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Nathan Latka is an entrepreneur on a mission. He’s built and sold companies and is currently planning to take a company public, all before his 30th birthday. Nathan and Zack chat about what drives his success, delegating tasks, ego, and more. Cheat Sheet The secret to Nathan achieving success at such a young age The source […]

Thanh and Zack discuss simple action items you can take to make your home or work space a more efficient and productive place. From working habits, health habits, and sleep habits, they talk about ways to make things more efficient and design productive living places. Cheat Sheet 5 simple things you can do today to […]

In this episode, we go through 8 tips (plus a bonus) on how to escape your inbox and focus on tasks that matter. We’ll discuss apps and systems that you can use to cut down on the time you spend processing your emails. Cheat Sheet Behind-the-scenes peek at how we built the final stages of […]

Americans spend way too much time on email, and it’s breaking our creative flow and making us less productive. In this episode, we talk about the reasons why this is, and how you can break the cycle and spend more time out of your inbox taking action on the things that really matter. Cheat Sheet […]

Movement energizes us and makes us more productive and efficient, and yet most knowledge workers spend eight hours or more sitting at a desk every day. Zack Arnold sits at a desk too, but he’s become an expert in building habits of movement into his daily life. On this episode, we talk about little tweaks […]

Michael Hyatt is a NY Times best selling author, speaker, and former CEO (and chairman) of Thomas Nelson Publishers. He’s on the podcast to discuss the true goal of productivity, how to find your focus, and making room for activities that truly matter. Cheat Sheet Michael’s journey to becoming a productivity expert The real purpose of […]

Eric Zimmer is the host of the award-winning podcast The One You Feed. Through hundreds of interviews, Eric has learned a lot about healthy habits, mindfulness, and sustainable behavior change. We chat about changing environments, habits, and feeding your “good wolf.” Cheat Sheet The true meaning of the parable behind Eric’s podcast, “The One You Feed” […]

John Johnson, PhD is an expert in reading and understanding data and statistics. He talks with Zack about how to become a discerning consumer of data, now that we can track personal data as well. Listen in to learn how to ask questions about data, using data to forecast, and when to not pay attention […]

Ramit Sethi, the New York Times bestselling author of the book I Will Teach You to Be Rich, has changed the lives of many by questioning the mainstream narrative of how you should do things. In this episode we explore why people make goals and don’t follow through on them, and how you can avoid the […]

Zack and Mike go in-depth on some new workflows that the Asian Efficiency team has been developing regarding our most time-intensive task: email. Email often takes a huge chunk out of your day, and we’re here to fix that. Learn how you can ruthlessly process your inbox to move on with your tasks and increase your […]

In Part 2 of our conversation with Stephen Warley, we dive deeper into life skills that matter for the self-employed and freelancers. We talk about the need for continued education, how to align all of your daily habits towards your purpose, reframing your mindset around working hours and how much money you really need to […]

Stephen Warley has been self-employed for more than a decade, and he’s on the show to talk about life skills that matter for the new nature of work. As more and more people change jobs every 3-5 years or become self-employed, skills like self-awareness, building community, and continued education become fundamental to our success in […]

Greg McKeown is the author of Essentialism, The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. He is on the podcast to discuss how to figure out what is essential to you, how to create your vision for your life, and why being bored is important. Listen in for tools to remove obstacles and get the essential things done. […]

Paul Akers has built a business and a life on making small improvements every single day. In this episode, we explore the concept of lean: lean thinking, lean relationships, and lean business. Using this lean methodology, Paul shows us how to eliminate waste and make continuous improvements in your life and business. Cheat Sheet What […]

Zack, Mike, and Thanh celebrate the 100th episode of The Productivity Show by standing in line for hours to get some famous Franklin Barbecue in Austin. They chat about why celebrating your wins is important and interview their fellow customers in line for barbecue about how they celebrate success. Cheat Sheet How to celebrate a win […]

Procrastination is something that hits all of us, and many people struggle with it on a regular basis. In this episode we dive into the myths about procrastination, and eight tactics you can use to fight through to take real steps towards actually accomplishing your goals. Cheat Sheet Who exactly are procrastinators anyway? Reasons why people […]

Nabill Idrisi is a coach who found amazing success from creating rituals and sticking to them. After attending one of our workshops and masterminds, Nabill created systems for his rituals and saw results within months. We chat about Nabill’s rituals, his personal rating system for tracking progress, and the tools he uses to make his […]

Kendra Wright is back on the podcast to talk about why planning in 90-day periods is good for your professional and personal life. We chat about the advantages of not setting yearly goals, scheduling in time for rest and relaxation, and executing over planning. Cheat Sheet Why the 12-month timeline isn’t designed to move you towards action (and […]

Most people love Evernote for its ability to store reference files like recipes and notes, but Stacey Harmon is here to show us how to organize your entire life on Evernote. Stacey will explain her system for performing task, project, and process management all in one place, making Evernote a dashboard for her life. Cheat […]

Scott Beebe is a business coach who loves productivity, systems, and personality tests. We explore the DISC personality model in this episode and discuss why it can be a powerful tool for interacting with people and hiring within a business. The DISC Model Cheat Sheet The ins and outs of the DISC model and the types […]