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    110: Mike Vardy, The Productivityist, Teaches Us How to Practice Mindful Productivity

    en-usOctober 24, 2013

    About this Episode

    You don't want to miss this incredibly engaging conversation with Mike Vardy, "The Productivityist" in this week's GTD Virtual Study Group. There are tons of wonderfully magnificent nuggets in this podcast. You'll learn about: the importance of every stage of GTD - from collection, to processing, to organizing, to reviewing, to the actual doing! what it takes to really understand how your body works to maximize your productivity. Night owl or early bird? how to become more self-aware so you execute successfully on every project how to determine which app is really right for you - or is it a notebook and pen? whether productivity principles change as technology changes? How do you define expectations? And, so, so, so much more ... like a great conversation, once again, about really great beers! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:

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