OK Productive

We're putting the show on hiatus, so how did we make the decision and what have we learned?

Some reflection on our OK 2019 and a glimpse at 2020

Laura Lopuch shares how to craft a great email and get the responses you want.

Positioning yourself and your product to stand out in the market

Author Allison Spooner shares tips and tools to complete your writing

Clearing your calendar can boost productivity, from the co-founder of Transistor.fm

Tim Mitra shares simple approaches for learning at any age

Simple tips to become a better public speaker

Tips for planning events and building communities, from the organizer of PeersConf

Growing creative skills, with the founder of Digital Surgeons

Erik and Leo revisit sleep habits and how to build momentum for the day

This is how we make a podcast that doesn’t require every ounce of our attention.

We're halfway through 2019, so Erik and Leo follow up on goals and habits they've set for the year.

Christian Genco explains how splitting work into three responsibilities helps him avoid distractions and get more done.

Erik and Leo talk with Will Gant from the Complete Developer Podcast about journaling and how it helps with his productivity and progress.

Erik and Leo talk to Jonathan Baillie Strong of ComDev Media about organizing ideas, talks, emails, and more.

In this episode, Leo and Erik talk about multitasking, how to avoid it and keep attention.

In this episode, Leo and Erik talk about avoiding optimization and having a goal in mind to optimize.

Part 2 of 2. We review Atomic Habits by James Clear

Part 1 of 2. We review Atomic Habits by James Clear

In this episode, Leo and Erik talk about some of their favorite productivity tools and apps.

Leo and Erik talk about the one big thing above all else that has had the biggest positive impact on their productivity.

Leo and Erik talk about how to break down large projects into smaller tasks: how to know your limitations, how to whittle away into small tasks, how to schedule and prioritize... also a little twitter exercise

In this episode, Leo and Erik talk about how to be a productive parent, and not just being productive with your kid, but also how to get the business work done while parenting. What does it mean to be a productive parent or to be productive while parenting? How do you include your kids in your work while also maintaining good boundaries? And how do you get big tasks done when your time is being divided by work and your little ones?

In this episode, Leo and Erik talk about when to say no to new projects and helping others. We talk about having healthy boundaries and avoid taking on too many responsibilities.

In this episode, Leo and Erik talk about Year-in-Reviews how they do them, what challenges they face, and how their 2018 went. Music by Murkok from Fugue.

While Leo deals with a cold (excuse his voice), Erik explains time wasters, how to find them, and how to avoid them.

In this episode, Leo and Erik talk about their experience working on their own and staying sane. They give tips on knowing if you are the right fit, how to be prepared financially, how to stay organizing, and maintain a reasonable revenue as freelancer or business owner.

In this episode, Erik Gillespie and Leo Dion give some travel recommendations depending on your situation. Whether you are looking to budget travel on a family vacation or its business travel to a conference, this episode has some great tips on being a great trip planner.

In the second part of our episode, Leo goes over the productivity apps he uses for time tracking, scheduling, todo lists, reminders, and note-taking.

In the first of a two-part episode, Erik discusses his list of top disciplines which have helped him the most.

In this episode, Leo and Erik discuss how to make decisions quickly and what are the factors which help making the right decision.

In this episode, we review The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg.

In this episode, we expand on goals and resolutions and Leo’s thoughts on how to get there. Erik talks about his motivations for reaching goals. And lastly, we have a homework assignment for our audience.

In the second episode, we talk about reaching "good enough" as opposed to perfection, Leo talks about his views on New Year's resolutions, and Erik talks about his personal goals for the year.

In the first episode, we talk about our rough goals for the podcast, how Erik’s low-key weekend went, as well as how good sleep habits help our productivity.