Productivity Alchemy

This week we tackle planning for the holidays, and then we review a pile of planners we've picked up as we look towards the new year. We will even give one away, and you can find out how you can be entered into a drawing for a Simple Elephant Planner! We also talk to Terri Ash, who we met at Arisia earlier this year, and find out how she keeps herself organized. Photos of the planners are linked below. Links for this Episode:

• Photos of Planners we Reviewed
• Terri Ash on Twitter
• Artist Wrangler for Hire
• Nomatic Planner
• The Simple Elephant Planner
• Minimalist Planner
• Panda Planner
• The Perfect Notebook
• Ignited Life Planner

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This week we discuss being able to focus on one thing, and one thing only, start to finish. Our Wombat Test Subject finally tries out Remember The Milk, and we get to hear what she thinks. Our interview this week is with one of our favorite people, Deb Kosiba from Seward Street Studios. Links for this Episode:

• A PSA from Mugin the Pit Bull's Mom
• Seward Street Studios
• Google Keep
• Oberon Design
• Naomi Dunford

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Slightly shorter show this week, since I am fighting off a mild case of "Con Crud." That's OK, since we talk to Jeff Eddy from SofaWolf Press this week! We also find out why our Wombat Test Subject still hasn't tried Remember the Milk, and discuss her win when scheduling her next book tour. Links for this episode:

• SofaWolf Press
• Selligent
• Remember the Milk
• Trello
• Todoist

Hi folks! We're gonna start off this week with an apology, and then get to a quick review of TaskWarrior. And then our Wombat Test Subject and I will answer your letters! (Also, I really need to get a mouse that doesn't make such a loud click) Links for this episode:

• TaskWarrior
• InThe.AM TaskWarrior Sync
• Remember the Milk
• Manifesto for Agile Software Development

November is upon us, and it is time to start the discussion around 2018 planners (if you are a paper planning person). It is also time for NaNoWriMo, and our Wombat Test Subject (Ursula Vernon) has some advice and thoughts on the process. Finally, we have an interview with our friend Tarus Balog, who talks about his experience in Open Source and how he and his team stays productive. Links for this Episode:

• Tarus Balog
• Tarus Balog on Twitter
• OpenNMS.org (Open Source Project)
• OpenNMS Group
• NaNoWriMo

The last week has been absolutely fantastic, and this week's interview is just the icing on the cake! Guest (and Habitica co-founder) Vicky Hsu and I were at All Things Open talking about being productive with Habitica. And that is what we are going to talk about on the show this week : why we like Habitica, some of the features we use, and why it works so well for us. Links for this episode:

• Habitica
• Vicky Hsu on Twitter
• Vicky Hsu profile
• All Things Open

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This week, we discuss the value of knowing yourself and having multiple projects running at once. At the same time, we will talk about how that's not for everyone. We also have an interview with Award-winning Author and Podcaster Mur Lafferty, who discusses her workflow and how she keeps on track. Links for this Episode:

• The Murverse
• Six Wakes
• I Should Be Writing (Book)
• I Should Be Writing (Podcast)
• Ditch Diggers
• Mur's Patreon

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This week, our Wombat Test Subject (author and illustrator Ursula Vernon) and I will talk about being ovecommitted, and some of the challenges that come with it. We will also read and answer your letters! Enjoy! Links for this Episode:

• Unfuck Your Habitat
• My New Me (aka Productivity Lady) Notebook Video
• Levenger Circa Daily Agenda Pages

This week we will recap the reasons to do an off-site and why it is a good idea to disconnect sometimes. Our Wombat Test Subject speaks to when she is most productive, how Bullet Journals are just not for her, and why almost everyone we know who is in a creative field is running behind right now. Finally, we have a really good (but noisy) interview with freelance UX designer Dylan Wilbanks. And for the record, I wimped out on harassing the anti-abortion protesters. They just weren't all that confrontational.

Links for this Episode:

• The End-of-Interview Handshake
• Dylan Wilbanks's Twitter
• Hetre.design
• Lauren Hall-Stigerts
• Trello
• The Pomodoro Technique (Lifehacker)

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This week is a very short episode since I am on the road and my Wombat Test Subject is on the other side of the continent. But we do have a nice chat with my manager, Eugene Yaacobi, about how he keeps himself organized, and some of his thoughts on Productivity as a manager. No Links this week. Download this Episode