Productivity Alchemy

Productivity Alchemy

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Productivity Alchemy episodes

  • Episode 193 - Go go Godzilla, Jason Osborn

    This week we will catch up on everyone's productivity, sleep schedule, and then maybe we'll gush about Kong vs. Godzilla (#TeamGodzilla). After that, we have a great chat with Jason Osborn about how he stays productive!

    Links for this Episode

    • Charity Spotlight: Trans Lifeline
    • Jason Osborn on Linkedin
    • Free ReThink! Planner Download
    • SMART Goals
    • Don't Break the Chain
    • Notability
    • Trello
    • Evernote
    • The Miracle Equation

    1 hr 19 min
  • Episode 192 - Gardening, Elle Dowd

    This week we talk about the intersection of deadlines and Spring Planting. We also discuss the current chicken status, the . After that, Kevin has a amazing conversation with Elle Dowd about how she stays productive!

    Links for this Episode

    • Charity Spotlight: SOUL Chicago
    • Pre-Order "Baptized in Tear Gas" from ElleDowd.com
    • Elle Dowd on Twitter
    • Elle Dowd on TikTok
    • Elle Dowd on Facebook
    • Dr. Angela Davis

    1 hr 25 min
  • Episode 191 - Chainsaw, Gary Tyrrell

    Between the start of Daylight Savings Time here in the US, a weekend spent cutting down trees, and the weather, it has been a challenge this last week being productive, but somehow we managed. Hear all about it before we have a lovely chat with Gary "Fleenguy" Tyrrell about how he stays productive!

    Note: Between the recording of this episode and the release, I have decided to no longer support Noodler's Inks, and will not be linking to them from this point forward.

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Greyhoud Friends of New Jersey
    • Fleen
    • Gary on Twitter
    • JetPens
    • Maruman
    • Lamy Pens
    • Monte Blanc Pens
    • Slide Rules
    • The Cuckoo's Egg
    • Manuscript Pens
    • Otto Hutt Pens
    • Tombow Airpress
    • CaseLogic
    • Tom Bihn
    • Equilibrium USG
    • OneSwitch
    • Disasterhouse Blog
    • Gene Kranz - Failure is not an Option
    • AED (Automated external defibrillator)
    • CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
    • Schlock Mercenary Challenge Coins
    • Chuck Amuck: The Life and Time of an Animated Cartoonist

    1 hr 45 min
  • Episode 190 - Mules, Letters

    Spring is in the air here, and this week we have garden updates, Kevin's latest email disaster, how Kevin is currently a tech writer, and the opinions of a Union Army mule keeper. After that, we have some of your letters! Enjoy!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Native Seed Search
    • Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
    • SmallCubed MailSuite for Apple Mail
    • Writer's Blood by Diamine

    34 min
  • Episode 189 - Delayed Tired, Shaenon Garrity

    We did a lot of both physical and mental labor over the last few days, and that has resulted in a state of "delayed tired." We'll talk about what we got done, and why it is important. After that, we'll talk with the talented and awesome webcomic artist and author Shaenon Garrity, and find out how she stays productive!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Adopt-A-Native-Elder
    • Shaenon Garrity Home
    • Shaenon Garrity on Patreon
    • The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor
    • Shaenon Garrity on Twitter
    • Narbonic
    • Skin Horse
    • Monster of the Week
    • Horror Every Day
    • Wolfen (1981)
    • Color Out of Space (2019)
    • Moka Pot
    • Fidget Cube
    • You Came To the Tower
    • Editor's Marks
    • The Bride
    • Paladin's Strength

    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 188 - Boring in a Good Way, Heidi Waterhouse

    This week the Wombat Co-Host (Ursula Vernon) and I will talk about how life is kind of boring right now, in a good way! Spring is here, there are plants to plant, chickens to prepare for, and words to be written. It sounds SO MUCH more exciting than it is. After that, we have an amazing talk with Heidi Waterhouse about how she stays productive!

    CW: Firearms, Hunting, Dissection

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: 612MASH
    • Heidi Waterhouse on Twitter
    • Heidi Waterhouse's Web Site
    • Trello
    • Pomodone
    • Leuchtturm1917
    • Pilot Metropolitan
    • Airtable
    • SRE Workbook
    • Dr. Lillian Gilbreth
    • Chain Piecing
    • Cognative Slicing
    • The Growing Edge
    • Deep Work
    • Black Swan Event
    • The Hustle
    • The Spy Who Dumped Me
    • Narbonic
    • Agile Manifesto
    • Extreme Programming
    • Kat Williams "Haters" (Explicit)

    1 hr 58 min
  • Episode 187 - Book Releases, Leo Tumwattana

    Hi folks! This week we talk in depth about how Ursula schedules her Trad and Self published books. After that, we have a great talk with Leo Tumwattana, co-founder of Sorted, about how he stays organized!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Texas Mutual Aid Groups
    • Sorted
    • Paladin's Strength Pre-Order
    • David Allen's Getting Things Done
    • Eisenhower Matrix
    • Pomodoro
    • 43 Folders
    • Time Boxing

    58 min
  • Episode 186 - Schedule Changes, Letters

    This week, we start by discussing our own progress, which includes the difficulties of publishing schedule changes. After that, we will read your letters, which we are always excited about!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Farm Friends Rescue
    • Pre-Order Nettle & Bone (April 2022)
    • Twin Rabbit YouTube Channel
    • Stolen Anarchy: Playing Indian & The Roots of Collectivism
    • Third Coast Comics

    41 min
  • Episode 185 - New Planner, Dr. Nerdlove

    So the time has come for Kevin to replace his planner with one he can actually see. We'll talk about that, our productivity for the week, and the talk with the most awesome Harris "Dr. Nerdlove" O'Malley about how he stays productive!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Xerces Foundation for Invertebrate Conservation
    • Dr Nerdlove on Twitter
    • Dr Nerdlove website
    • Kevin's New Planner - TUL 8.5x11 Monthly
    • TUL Charging Notebook Cover
    • Kevin's New Hobby Binder
    • Photos of the new planner
    • IFTTT
    • Zapier
    • A-Kon
    • AggieCon
    • Two Lumps Comic
    • Bullet Journal
    • Pomodoro Technique

    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 184 - Injury, Mary Kate Gulick

    This week we'll be talking about Ursula's personal injury, how she is dealing both with having her back going out and feeling that she is not getting enough done. After that, we'll have a great talk with author Mary Kate Gulick!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Berea College via Elastic Cares
    • Mary Kate Gulick website
    • Mary Kate Gulick Real Deal Facebook Group
    • The Real Deal: Get Known for Your Genuine Expertise in an Era of Bullsh*t Gurus on Amazon

    1 hr 19 min

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Join Kevin Sonney and his Wombat Test Subject Ursula Vernon for discussions of personal productivity, systems for getting stuff done, and ways to keep yourself on track to meeting your goals.