Productivity Alchemy

This week we continue our exploration of Bullet Journals. Our Wombat Test Subject has a shocking confession, and we talk about not "breaking the chain" and how it can be done with bullet journals. We also have an interview with Systems Engineer Bill Mohler, and how he stays productive. Links for this episode:

• Don't Break the Chain
• Bullet Journal Running Log
• Emacs Org-Mode
• Getting Started with Org Mode
• FontBook

Download this Episode

This week, we take the plunge: the Wombat Test Subject (AKA Ursula Vernon) will try using a Bullet Journal. And as a lead up to this, we talk a little more in depth about how a Bullet Journal is structured, and what the appeal is for so many people. And then before we go, we'll read and answer some listener letters. I hope you enjoy it! Links for this episode:

• LastPass
• 1Password
• KeePass
• OneTastic

We are back from our most recent travels, and have an amazing interview with guest Raygan Earl on her use of a Bullet Journal. Our Wombat Test Subject discusses her experiences with some mobile apps, we discuss what it means to feel like you have accomplished something, and finally we take the first steps into Bullet Journals. Links for this episode:

• Bullet Journal Main Site
• Carrot
• Wunderlist
• iPenStore Boxes
• Page Flutter
• Ink+Volt

Download this Episode

My Wombat Test Subject and I are on our way to BuboniCon, but took the time out to talk about WorldCon, our lack of planning while on vacation, and her experiences with OneNote. Our WTS assigns herself homework this week, and we cap it all off by chatting with our friend C.E. Murphy. Links :

• The Essential Kit
• C.E. Murphy's Patreon
• FantastiCal for iPad
• CARROT To-Do

This week we will review our experiences with writing a Mission Statement. The Wombat Test Subject will get introduced to OneNote, and the possibilities there. Our Interview this week is with Margaret Trauth, comic artist and creator. Links for this week:

• OneNote
• Margaret Trauth
• Decrypting Rita
• Margaret Trauth on Pateron
• We're Still Here: An All-Trans Comic Anthology

This week we will review our experiences with the Emergent Task Planner, and move on to the fine art (or confusion) of writing a Mission Statement. The Wombat Test Subject has a lot of questions, and I do my best to answer them. We will also read some of your letters and comments, and try to answer your questions. Links for this Episode:

• Guide to Creating Mission & Vision Statements
• Trello
• Kanban (The Agile Coach)
• Managing Humans

This week we start off with a discussion of Coaching and Training, in particular something Kevin did called WoodBadge for the 21st Century from the BSA. Our Wombat Test Subject gets her new assignment, the Emergent Task Planner (ETP) from David Seah. Our interview this week is with Libby Christensen, who uses the ETP and several other techniques to keep herself on track. Links for this week :

• David Seah's Emergent Task Planner
• BSA's Wood Badge for the 21st Century
• David Szesztay's "Coffee Shop"

This week, we're going to talk to our Wombat Test Subject about the goals she put together over the last week, and discuss creating good goals. She also has a rant, unrelated to her goals! Our interview this week is with our friend Carlota, who organizes several teams inside her organization, and we end with a letter from a listener asking about handling "list anxiety." (If the audio on this one is a bit soft, it is due to our new recording equipment, which I am still getting the hang of.) Show Notes:

• Our New Mic : The Blue Spark SL
• The adapter to record digitally : The Blue Icicle
• S.M.A.R.T. Goals explained

Download this Episode

This week we discuss our annual trip to Anthrocon, and what I did to help both of us keep organized, even if we didn't use our planners that much. We'll also read some listener comments that have come in in the past week. Links for this Episode

• Ink+Volt
• Bullet Journal
• Time Management for System Administrators

Download this Episode

This week, Kevin and his Wombat Test Subject (AKA Ursula Vernon) discuss the pitfalls of customizing your own planner, as well as the differences between Goals and Deadlines. Our interview this week is with the artist Lis "Lizardbeth" Boriss. Links for this Episode:

• LizardBethArt on Twitter
• LizardBeth on Instagram
• Lis 'LizardBeth' Boriss Patreon

Download this Episode