The Productivity Show

Weekly Planning When You Wear Many Hats: Strategies for Juggling Multiple Roles (TPS572)

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Feeling overwhelmed by multiple roles and responsibilities? This episode dives into practical weekly planning strategies designed for busy professionals and entrepreneurs. Discover how to simplify your approach, prioritize ruthlessly, and optimize your energy to get important things done without sacrificing your well-being. Learn to leverage constraints and focus on fundamentals for massive productivity gains.

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  • Top 3 Productivity Resources [02:21].
  • What it really feels like to juggle too many hats at once [05:47].
  • Weekly planning essentials when life pulls you in every direction [11:20].
  • Thanh’s method for locking in your “Big 3” priorities [12:51].
  • Should you theme your week by role to stay sane? [15:53].
  • Do fancy task manager “focus” tools actually help—or just complicate things? [21:30].
  • When AI meets task management: the MCP experiment [26:05].
  • Why being “too busy” might secretly make you more productive [28:09].
  • The overlooked key to productivity: managing energy, not just time [34:16].
  • Step‑by‑step moves to finally get a handle on your week [39:44].
    • Links:
    • 25X Productivity Coaching
    • Book: Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick
    • Patagonia Black Hole® Duffel
    • Omnifocus
    • Todoist
    • Jon Morrow
    • Weekly Review Blueprint
    • Productivity Academy
    • The Productivity Show on Youtube
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    • Become a member of TPS+
    • Take the Productivity Quiz

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