Office website: nooffice.fm
    • Tweet us @nozbe
    • Follow us on Instagram @nozbe

    ๐Ÿ’œ Review Us

    If you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.


    • (00:00) - ๐ŸŽฌ Intro
  • (03:28) - ๐Ÿ’ก Why Technology Alone Isnโ€™t Enough: A Communication Agreement Is the Foundation of Teamwork; Clear Rules Increase Productivity; Technology Cannot Replace Culture; Communication Agreements Support Growth and Onboarding
  • (11:56) - ๐Ÿ’ฐ Sponsor's break
  • (12:28) - ๐Ÿค How to Create a Good Communication Agreement (based on the Nozbe company)
  • (35:48) - ๐Ÿ“š Summary: How to Stick to Your Communication Culture
  • (38:24) - ๐ŸŽ BONUS for listeners
  • 40 min
  • Small Business, Corporate-Level Chaos โ€“ How to Avoid It?

    Running a small business and always short on time? Do you feel like youโ€™re drowning in details and donโ€™t know where to start? If youโ€™re looking for a way to finally organize your projects and stop worrying about forgetting something, see how a project management app might be exactly what saves your business.

    ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Topics:

    • Why do even 1- or 2-person businesses need a simple project and task management system?
    • What do you need to watch out for when you implement a project and task management tool?
    • How to implement an app like Nozbe
    • How can Nozbe grow together with your business
    • How to collaborate with others using Nozbe
    • Nozbe Expert program - join!


    ๐Ÿ“ Show notes

    - Stay in touch with Asia
    - Another episode on solopreneurship with Jeff Sanders
    - How to eliminate chaos in a company โ€“ a proven system of communication and project management for teams


    ๐ŸŸฃ Find Us

    • No Office website: nooffice.fm
    • Tweet us @nozbe
    • Follow us on Instagram @nozbe

    ๐Ÿ’œ Review Us

    If you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.


    • (00:00) - ๐ŸŽฌ Intro: Asia Piechocka & Nozbe Story
  • (05:10) - ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Why Solopreneurs Need a Simple System
  • (13:34) - โœจ Keep It Simple: Focus on Quick Wins
  • (18:50) - ๐Ÿš€ Getting Started: 4-Step Nozbe Setup
  • (24:46) - ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Sponsor's break
  • (29:54) - ๐Ÿ“ˆ Scaling with Nozbe: Workflows & Miniโ€‘CRM
  • (33:04) - ๐Ÿ’ก Miniโ€‘CRM First: Centralize Before Expanding
  • (39:26) - ๐Ÿค Collaboration Options: Tasks vs Full Team Access
  • (46:20) - ๐Ÿ“ Wrap-Up: Document, Delegate & Grow Smarter
  • (48:49) - ๐ŸŽ BONUS for listeners
  • 51 min
  • Vacation Left You Miserable? See How to Fix It!

    Your vacation is over, but instead of feeling refreshed and motivated, you feel down and drained? You might be experiencing post-vacation blues. See why this happens and how to deal with it.

    ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Topics:

    โ€“ What Causes Post-Vacation Sadness?
    โ€“ 6 Tips for Coping with Post-Vacation Blues
    โ€“ Discomfort as a Trigger for Change
    โ€“ Nozbe's Corner - Personalizing the sidebar

    ๐Ÿ“ Show notes

    - Cal Newport How to Reinvent Your Life in 4 Months (Classic Episode from August, 2023)
    - How to prepare everything at work for vacation - ep. 74
    - Small Habits - Big Wins: No Office Podcast - ep. 50
    - Journaling: 5 Minutes a Day That Could Change Your Life - No Office Podcast - ep. 75:


    ๐ŸŸฃ Find Us

    • No Office website: nooffice.fm
    • Tweet us @nozbe
    • Follow us on Instagram @nozbe

    ๐Ÿ’œ Review Us

    If you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.


    • (00:00) - ๐ŸŽฌ Intro
  • (02:38) - ๐Ÿค” What Causes Post-Vacation Sadness?
  • (13:08) - ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ 6 Tips for Coping with Post-Vacation Blues
  • (29:17) - โค๏ธ Why users love Nozbe
  • (30:58) - ๐Ÿ”ฅ Discomfort as a Trigger for Change
  • (38:38) - ๐Ÿ“Œ Summary
  • (40:08) - ๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ Nozbe's Corner - Personalizing the sidebar
  • (47:48) - ๐ŸŽ BONUS for listeners
  • 50 min
  • How to run the easiest weekly review - ENCORE

    See how to organize your work, to direct your endeavours and boost your productivity thanks to regular weekly reviews.
    The purpose of the review isnโ€™t to try and fit more into your schedule. Itโ€™s about figuring out what is and isnโ€™t working for you and how you can work better!

    โญ๏ธ Key things you will learn from this episode:

    • What are the benefits of doing regular weekly reviews
    • What issues people usually have with weekly reviews and how to cope with them
    • How to run the easiest and the best weekly review

    • (00:00) - ๐Ÿ‘‰ Intro
  • (01:46) - ๐Ÿ˜… All these problems with weekly review
  • (06:00) - โœจ Rafal's advice on weekly review
  • (11:15) - โœจ Michael's way to run his weekly review
  • (13:03) - ๐Ÿ’ก More tips and tricks on doing a proper weekly review
  • (25:10) - ๐Ÿ’œ Sponsor's break - Nozbe - the best tool for getting projects done
  • (29:00) - โœ” Weekly review checklist
  • (42:10) - ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ’ปGeek's corner - Michael's spare gear
  • (49:20) - ๐Ÿ’ช Mighty Friday
  • (51:13) - ๐ŸŽ BONUS for listeners

  • ๐Ÿ”— Show notes

    • A chapter from Michael's No Office book
    • Episode 22 about Core hours

    ๐ŸŸฃ Find Us

    • No Office website: nooffice.fm
    • Tweet us @nozbe
    • Follow us on Instagram @nozbe

    ๐Ÿ’œ Review Us

    If you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

    53 min
  • Sunsetting iPadOnly setup - Encore

    Have you thought of working only on your iPad? Using iPad as your only or main computer? Watch this episode to see if such an approach is effective for everyone and how to tackle it.

    โญ๏ธ Key things you will learn from this episode:

    • How Rafal used iPad Pro for work and why he decided to sell itโ€ฆ
    • Howโ€™s Michaelโ€™s #iPadOnly lifestyle
    • Howโ€™s Rafal using shortcuts across his Apple machines
    • โ€ฆand which Apple device he decided to buy after all ;)

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    ๐Ÿ™‹โ€ Meet the Hosts

    • Michael Sliwiล„ski (@msliwinski)
    • Rafaล‚ Sobolewski (@sobolowy)

    ๐Ÿ”— Show notes

    • Nozbe Product Vlog
    • Multiple teams in Nozbe
    • Michaelโ€™s blogging and coding on iPad
    • Michaelโ€™s Home Office setup from 2021
    • No Office ep. 29 - Working across time zones
    • The iPadOnly Home Office of Augusto Pinaud - No Office Podcast, ep. 24
    • The Podcast

    ๐ŸŸฃ Find Us

    • No Office website: nooffice.fm
    • Tweet us @nozbe
    • Follow us on Instagram @nozbe

    ๐Ÿ’œ Review Us

    If you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

    • (00:00) - ๐ŸŽฌ Intro
  • (01:29) - ๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1 account, multiple teams in Nozbe
  • (04:23) - ๐ŸŽฅ Nozbe vlog with features showcase sneak peek - Nov. 29
  • (05:53) - โŒจ๏ธ Using shortcuts across Apple machines
  • (11:15) - ๐Ÿ›‹ Michael's new home office setup
  • (16:37) - ๐Ÿค Sponsor's break - Nozbe
  • (18:08) - ๐Ÿ’ป How Rafal used iPad - trying out #iPadOnly style
  • (22:33) - ๐Ÿงณ โ€ฆand how Rafal decided to sell his iPad Pro & Magic Keyboard
  • (29:03) - ๐Ÿ›ก iPad defence speech by Michael
  • (36:38) - ๐Ÿ“ฑ Why Rafal got his iPad Mini
  • (51:26) - ๐Ÿง  More discussion on iPad setups and use
  • (01:00:10) - ๐ŸŽ BONUS for listeners
  • 1 hr 2 min
  • Michael Hyatt - How to win at work and succeed at life - Encore

    During this summer, weโ€™d like to remind you of a few past episodes that we think you might find both interesting and useful. Letโ€™s start with Episode 20, where Michael interviewed his friend and mentor, Michael Hyatt. The two Michaels spoke about writing, working smart, and growing in maturity.

    ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Key takeaways from this episode include:

    • What breaking free from the cult of overwork requires
    • How the emotional payoffs of overwork โ€” fun, flow, and a sense of significance โ€” can distract you from the rest of your life
    • What the biggest obstacles are to achieving the Double Win


    ๐Ÿ“ Show notes

    • Win at Work and Succeed at Life. 5 Principles to Free Yourself from the Cult of Overwork by Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller
    • Coaching by Michael Hyatt
    • No Office book


    Creators & Guests

    • Michael Sliwinski - Host
    • Michael Hyatt - Guest

    • ๐ŸŸฃ Find Us

      • No Office website: nooffice.fm
      • Tweet us @nozbe
      • Follow us on Instagram @nozbe

      ๐Ÿ’œ Review Us

      If you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.


      • (00:00) - ๐Ÿ‘‹ Intro
    • (02:45) - ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ Personal catch-up - Health, fitness & new book launch
    • (08:08) - ๐Ÿง  Business coaching philosophy & approach
    • (27:05) - โธ๏ธ Sponsor break: Nozbe
    • (28:31) - โš–๏ธ Work-life balance & book insights
    • (40:23) - ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Practical strategies: constraints, scheduling & boundaries
    • (55:58) - ๐ŸŒ Remote work culture & closing thought
    • (01:00:11) - ๐ŸŽ BONUS for listeners
    • 1 hr 2 min
    • Tyrant Father: Turning His Kids Into Productivity Machines

      How do you hire for a fully remote team without making costly mistakes? What surprises people who switch from office life to remote work? And how can you trust someone you've never met in person? Find out all about recruitment and onboarding in a remote-first company!

      ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Topics:

      • Why does productivity in the family make sense?
      • Family calendars - all synchronized and displayed easily at home
      • Weekly family review: planning and summarizing
      • Devices, limits and offline time
      • Sponsor's break
      • Nozbe in the family
      • Notes and documents
      • Work rhythm vs family rhythm


      ๐Ÿ“ Show notes

      ย - Episode 75 on journaling
      - Weekly review at Nozbe
      - Mighty Fridays at Nozbeย 


      Creators & Guests

      • Michael Sliwinski - Host
      • Magda - Host

      • ๐ŸŸฃ Find Us

        • No Office website: nooffice.fm
        • Tweet us @nozbe
        • Follow us on Instagram @nozbe

        ๐Ÿ’œ Review Us

        If you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.


        • (00:00) - Intro
      • (01:38) - Why does productivity in the family make sense?
      • (08:38) - Family calendars - all synchronized and displayed easily at home
      • (13:08) - Weekly family review: planning and summarizing
      • (19:53) - Devices, limits and offline time
      • (30:08) - Sponsor's break
      • (31:16) - Nozbe in the family
      • (35:53) - Notes and documents
      • (38:23) - Work rhythm vs family rhythm
      • (48:58) - Nozbe Corner - Automated prioritization
      • (50:18) - Summary and BONUS for listeners
      • 55 min

      About No Office

      From the publisher's feed

      A podcast by Nozbe about running 100% remote company and building a product. Hosted by Michael Sliwinski (CEO) and Rafal Sobolewski (Chief Product Officer).

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