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Monthly Method — 85 episodes
I don't believe in building habits
How to Run an Agile Sprint in a Notebook (Bullet Journal Style)
Your first sprint goal doesn’t matter (and what actually does)
Black Friday taught me why new year’s resolutions fail
The case against subtasks
A Different Way to Think About Goals
Focus Room: Agile Sprint Community
Fisher-Price Simplicity
Enrollment for September Sprint is Open for 2 Days Only
Why You Need a Cool-Off Week: Lessons from Agriculture
Redefining summers: Work and fun in harmony
Overcoming Overwhelm: The Three Levers Framework
Cool-Off Week: Counterintuitive Secret to My Consistency
Cultivating the Art of Living through Sprint Retrospective
Don't disappear for a year. Stay recognizable.
Build a gym for your goals
The B- Work
Choosing sprint goals. Definition of Done.
What is a sprint? How to use it in your life
Backlog: The Antidote to Chaotic Living
Agile approach for managing your goals. Sprint cycle overview.
How I learned about Agile 10 years ago. Why traditional goal-setting doesn't work.
Updates: Where I've been? What's new? What's the plan for the future?
Applying Agile to New Year's Resolutions - Part 3
Applying Agile to New Year's Resolutions - Part 2
Applying Agile to New Year's Resolutions - Part 1
Don't Break The Chain Rule with Agile Twist
How to come up with creative ideas consistently
External Accountability
How to prioritize goals
Strategies I used to finish master's degree early
The new way to look at time blocking
Sprint Capacity
Home Renovations using Agile/Scrum
Mind trick for starting a new habit and building consistency
The Happy Path Concept
How many sprints does it take to build a habit?
What I've learned about Scrum from being a Product Manager
Experimental Mindset
Winter: The time to build new habits
The one-way to-do list
On Motivation
How I used Scrum to lose first 10 pounds
How I used Scrum to find a job and change career
Updates + Launching Group Sprints
Interview for The Skyward Spiral Podcast
Stop having this flawed assumption when setting goals
How to Start Side Project with Full-Time Job - Part 1
Sprint Retrospective for Personal Productivity
Daily Standup for Personal Productivity
Not all habits are created equal
The importance of setting non-work goals
Why my clients stop watching Netflix and YouTube
Monthly Breaks From Productivity - 5 Benefits
The Need-to Want-To Cycle of Daily Life
Time blocking Q&A
Unconventional Productivity Tips from Reddit [June 2021 edition]
Time blocking reduces stress
Dream big. Go small.
The one question that turns a lazy day around
Consuming vs. Producing
Is long-term planning always bad?
The one question that will stop procrastination
How to be consistent. Normalize, then optimize. The Rule of 10.
Unconventional Productivity Tips from Reddit [April 2021 edition]
The What, Why, and How of an Accountability Buddy
When you don't achieve your monthly goals.
What will people think?
Unconventional Productivity Tips from Reddit [March 2021 edition]
How to Use Definition of Done for Personal Productivity
Now Not to Be Miserable in Achieving Your Goals
Hustle culture. Why it doesn't work.
Unconventional Productivity Tips from Reddit [February 2021 edition]
Sprint Planning for Personal Productivity
How To Stop Procrastinating
Reading More Books Won’t Make You Successful
How to Create and Follow Your Schedule
Why You Don't Need Another Productivity App
Product Backlog for Personal Productivity
Productivity in Times of Uncertainty
Achieve Your Goals with Calm (10 Tips)
Principles of the Monthly Method
5 Tips for Becoming a More Decisive Person
Word of the Year & Why it's better than New Year Resolutions
Trailer for the Monthly Method Podcast