Productivity Alchemy

Productivity Alchemy

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  • Episode 333 - Another year older, John Diggs

    CW: Cancer Happy Birthday to Kevin! To celebrate, we're doing....nothing much really. We'll talk about His productivity, Ursula's productivity, and some other odds and ends before an exceptional talk with John Diggs about how he stays productive!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation
    • John Diggs Website
    • Mapppineerville
    • John Diggs's Books (Amazon)
    • Mind Mapping
    • John's Ted-X Talk
    • MindMeister
    • MeisterTask
    • Jerome, AZ

    1 hr 15 min
  • Episode 332 - Amazing News, Joel Stevenson

    CW: Cancer, Surgery

    Hi folks! WE HAVE AMAZING NEWS and if you didn't already see it on social media, here is is now: Ursula is CANCER FREE as of Dec 29, 2023. We talk about that, how we are starting out the new year, and how hard it is for Ursula to take it easy and recover. After that, we have a fantastic talk with Joel Stevenson about how he stays productive!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Greater Boston Food Bank
    • Joel Stevenson on LinkedIn
    • The Hard Sell Podcast
    • YesWare Blog
    • YesWare
    • Wayfair
    • Zettelkasten
    • Roam Research
    • Eudora Mail
    • Hipster PDA
    • Baldur's Gate 3

    57 min
  • Episode 331 - Surgery Day, Jill Duffy

    CW: Cancer, Surgery, Pet Death

    Well here we are folks, at the end of 2023, and the day of Ursula's surgery. We'll give a brief update about that, about the week in between the holidays that Kevin is taking off, and not much else. After that, we wrap up the year with a fantastic conversation with Jill Duffy about how she stays productive!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: World Central Kitchen
    • The Everything Guide to Remote Work
    • Jill E Duffy
    • Jill E Duffy on Mastodon
    • Jill on PC Magazine
    • Dr. Grips Pilot Ball Point pens (jetpens.com)
    • Asana
    • Todoist
    • ProtonMail
    • Notification/Alert Fatigue

    1 hr 18 min
  • Episode 330 - Pending time off, Michelle Bassett

    CW: Cancer

    It is the week before Ursula's lumpectomy, and we're having as close to a normal week as possible! Kevin has been writing code before taking the week off to end out the year. After the updates around that, we talk with the amazing and entertaining Michelle Bassett!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Foster Love (formerly Together we Rise)
    • Charity Spotlight: Children's Restoration Network
    • Michelle Bassett on LinkedIn
    • Rug Tufting
    • Squishable
    • TickTime Timer Cube/D6
    • Pixel Dice
    • Leuchtturm1917 Bullet Journal v2
    • RocketBook
    • Hobonichi Techo
    • Pilot FriXion
    • Otterbox Spider Man Case
    • The Atari ET Game Landfill
    • Minecraft Coding School
    • Chicken Journey
    • Disney Illusion Island

    1 hr 12 min
  • Episode 329 - The Wombat Returns, Liz Shayne

    CW: Cancer

    Ursula is back - at least as long as she has the energy. We will get updates on how she's been doing, how her productivity has changed, and just some general updates. We'll also check in with Kevin before talking to the amazing Liz Shayne about how she stays productive!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network
    • Liz Shayne on BlueSky
    • Liz Shayne on Mastodon
    • The Bronx Zoo
    • Rosh Hashanah
    • Yom Kippur
    • Zotero
    • Storygraph
    • Balder's Gate Series
    • Chicken Journey
    • Goodnotes
    • ReMarkable2
    • Cougar Gold
    • Alexithymia
    • Neurodivergent Torah on Jewish Autism Network

    1 hr 47 min
  • Episode 328 - Mouth Woes, Nancy Lyons

    CW: Cancer

    Hi folks! This week we have a brief update on Ursula's recovery from chemo, then an update on Kevin's productivity and some upcoming work he is having done on his mouth. After that, we speak with Clockwork CEO Nancy Lyons!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Family Equality
    • Nancy Lyons
    • Clockwork
    • Nancy on LinkedIn
    • Made by Tempo
    • Momentum
    • Todoist
    • Reclaim AI
    • Remarkable2
    • Traction by Gino Wickman
    • Paladin's Faith (Saint of Steel Book 4)

    1 hr 3 min
  • Episode 327 - End of chemo, Emily Koehler-Platten Redux

    CW: Cancer, Death Hi folks! It is the week of Ursula's FINAL Chemo treatment. We are thankful for all the support and well wishes as we have worked through this part of the process. And after a little talk about that, we catch up with Emily Koehler-Platten about hos she stays productive now!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Tundra Women's Coalition
    • Emily Koeler-Platten's original interview
    • Emily on Twitter
    • The University of Alaska Museum of the North
    • The Murdock Mysteries
    • Modern Campus CMS
    • Franklin Covey Pens
    • Sharpie Rollerball Pens
    • Leopold Mozart
    • Ringo Starr
    • Dungeon Crawl Classics Dice

    1 hr 52 min
  • Episode 326 - Paladin Pre-Order, Larissa Lichty

    CW: Cancer, Livestock Culling Hi folks! This week we're PROUD to announce the pre-order availability of the next Saint of Steel book in the World of the White Rat, as well as the news that Ursula has only ONE Chemo treatment left! We'll also give an overview of Kevin's current status (sore, very sore) and then we catch up with prior guest Larissa Lichty, and see how they stay productive now!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Bedford County Humane Society
    • Larissa Lichty on Bluesky
    • Larissa's first appearance
    • Larissa's second appearance
    • Habitica
    • HabitNow App (Android)
    • ImaGame Whiteboard Magnets
    • TRAVELLER'S Notebooks
    • Pomorodo Technique
    • Hobonichi Techo 2024
    • Five Star Notebooks
    • Primanti Bros
    • Iron City Lite
    • Pilot Varsity
    • Platinum Preppy/Prefontaine Pens
    • Goulet Pen Wash
    • Pilot Precises V7
    • BiC Crystal Pen
    • Pilot FriXion
    • Montblanc Jimi Hendrix Great Characters Ink
    • Kevin's Ink (Makeup) Case
    • Lyme Disease Vaccine Trial
    • Paladin's Faith pre-order on Amazon!
    • Sam the Hippie Chicken
    • Larry Smith Books
    • Poultrygeist
    • Dabble the Duck
    • Old Gods of Appalachia
    • Arcane Carolinas

    1 hr 45 min
  • Episode 325 - New Pen (of course), Mallory Kassoy

    CW: Cancer After a nice, trip to Chicago for WindyCon, Kevin is back with a new pen and new inks. He'll tell you all about that, as well as a quick update on two prior guests, Ursula's current status, and a few other things. After that we talk to the amazing Mallory Kassoy about how she stays productive!

    Note: We are on a new host! Please report any issues if you see them!

    Links for this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Transgender Center of the Rockies
    • Mallory Kassoy on LinkedIn
    • Mallory on Instagram
    • #MalCrushMonday
    • Kitcaster
    • Muji
    • Moleskine
    • Airtable
    • Hubspot
    • ChatGPT
    • If Books Could Kill Atomic Habits Episode
    • Maintenance Phase
    • The Agile Manifesto
    • Visconti Homo Sapiens Lava Dark Age
    • Atlas Stationers

    1 hr 27 min
  • Episode 324 - Nothing new, Projjal Ghatak

    CW: Cancer

    Hi folks! A very short update, and then after the interview we announce the results of the 24/7 Demon Mart Giveaway! But you'll want to listen to everything, since this week we talk to Projjal Ghatak, founder of OnLoop, about how he stays productive!

    Links For this Episode:

    • Charity Spotlight: Elizabeth's Smile
    • Projjal Ghatak on LinkedIn
    • OnLoop
    • The Agile Manifesto
    • D. M. Guey on Productivity Alchemy

    51 min

About Productivity Alchemy

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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.