The Productivity Show

Tim Stringer on Managing Personal Tasks & Team Projects, Communication, and Holistic Productivity (TPS312)


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In this episode, I am super excited to introduce Tim Stringer to the Productivity Show. Tim is a professionally-trained coach, productivity expert, and an accomplished yoga and meditation teacher. He’s the founder of Technically Simple and LearnOmniFocus.

As you can imagine, we cover a wide range of topics like how to best use a task manager for personal tasks, professional tasks, and team projects, what type of tasks to put where, and how a serious health issue led him to develop an approach he calls Holistic Productivity.

Thanks to Indeed for supporting The Productivity Show. Indeed is offering our listeners a $75 credit at Indeed.com/tps.

Thanks to Fiverr for supporting The Productivity Show. Fiverr is offering our listeners 10% off their first order by going to Fiverr.com and using the code TPS.

Cheat Sheet:
  • How Tim got into the productivity space [2:12]
  • The top 3 productivity resources for this week [5:24]
  • How Tim sells the concept of a task manager to somebody who believes they don’t need one [11:21]
  • Which task managers and systems Tim uses and why [17:31]
  • How Tim manages both his work and the collaborations he has with others with tools like Asana [21:27]
  • Why Tim advises people to break down projects and larger tasks in their main task manager and not in team management apps [29:40]
  • How integrating Zapier with your task and team management tools can streamline your workflow [32:29]
  • How Tim segregates his work and personal actions in Omnifocus [36:53]
  • Tim’s favorite new features in Omnifocus [39:18]
  • The biggest challenges people face when starting with Omnifocus [45:06]
  • What Tim wants to see in future development of Omnifocus features [47:50]
  • Tim’s favorite tech tools to make his work life better and more efficient [51:59]
  • How yoga and mindfulness fit into Tim’s daily productivity [1:00:38]
  • Action steps you can take to integrate today’s topic into your life [1:04:04]
  • Links:
    • Indeed
    • Fiverr
    • Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
    • Notion
    • Stream Deck
    • The Automators Podcast Episode 40: Automating with Tim Stringer
    • Notion and Choosing The Right Productivity Tool For You w/ Francesco D’Alessio (TPS273)
    • Asana
    • Drafts
    • Bullet Journal
    • OmniFocus
    • Zapier
    • Web Automation: The Easiest Way To Be More Productive Online (TPS282)
    • Connect with Tim Stringer
      • TechnicallySimple.com
      • LearnOmnifocus.com
      • TimStringer.com
      • Follow Tim on Twitter at @TimStringer
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