ProdPod – the podcast of personal productivity lessons in two minutes or less

April 9, 2026 Ray Sidney-Smith

The Cost of Context Switching

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe (Free) MoreIn business, we talk about switching costs. That’s the cost of moving

August 7, 2018 Ray Sidney-Smith

Pondering Minimalism vis-à-vis Personal Productivity

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yexrxg/pondering-minimalism-vis-a-vis-personal-productivity-prodpod-episode-118.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe (Free) MoreMinimalism gets a great deal of media coverage today. Marie Kondo has

Resilience and Productivity - ProdPod - Episode 116

March 6, 2018 Ray Sidney-Smith

Getting More Resilient

https://productivity.podbean.com/mf/play/kyibnj/getting-more-resilient-resilience-productivity-prodpod-episode-117.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe (Free) MoreIn the last episode, I defined resilience, or emotional elasticity, as I

July 11, 2017 Ray Sidney-Smith

Resilience and Productivity

https://productivity.podbean.com/mf/play/quda5c/resilience-productivity-prodpod-episode-116.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe (Free) MoreA few episodes ago I covered several challenges that people face in

March 3, 2017 Ray Sidney-Smith

Thinking INSIDE the Box! – Part 2

https://productivity.podbean.com/mf/play/4b5kmt/thinking-inside-the-box-part2-prodpod-115.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe (Free) MoreIn the last episode we learned that the scientific research that told

March 2, 2017 Ray Sidney-Smith

Thinking INSIDE the Box! – Part 1

https://productivity.podbean.com/mf/play/mqxafg/thinking-inside-the-box-part1-prodpod-114.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe (Free) MoreSo often I hear the cliché that you need to be an

March 1, 2017 Ray Sidney-Smith

ProdPod: Episode 113: Limiting Resources for Greater Productivity

https://productivity.podbean.com/mf/play/pbqa59/limiting-resources-greater-productivity-prodpod-113.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe (Free) MoreIntuitively, we know that focus is a fundamental of greater productivity. Broadly

February 28, 2017 Ray Sidney-Smith

ProdPod: Episode 112: Overcoming Burnout: Rest and Rejuvenation for Sustainable Productivity

https://productivity.podbean.com/mf/play/tpf4np/overcoming-burnout-prodpod-112.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe (Free) MoreBurnout is a systemic problem not a situational/circumstantial challenge. And, so overcoming

February 27, 2017 Ray Sidney-Smith

ProdPod: Episode 111: Overcoming Procrastination

https://productivity.podbean.com/mf/play/984cfs/overcoming-procrastination-prodpod-111.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe (Free) MoreIn Episode 22, I defined procrastination and even gave a few pointers

February 25, 2017 Ray Sidney-Smith

ProdPod: Episode 110: Overcoming Indecision

https://productivity.podbean.com/mf/play/3wkwca/overcoming-indecision-prodpod-110.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe (Free) MoreDo you have a good idea of how well you manage uncertainty