Let’s talk about technology and planning. Is it helping or hindering you? We’ll take a look at how our brains work, what type of learner you are, and how that changes the effectiveness of technology. We’ll also talk about the choices we need to make when incorporating technology into our personal planning systems.

Show Notes:

What’s In This Episode:

Why technology might be failing you as a productivity tool.
Find out what kind of learner you are and how that impacts your planning.
The mental difference between typing and writing.
Why the human attention span is ⅓ of what it used to be.
Why you actually do need to sleep.

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Today we’re talking all about monotasking. Practicing monotasking puts the focus on one task at a time. When you shift your mindset from being efficient to being effective, you will truly begin to feel more productive. You’ll learn some real ways you can implement monotasking in your daily life and start being more productive with your time.

What’s In This Episode:

• Why we should focus on being effective, not efficient.
• How working on one task at a time is actually faster than multitasking.
• Why monotasking will help build solid relationships with others.
• How monotasking is a practice of mindfulness and can contribute to daily happiness.
• Learn the 5 Keys to Monotasking.

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As a recovered multitasker myself, I understand the pride many people feel about their multitasking abilities, but you might be surprised to learn that multitasking is the ONE biggest mistake you can make with productivity. Today we’re learn how the brain handles multitasking, or rather, how it really can’t handle multitasking. The true cost of multitasking might scare you a little but it’s something we need to talk about to get past it and start being truly productive.

What’s In This Episode:

• How the brain actually works when you multitask.
  Why doing 2 tasks at once actually takes you longer than you think.
  How I got over being a “busy” person.
  What multitasking actually is and why it doesn’t work.
  Learn how the movie “Inside Out” got it right.
  What the cost of multitasking is on your productivity.

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When opportunities pop up, it’s sometimes hard to know when to say ‘no’ and when to say ‘yes.’ Since everyone’s priorities are different, everyone’s ‘yes’ is different too. In this episode we will go in-depth, walking through an easy strategy that will help you find your own ‘yes.’ It’s not always about saying no - sometimes yes can be the best answer.

What’s In This Episode:

• Learn why you’re not a yes person or a no person.
• Why balance is bogus and it’s really about harmony.
• Why it’s not all about saying yes to everything.
• The key to saying yes to the right things.
• Your “Finding Your Yes” download.

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