Productivity Alchemy

If you are in the U.S. and didn't get anything done this week on Wednesday, then you are forgiven. Neither did we. We're going to talk about expectations of ourselves and our stress levels, being kind to yourself, and understanding why you might not feel the reduction in stress you think you might. After that, we have a really fun talk with Terry Gant, owner of 3rd Coast Comics in Chicago.

• Charity Spotlight: The Florence Project
• Third Coast Comics
• Terry Gant on Twitter
• Benchmark Bournbon
• The Pen Crab

It has been a REALLY rough week all around, and we're here to absolve you of any guilty feelings you may have if you weren't productive this past week. No really, we weren't either, so it's OK. After that discussion, we will read and respond to your letters.

• Charity Spotlight: Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
• Tango's Takes
• Kevin's Twitter Thread on Jan 7
• A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
• Sarah Gailey's Coup Self-Care
• Rancho Gordo Cookbooks and more
• Cool Beans Cookbook
• Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook
• Books by Mark Kurlansky (author of Salt, Cod, and more)
• Great Depression Cooking with Clara
• A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression
• Books by Robert Macfarlane
• Books by Barry H Lopez
• Books by Charles C Mann (1491, 1493)
• Last Hope K9 Rescue

Despite interference from kittens, we're here in 2021 and already have projects under way. We'll talk about coming out of the slow season, how we spent our down time, and what we are doing to be productive. After that, we speak with our friend Ellen "Blade" McMicking about how she stays productive!

• Charity Spotlight: Meals on Wheels
• Style Statement: Live by Your Own Design (Amazon)
• Schlock Mercenary Seventy Maxims
• Robert Heinlein "A Human should..." Quote
• Stephen Coven "Big Rocks"
• Bother Cadfael's Pennance
• Lar DeSouza on Twitter

This week we ended up doing a "year in review" for ourselves. We also talk about new planners for 2021, hitting at least one life goal, and some of the things I'm planning for 2021 on the show. After that we talk to the most amazing Shauna Forrister about how she stays productive!

• Charity Spotlight: RAICES Texas
• Shauna on Twitter
• Whatever Works Craft Studio
• Bearable App
• Rime of the Frostmaiden
• Sin Du Jour
• RPG Horror Stories
• Dave Barry's 2020 Year in Review
• Extraordinary Chickens Calendar 2021

Hi folks! It is Winter Holiday season here in the US, and so we talk about what we're doing to "recharge" while we are in a slower part of the year for us. We then sit down to talk with our friend Anna Creech about how she stays productive!

• Charity Spotlight: HARCC Frog Rescue
• Chytred Fungus
• Anna Creech's Blog
• Anna Creech on Twitter
• WRIR live Stream
• Lifehacker (the new bad version)
• Stardock Fences
• Zotero
• Todoist
• Box Drive (App)
• WKRP In Cincinatti

This week Ursula and I sit down to talk about both the new things I have been doing as well as the new method she is trying with Liz. We also have a minor talk about some frustrations with instructions. After that, we will read your letters!

• Charity Spotlight: Adopt a Native Elder
• A Southern Season
• Aurora LightPad Mini - Ursula's Sunlamp
• Yammer
• Our new Mattress - Helix Plus King
• #BlueBeanProject on twitter
• Skunk Dry Pole Beans

This week, we talk about how Kevin has started using a not-digital Kanban board to help track things going on for work, as well as his to-read list. After that, we have a lovely chat with Debbie Gifford, and how she stays productive with her "Volcano Method"!

• Charity Spotlight: Rob Hogan
• Owl's Well VLogs
• Ugly Retro Girls Play Ugly Retro Games
• Little House on the Prairie
• Mind Palace
• Kinesthetic Learning
• Edward de Bono
• Six Thinking Hats
• Thermomix
• Psalm 139:13-16
• Pr. Nadia Bolz-Weber
• MoverBook by BraveStorming
• Salt: A World History
• Kanban Boards

Hi folks! This week we talk about how one of the books Ursula has due is now DONE, and what she did after. We also discuss a new-to-Kevin meeting technique and talk a little about tech debt. After that, we have a chat with Jim Hall about how he stays productive.

• Charity Spotlight: Navaho Water Project
• Jim Hall's Web site
• Jim Hall on Opensource.com
• GIMP
• Inkscape
• LibreOffice
• Scribus
• Fedora Linux
• TWSBI ECO Fountain Pen
• Pilot FriXion
• RocketBook
• Scientific Notebooks
• Work Plan Templates
• Mur Lafferty on Twitch
• I Should Be Writing

Hi folks! This week Ursula and I will talk about how she went from nearly nothing due to having to plan her next several months of writing based on upcoming deadlines. We'll also talk a little about the holiday here in the US, and wrap up with an amazing conversation with Nathanael Zurbruegg and how Nathanael stays productive!

• Spotlight Charity: Native Seeds/Search
• Nathanael Zurbregg
• Unlimit You Website
• Nathanael on SpeakerHub
• Billy Collins

Hi folks, this week we talk about starting the holiday planning, and how we are going to do our best to stay healthy and safe. We then discuss starting to sort out next year's events and planner. After that, we talk to the incredible Sister Kate from the Sisters of the Valley community in California!

• Charity Spotlight: Find your local Food Bank
• Sisters of the Valley
• Ursula's guest appearance on Escape Artists Podcasts Stream
• Meltwater Dashboards
• 3DCart
• Franklin-Covey Training
• David Allen's Getting Things Done Training
• Dale Carnegie Training
• "Big Rocks" Video
• 2021 Extraordinary Chickens Calendar