Better Bite - Productivity Planner

Why Ian initially avoided using the Productivity Planner, How Productivity Planner helped Darren be way more focused than every before and accomplish meaningful work, Darren’s “secret sauce” modifications he’s made to Productivity Planner to make it even more powerful for him (and you!), Structure vs. Flexibility in a planner — March and Ian talk about the pros and cons of each, The Pomodoro Technique and how Italian tomatoes can help your brain be more productive when using the Productivity Planner, How you can get your own Productivity Planner (including for free!)

Episode 9 of the The Better Show podcast, hosted by Ian Mikutel, March Rogers, Darren Austin, titled "Better Bite - Productivity Planner" was published on November 26, 2017 and runs 31 minutes.

November 26, 2017 ·31m · The Better Show

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Summary

Episode Description

In this first short “Better Show Bite” episode, Ian, Darren & March deep dive on a single tool that they’ve mentioned in previous episodes of The Better Show — The Productivity Planner by Intelligence Change. We cover a lot of ground, including:

Show Notes

0:45 — Our experiment with a new episode format — Better Show Bites.
2:11 — March explains what the Productivity Planner is like — physically and methodologically
4:40— Why Ian initially avoided using the Productivity Planner
7:03 — The commitments each guy made to using the Productivity Planner — including March paying for Ian’s massage
8:45 — How Productivity Planner helped Darren be way more focused than every before and accomplish meaningful work
9:37 — Darren’s “secret sauce” modifications he’s made to Productivity Planner to make it even more powerful for him (and you!)
16:10 — Structure vs. Flexibility in a planner — March and Ian talk about the pros and cons of each
19:24 — The Pomodoro Technique and how Italian tomatoes can help your brain be more productive when using the Productivity Planner
26:30 — How The Productivity Planner impacts your work calendar
27:40 — How you can get your own Productivity Planner (including for free!)