Productivity Alchemy

Kevin was in an office supply store alone and without a minder, and that means new things to review! In particular, the new line of TUL refills from Office Depot, and so we'll take a look at all four packs, as well as the stickers that go with them. And then we talk about the recent events in and around the Wombat Test Subject's "On Hold" status, meeting deadlines, and end-of-life care for relatives. Finally, we read some of your letters, and have the contest results! Links for this episode:

• TUL Refills at OfficeDepot
• Decent Exposures
• Come as you Are by Emily Nagoski Ph.D.
• NHPCO End of Life Care Resources
• American Hospice Foundation
• Hospice Foundation of America

With our Wombat Test Subject on book tour, we're going to jump straight into the interview with Lilith St. Crow. Please excuse the bit where I get a call early on in the interview, and we might wonder around a bit, but this is a great discussion, and I hope you like it. Links for this Episode:

• Lilith Saintcrow Homepage
• Lilith Staintcrow on Amazon
• Beast of Wonder on Amazon
• Afterwar Pre-Order on Amazon
• The Daily Grind Blog
• Levenger Circa
• Palomino Blackwing Pencils
• The Artist's Way

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Hi everyone! The Wombat Test Subject (Ursula Vernon) is on book tour this week, and so we are going to jump straight into the interview with Theresa Colon of Wounded Birds Ministry, and the very long conversation we had about how she keeps herself organized, coping mechanisms, and the role of spirituality in her own productivity. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Links for this episode:

• Don't Should On Me
• I Didn't Want to be a Christian
• Uncondemned
• Wounded Birds Ministry
• Wounded Birds Facebook
• House for All Sinners and Saints
• Pr. Nadia Bolz-Weber
• Spoon Theory

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This episode we have some big news, which we will talk about first thing. Then we follow up with a discussion of how our Wombat Test Subject (aka Ursula Vernon) did with re-integrating to-do lists into her life. As a part of that, we'll talk about the value of task grooming and pruning, which is something we should all do every so often. Finally, we have an interview with Lydean Kenzall, who also has a giveaway for us this week! Links for this Episode:

• Lydean on Twitter
• A Heroic Moment podcast
• Lydean's Creatives Low-Energy Planner
• LydeanWorks on Etsy
• Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation
• A Soft Murmur App
• Cooking is Terrible by Mischa Fletcher
• Sleep as Android
• TiddlyWiki

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This week we talk about how Kevin stayed productive this past weekend at MAGFest, where he was part of the event Security crew. We will also talk to our Wombat Test Subject about where she is at in her productivity journey, and then we'll read some of your letters, with color commentary from special guest LizardBeth! Links for this Episode:

• Levenger Circa Steno Ruled Notepad
• MAGFest
• LizardBeth
• Timeboxing

I am packing up to go to MAGFest, and so we talk a little about prep for the trip. We also touch on mind-maps, editing books. Then we launch into an interview with one of my favorite authors and a really cool person, K. C. Alexander. We had a lot of fun talking, and I hope you enjoy hearing it as much as we enjoyed recording it. Links for this Episode:

• K. C. Alexander Homepage
• K. C. Alexander Patron
• K. C. Alexander Mastodon
• K. C. Alexander on Amazon
• K. C. Alexander's YouTube Video on her Planner
• Passion Planner
• Ink+Volt 2018 Volt Planner

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It is that time of year again - all the blog posts, radio stories, and articles about "Meeting your Goals in 2018!" and "Be Your Best You in 2018!" - and we have opinions. Many, many opinions. We also talk about strategies for doing a yearly review, celebrating your successes as they happen, and not feeling like a failure in February. After all that, we interview friend of the show Bertha Tang, and talk about how she stays organized. Links for this Episode:

• Bertha Tang on Twitter
• Scribble and Scratch
• I'm Not Setting Any Goals This Year (Maybe you shouldn't either)
• Start, Stop, Continue
• S.M.A.R.T. Goals
• 7 Days to Die

This week, we will start by talking about having a "miss" day: a day when something interferes with your planned activities and throws you off. After that, we'll talk about doing big things a little bit at a time (a.k.a. "eating the whale/elephant"). After that, we have a chance to talk to author, podcaster, and vlogger Matt Wallace. Links for this episode:

• Matt Wallace on Twitter
• Matt Wallace on Amazon (Sin du Jour)
• Matt Wallace's Website
• Angry Writer Vlog
• MattFnWallace Vlog
• Ditch Diggers (with Mur Lafferty)
• Lions vs. Elephant (From BBC's Planet Earth)

Once more into the mailbox! This week we will announce the winner of the planner giveaway from Episode 23! After that, we discuss the next app for our Wombat Test Subject to try, followed by your questions and comments! Links for this Episode :

• TickTick
• HollyApp
• OurGroceries
• Lydean's Planner

Hey! I'm just back from Scrum Manager class, and we'll talk about that a little this week. We also check in with our Wombat Test Subject and how she is doing with Remember the Milk, and her rant on certain other software tools. Finally, we get a chance to talk to our friend Jacob Dawson about how he stays productive. Links for this show:

• Charlie Stross's "Why Microsoft Word must Die"
• Jacob Dawson on Twitter
• Myke Cole on PTSD
• Midwest FurFest
• The Art of Continuous Improvement