Partially Productive

We sit down with Setonji A., an inspiring, beautiful woman we are extremely proud to call family. Setonji holds the position as Chief of Staff of a New York State Assemblymember. Partially Productive has witnessed first hand how hard Setonji has been working for the past few years and in this episode, we get to uncover her professional passions, chat about work dynamics, and get a look into her future endeavors. We were especially grateful to have exchanged with each other, our self-limiting beliefs— Setonji shares how she was able to overcome her self-limiting belief as she wrote her college thesis. Thank you Setonji for an awesome conversation! For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it here: https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/  

We sit down with Kirsten M. who has such a kind heart, a beautiful smile, and is an extremely hard worker. During this pandemic, Kirsten has worked in the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak as a medical scribe all while pursuing her poetry and applying to Physician Assistant school. We learned that Kirsten is a true learner at heart-- with aspirations not only receive her MS in Physician Assistant studies, but, a Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing. She also shares with us, lessons she's learned along her awesome journey. With a woman this driven and kind, you'd be even more amazed to hear a few things that are on her bucket list! For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it here: https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

Partially Productive had the most beautiful chat with our good friend Danielle A.! Partially Productive had the pleasure of taking an in-person class with Danielle (pre-COVID) and Aeriel chats about her experience as a student in Danielle's teachings (5:50). We ask Danielle if she finds herself combining yogasana and movement meditation in her teaching (9:30) and how this pandemic has changed her teaching (13:45). As Danielle is building her business in the wellness space, we ask her on her approach to this new uncharted territory (20:30). As we continue to chat with Danielle, we notice her true passion and joy in talking about her work and ask her how exactly what about this work brings her this great joy (31:55) and if she can see herself doing this long term (36:20). Moving into a more intimate realm, we ask her what her biggest failure is (40:35), if she ever felt frustrated during a time of discovery (42:50), and our personal favorite: what's on your bucket list (56:45). For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it here: https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

We had the opportunity to chat with college student Marianne M. in this jam-packed episode! Marianne introduces herself (2:27) and how she was able to stay on such a steady academic path at a young age (4:15). We ask her what productivity means to her (5:40) and how she is able to execute these amazing goals for herself (7:20). Marianne is clearly a hard worker so it’s only right to ask her how she keeps herself motivated (9:30) and if what she is doing is something she is passionate about (12:30). A lot of individuals are multifaceted and today we learned Marianne is definitely one of those individuals, so, does her prospective job just serve as a means to support what she is truly passionate about (15:30)? We were surprised to hear about her productivity tools and how intricate she uses them (21:20). Failures are not immune towards anyone and we ask Marianne what her personal failure is (28:00), how she stays kind to herself (30:00), and what are some lessons she learns with each semester (30:55). We then dive into asking her how she stays focused (35:55) and get into chatting about silly things such as pee breaks (41:00). We move away from the present moment for a hot second and we ask her what is on her bucket list (43:40) and something she wishes she could tell herself when she was younger (50:00). Lastly, we ask her what thoughts hold her back and how she overcomes this to move forward (52:10).  For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it here: https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

We are so excited to have our good friend Jesus Frias on the podcast with us today! Jesus is a Ph.D candidate at University of Albany and we were honored to have had some time to sit and chat with him about this huge feat! We start off by asking what productivity means to Jesus (2:40) and how this productivity has changed due to the pandemic (5:50). Pursuing a Ph.D is definitely no joke and our smart friend is in a program that encompasses Molecular, Cellular, Developmental, and Neurobiology, specifically, research in Myotonic Dystrophy. Studying such a heavy research topic, we asked him if he is truly passionate about what he is doing (9:10) and what keeps this passion going, even on the days he wants to stop (13:30). Despite achieving such awesome feats, we know everyone has their own setbacks and we ask Jesus what his particular setback was (18:00) and if he has ever come to peace with this setback (21:44). We also chat with Jesus about what he does when he loses motivation (25:00). Lastly, we ask our super academic friend what's on his list-- and trust us, his answer is super interesting and plain awesome (34:00). For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it here: https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

In this episode, we were still actively trying to find new methods on how to perform optimally with medical school being online. We chat about what's been helping us, what we've been doing "wrong", and how we can learn from them.  For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it here: https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

Partially Productive truly hopes everyone is staying well during this difficult time! Here's our update and how we've been dealing with online medical school! We send you love and positivity during this time. 

  We start off with our favorite segment “The Hot Pocket” and go straight into scheduling (3:30). We share why scheduling is so important to us and Michael shares his scheduling techniques! Creating a daily schedule is extremely fruitful to us here and we are excited to share them with you! For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it at https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

We start off with a new segment called “I recommend” and dive right  into our episode on sleep (4:15)! We chat about how it’s been helping us and how we use our sleep schedule as a tool. Sleep can be something we take for granted to “buy” us some more time, but, we find that sleep is really helping us to stay on track regardless if we finished our to-do list or not! For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it at https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

Alas, we have made it to medical school and we survived our first week! Our unpopular opinion segment is in health-- how fitting, huh? We wrap up our emotions regarding our first week (A 12:00; M 14:40), share the productivity tools we have been using (A 20:00; M 25:00) and how we have de-stressed this week (A 38:00; M 41:30).  For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it here: https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

The beginning of the new year may call for us to reflect on past situations that hindered us from our potential. One of these could be the dreaded "rut"! We start off with The Hot Pocket (00:32) and get right into the definition of a rut (03:30) and what types of ruts could exist (05:55). To be proactive and try to prevent these from happening, we also chat about some general signs (06:38) and some personal signs (Michael: 15:34, Aeriel 16:24). Aeriel then chats about some research she found (30:16) and finally shares some tips on how to get out of a rut (41:26). For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it at https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

We have our first guest, nursing student David B. Together, we share our unpopular opinions in the topic of education (00:34). Aeriel then defines the meaning of "challenges in academic productivity" (16:00). David also shares his story with us (16:51) and his challenges in academic productivity (23:47). Collectively, the three of us make a list of suggestions to help David optimize productivity (32:50). Finally, David shares his opinions in journaling (39:15) and some productivity tools he uses (44:20). For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it at : https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you in the next episode, on our blog, or, on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

We introduce a new segment: “whadja buy this week” (00:13) and review the Reflectly app we mentioned a few episodes ago (03:58). On the topic of journaling, Michael chats about some of his research (17:30). Both Michael and Aeriel discuss types of journaling (19:30), what journal is best for productivity (21:40), how to start journaling (35:20) and some obstacles to journaling (37:55). For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it here: https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

Michael and Aeriel discuss the topic of work flow aka "the zone". With the help of some research, they discuss the origin of this term, what affects work flow, and personal anecdotes. For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it here: https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

Both analog and digital productivity tools have their pros and cons. Whether they are used in tandem or one takes priority over the other, is up to you. Michael and Aeriel chat about their preferences and chat about a study they found online that compared retention rates in students that used longhand vs laptop methods. For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it here: https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

Episode one! Here, we chat about what productivity tools we are currently using (Michael 00:37; Aeriel 05:30) what areas of productivity we are focused on in our lives right now (Michael 18:27; Aeriel 18:35), and what tools we look forward to using in medical school. For everything we mentioned in this episode, you can find it here: https://partiallyproductive.wordpress.com/ Otherwise, we’ll catch you on the next episode or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/

Hi! We are so excited to meet you all. We are a hub and wife duo and in our intro, we just want to talk a little about our backgrounds and our hopes for this podcast.  We’ll catch you on episode 1 or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partiallyproductive/