Mike Vardy
@mikevardy.bsky.social
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Mike Vardy
@mikevardy.bsky.social
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Moved this faux LEGO figure of Parallax to a more prominent location in my study to remind me that the power of will ultimately ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘꜱ fear.
I just need to make sure that I wield it. We all do.
I just need to make sure that I wield it. We all do.
A week isn’t just a sequence of obligations — each day has its own flavour, its own small promise.
I wrote a short reflection on what each day brings... mikevardy.com/best-part-ab...
I wrote a short reflection on what each day brings... mikevardy.com/best-part-ab...
November 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
A week isn’t just a sequence of obligations — each day has its own flavour, its own small promise.
I wrote a short reflection on what each day brings... mikevardy.com/best-part-ab...
I wrote a short reflection on what each day brings... mikevardy.com/best-part-ab...
Victoria folks — I’ll be at Indigo Mayfair this Saturday signing The Productivity Diet. Would love to see you there.
Event info: facebook.com/events/s/boo...
Event info: facebook.com/events/s/boo...
Book Signing - Mike Vardy
Event in Victoria, BC by Indigo Mayfair on Saturday, November 22 2025
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November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Victoria folks — I’ll be at Indigo Mayfair this Saturday signing The Productivity Diet. Would love to see you there.
Event info: facebook.com/events/s/boo...
Event info: facebook.com/events/s/boo...
The one thing I have continuously failed to either learn or remember in my 30+ years of being able to legally drink is not to mix beer and cocktails when you’re out for the night.
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The one thing I have continuously failed to either learn or remember in my 30+ years of being able to legally drink is not to mix beer and cocktails when you’re out for the night.
Eddie Murphy says in Being Eddie: Pursue peace of mind. If you get that, you’ve got it all.
It lands the same way James Taylor’s line about enjoying the passage of time does. Simple wisdom, repeated across eras and voices.
Maybe peace of mind isn’t something we earn.
Maybe it’s something we allow.
It lands the same way James Taylor’s line about enjoying the passage of time does. Simple wisdom, repeated across eras and voices.
Maybe peace of mind isn’t something we earn.
Maybe it’s something we allow.
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Eddie Murphy says in Being Eddie: Pursue peace of mind. If you get that, you’ve got it all.
It lands the same way James Taylor’s line about enjoying the passage of time does. Simple wisdom, repeated across eras and voices.
Maybe peace of mind isn’t something we earn.
Maybe it’s something we allow.
It lands the same way James Taylor’s line about enjoying the passage of time does. Simple wisdom, repeated across eras and voices.
Maybe peace of mind isn’t something we earn.
Maybe it’s something we allow.
Evernote’s been through quite a shift lately — new ownership, new direction, new AI under the hood. Enough change that it deserves a closer, calmer look.
That’s why I’m hosting a live conversation with Evernote Certified Expert Stacey Harmon. => youtube.com/live/_s4nEw...
That’s why I’m hosting a live conversation with Evernote Certified Expert Stacey Harmon. => youtube.com/live/_s4nEw...
What's New (and Next) for Evernote: A Conversation with Stacey Harmon
Evernote’s been through a transformation — new ownership, new AI tools, and a complete rebrand.In this live conversation, Mike Vardy (TimeCrafting) and Stace...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Evernote’s been through quite a shift lately — new ownership, new direction, new AI under the hood. Enough change that it deserves a closer, calmer look.
That’s why I’m hosting a live conversation with Evernote Certified Expert Stacey Harmon. => youtube.com/live/_s4nEw...
That’s why I’m hosting a live conversation with Evernote Certified Expert Stacey Harmon. => youtube.com/live/_s4nEw...
Bit by bit isn’t slow — it’s how meaningful work actually takes shape. I wrote about why the smallest steps often carry the biggest weight:
mikevardy.com/bit-by-bit-...
mikevardy.com/bit-by-bit-...
The Case for Bit by Bit Productivity
Discover why steady, patient progress outlasts hustle. Bit by bit productivity turns slow work into sustainable growth.
mikevardy.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Bit by bit isn’t slow — it’s how meaningful work actually takes shape. I wrote about why the smallest steps often carry the biggest weight:
mikevardy.com/bit-by-bit-...
mikevardy.com/bit-by-bit-...
Started thinking about this today…
Practice is where technique is built. Not in the moment, but before it. Practice doesn’t make perfect—practice makes progress.
Practice is where technique is built. Not in the moment, but before it. Practice doesn’t make perfect—practice makes progress.
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Started thinking about this today…
Practice is where technique is built. Not in the moment, but before it. Practice doesn’t make perfect—practice makes progress.
Practice is where technique is built. Not in the moment, but before it. Practice doesn’t make perfect—practice makes progress.
It’s not enough to make your way through the world with your eyes open. You must keep your mind open as well.
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It’s not enough to make your way through the world with your eyes open. You must keep your mind open as well.
Registration for the List Growth Summit closes tonight at midnight ET.
If you want a more thoughtful approach to your list — one that serves you and your readers — now’s the time. sparksummits.com/LGS25-Mike-...
If you want a more thoughtful approach to your list — one that serves you and your readers — now’s the time. sparksummits.com/LGS25-Mike-...
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Registration for the List Growth Summit closes tonight at midnight ET.
If you want a more thoughtful approach to your list — one that serves you and your readers — now’s the time. sparksummits.com/LGS25-Mike-...
If you want a more thoughtful approach to your list — one that serves you and your readers — now’s the time. sparksummits.com/LGS25-Mike-...
Installed vinyl flooring on a small landing, wrote a bunch, and made tzatziki from scratch for the first time today.
I’m calling it.
I’m calling it.
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Installed vinyl flooring on a small landing, wrote a bunch, and made tzatziki from scratch for the first time today.
I’m calling it.
I’m calling it.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: PM Talks S2E11: Trust. Have a listen:
PM Talks S2E11: Trust
This latest edition of our monthly PM Talks series dives into a topic...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: PM Talks S2E11: Trust. Have a listen:
We don’t need to be perfectly productive.
We need to be productively effective.
We need to be productively effective.
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
We don’t need to be perfectly productive.
We need to be productively effective.
We need to be productively effective.
After 15+ years in productivity, I’ve learned that some advice sounds right only because it’s repeated.
Here are 3 popular beliefs I don’t buy into (and why): mikevardy.com/popular-prod...
Here are 3 popular beliefs I don’t buy into (and why): mikevardy.com/popular-prod...
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
After 15+ years in productivity, I’ve learned that some advice sounds right only because it’s repeated.
Here are 3 popular beliefs I don’t buy into (and why): mikevardy.com/popular-prod...
Here are 3 popular beliefs I don’t buy into (and why): mikevardy.com/popular-prod...
Poise is the personification of presence.
It’s what happens when your mind and body stop arguing about where they are.
It’s what happens when your mind and body stop arguing about where they are.
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Poise is the personification of presence.
It’s what happens when your mind and body stop arguing about where they are.
It’s what happens when your mind and body stop arguing about where they are.
Reposted by Mike Vardy
"Attention without feeling... is only a report."
Mary Oliver on what attention really means – a gorgeous meditation nested into her gorgeous elegy for her soul-mate www.themarginalian.org/2015/01/20/m...
Mary Oliver on what attention really means – a gorgeous meditation nested into her gorgeous elegy for her soul-mate www.themarginalian.org/2015/01/20/m...
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 AM
"Attention without feeling... is only a report."
Mary Oliver on what attention really means – a gorgeous meditation nested into her gorgeous elegy for her soul-mate www.themarginalian.org/2015/01/20/m...
Mary Oliver on what attention really means – a gorgeous meditation nested into her gorgeous elegy for her soul-mate www.themarginalian.org/2015/01/20/m...
Watched the first episode of Pluribus. Can’t wait to watch the next, but kinda have to. I think each episode needs space to breathe a bit.
November 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Watched the first episode of Pluribus. Can’t wait to watch the next, but kinda have to. I think each episode needs space to breathe a bit.
Black Friday tends to get noisy. This one’s quiet — intentional, even.
Join the early access list before it opens to everyone else:
mikevardy.kit.com/bfoffer2025
Join the early access list before it opens to everyone else:
mikevardy.kit.com/bfoffer2025
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Black Friday tends to get noisy. This one’s quiet — intentional, even.
Join the early access list before it opens to everyone else:
mikevardy.kit.com/bfoffer2025
Join the early access list before it opens to everyone else:
mikevardy.kit.com/bfoffer2025
Harry says “Manners maketh man” in the movie The Kingsman right before the room explodes into violence. A sharp reminder that polish isn’t presence.
In a world like ours, perhaps "method maketh man" — how you choose, not just how you appear.
In a world like ours, perhaps "method maketh man" — how you choose, not just how you appear.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Harry says “Manners maketh man” in the movie The Kingsman right before the room explodes into violence. A sharp reminder that polish isn’t presence.
In a world like ours, perhaps "method maketh man" — how you choose, not just how you appear.
In a world like ours, perhaps "method maketh man" — how you choose, not just how you appear.
Time doesn’t take orders. It just keeps moving. The trick isn’t control — it’s collaboration. => mikevardy.com/making-peac...
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Time doesn’t take orders. It just keeps moving. The trick isn’t control — it’s collaboration. => mikevardy.com/making-peac...
I’d say that everyone should look into cognitive behavioural therapy but that would mean I’ve fallen into a thinking trap.
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I’d say that everyone should look into cognitive behavioural therapy but that would mean I’ve fallen into a thinking trap.
Developmental edits just came back for my next book.
The “avoidant adapter” in me wants to do anything but look at them. But the “sustainable strategist” in me wants me to make sure that we keep making progress so that we stay on track.
The struggle is real.
The “avoidant adapter” in me wants to do anything but look at them. But the “sustainable strategist” in me wants me to make sure that we keep making progress so that we stay on track.
The struggle is real.
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Developmental edits just came back for my next book.
The “avoidant adapter” in me wants to do anything but look at them. But the “sustainable strategist” in me wants me to make sure that we keep making progress so that we stay on track.
The struggle is real.
The “avoidant adapter” in me wants to do anything but look at them. But the “sustainable strategist” in me wants me to make sure that we keep making progress so that we stay on track.
The struggle is real.
I feel so much better when I go for a daily walk.
“That something exists outside ourselves and our preoccupations, so near, so readily available, is our greatest blessing.”
On walking
www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/18/i...
On walking
www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/18/i...
In Praise of Walking: A Poetic Manifesto for Our Simplest Instrument of Discovery, Transformation, and Transcendence
“That something exists outside ourselves and our preoccupations, so near, so readily available, is our greatest blessing.”
www.themarginalian.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I feel so much better when I go for a daily walk.
Pretty sure I’m gonna watch Coco again this weekend.
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Pretty sure I’m gonna watch Coco again this weekend.
It’s a poutine with dinner kind of night, which is a step above a poutine for dinner kind of night.
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It’s a poutine with dinner kind of night, which is a step above a poutine for dinner kind of night.