Mike Vardy
@mikevardy.bsky.social
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Mike Vardy
@mikevardy.bsky.social
· Jan 20
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.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Brad Stulberg Talks About Sustainable Excellence, Mastery, and Doing What Truly Matters. Have a listen:
Brad Stulberg Talks About Sustainable Excellence, Mastery, and Doing What Truly Matters
This week on A Productive Conversation, I sit down with Brad Stulberg,...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Brad Stulberg Talks About Sustainable Excellence, Mastery, and Doing What Truly Matters. Have a listen:
Without even regarding all of the other lies, I believe a guy who wrote a book called “Value(s)“ over anybody in that U.S. administration…
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Carney says he told Trump 'I meant what I said in Davos,' contradicting U.S. account | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney is dismissing reports he walked back the remarks he made in Davos last week during a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Without even regarding all of the other lies, I believe a guy who wrote a book called “Value(s)“ over anybody in that U.S. administration…
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
When it comes to attention, devotion is either the cure or the disease.
January 27, 2026 at 6:09 AM
When it comes to attention, devotion is either the cure or the disease.
Watching tick, tick…BOOM! again on January 26. (If you’ve watched it, you know why.)
And the musical that Jonathan Larson never ended up producing, Superbia, sounds a lot like where we are at today…
And the musical that Jonathan Larson never ended up producing, Superbia, sounds a lot like where we are at today…
January 27, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Watching tick, tick…BOOM! again on January 26. (If you’ve watched it, you know why.)
And the musical that Jonathan Larson never ended up producing, Superbia, sounds a lot like where we are at today…
And the musical that Jonathan Larson never ended up producing, Superbia, sounds a lot like where we are at today…
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I made Flux for Bluesky to be a clean and beautiful (and highly customizable) Bluesky client and it’s finally done!*
Officially available in the App Store.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flux-for-bluesky/id6756476266
*jk - not even CLOSE to “done.” I have SO many more things I want to add. 😅
Officially available in the App Store.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flux-for-bluesky/id6756476266
*jk - not even CLOSE to “done.” I have SO many more things I want to add. 😅
January 24, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I made Flux for Bluesky to be a clean and beautiful (and highly customizable) Bluesky client and it’s finally done!*
Officially available in the App Store.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flux-for-bluesky/id6756476266
*jk - not even CLOSE to “done.” I have SO many more things I want to add. 😅
Officially available in the App Store.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flux-for-bluesky/id6756476266
*jk - not even CLOSE to “done.” I have SO many more things I want to add. 😅
Not left vs. right. Right vs. wrong.
This conversation wasn’t planned. It’s not an area I typically go down when I’m producing podcast content. But it was necessary.
youtu.be/SdIeSSo8_X8
This conversation wasn’t planned. It’s not an area I typically go down when I’m producing podcast content. But it was necessary.
youtu.be/SdIeSSo8_X8
What Poise Looks Like When Everything Is Not Fine
YouTube video by Mike Vardy: The Art of TimeCrafting
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January 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Not left vs. right. Right vs. wrong.
This conversation wasn’t planned. It’s not an area I typically go down when I’m producing podcast content. But it was necessary.
youtu.be/SdIeSSo8_X8
This conversation wasn’t planned. It’s not an area I typically go down when I’m producing podcast content. But it was necessary.
youtu.be/SdIeSSo8_X8
I think it’s worth noting that PM Carney is a very shrewd, strategic person. So when he gave his speech in Davos, he had to have a sense of what would come of it from the Trump administration – if not, Trump himself.
The foundation has to be in place. That’s what I believe.
The foundation has to be in place. That’s what I believe.
January 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I think it’s worth noting that PM Carney is a very shrewd, strategic person. So when he gave his speech in Davos, he had to have a sense of what would come of it from the Trump administration – if not, Trump himself.
The foundation has to be in place. That’s what I believe.
The foundation has to be in place. That’s what I believe.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Brad Farris Talks About Leadership, Presence, and Scaling Beyond the $1M Agency Plateau. Have a listen:
Brad Farris Talks About Leadership, Presence, and Scaling Beyond the $1M Agency Plateau
There are moments when a conversation slows you down in the best...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Brad Farris Talks About Leadership, Presence, and Scaling Beyond the $1M Agency Plateau. Have a listen:
Watched The Iron Giant for the first time tonight. Why in the world did I wait so long to watch it? So good.
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Watched The Iron Giant for the first time tonight. Why in the world did I wait so long to watch it? So good.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: PM Talks S3E1: Honesty. Have a listen:
PM Talks S3E1: Honesty
This episode is the first installment of Season 3 in our monthly PM...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: PM Talks S3E1: Honesty. Have a listen:
The hypocrisy of people on X disagreeing with the pope on matters of religion is next level fascinating.
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 AM
The hypocrisy of people on X disagreeing with the pope on matters of religion is next level fascinating.
FWIW, this came out in 2015: Requiem for the American Dream. app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=a...
Watch Requiem for the American Dream online – Prime Video
In Requiem for the American Dream, Noam Chomsky, widely recognized as the most influential intellectual alive, makes plain the principles perpetuating the concentration of wealth and power in the hand...
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January 9, 2026 at 8:11 AM
FWIW, this came out in 2015: Requiem for the American Dream. app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=a...
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Chris Bailey Talks About Intentionality, Values, and Finishing What You Start. Have a listen:
Chris Bailey Talks About Intentionality, Values, and Finishing What You Start
In this episode of A Productive Conversation, I sit down once again with...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Chris Bailey Talks About Intentionality, Values, and Finishing What You Start. Have a listen:
And once the newness has worn off, I hope you’re content with it.
January 1, 2026 at 1:18 AM
And once the newness has worn off, I hope you’re content with it.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE: The 12 Tips of TimeCrafting. Have a listen:
A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE: The 12 Tips of TimeCrafting
This is a reflective, solo episode where I share twelve essential...
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December 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE: The 12 Tips of TimeCrafting. Have a listen:
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Productivity A to Z with Erik Fisher: Volume 2 (Part 1). Have a listen:
Productivity A to Z with Erik Fisher: Volume 2 (Part 1)
In December 2024, Erik Fisher and I sit down to explore the alphabet of...
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December 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Productivity A to Z with Erik Fisher: Volume 2 (Part 1). Have a listen:
I’m not sure why but my favourite TikTok videos right now involve angry French customers yelling at the housecat who served them while said housecat loses it in the most destructive way possible.
December 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’m not sure why but my favourite TikTok videos right now involve angry French customers yelling at the housecat who served them while said housecat loses it in the most destructive way possible.
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Reminder: I created this ADHD Creators starter pack to share so people can quickly find their favorite ADHD creators on Bluesky!
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December 10, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Reminder: I created this ADHD Creators starter pack to share so people can quickly find their favorite ADHD creators on Bluesky!
go.bsky.app/9oUzfgP
go.bsky.app/9oUzfgP
I just saw my son’s 3 hour high school production of The Merchant of Venice… and it had so much more Shakespeare in it.
How so?
Well… in order to give everyone meatier roles, more suitors for Portia were added. I’m talking Hamlet, Duncan, Henry, and more.
So I’m good on William for a while.
How so?
Well… in order to give everyone meatier roles, more suitors for Portia were added. I’m talking Hamlet, Duncan, Henry, and more.
So I’m good on William for a while.
December 18, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I just saw my son’s 3 hour high school production of The Merchant of Venice… and it had so much more Shakespeare in it.
How so?
Well… in order to give everyone meatier roles, more suitors for Portia were added. I’m talking Hamlet, Duncan, Henry, and more.
So I’m good on William for a while.
How so?
Well… in order to give everyone meatier roles, more suitors for Portia were added. I’m talking Hamlet, Duncan, Henry, and more.
So I’m good on William for a while.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Faisal Hoque Talks About Humanity, AI, and What Comes Next. Have a listen:
Faisal Hoque Talks About Humanity, AI, and What Comes Next
This time on A Productive Conversation, I sit down with someone who has...
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December 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Faisal Hoque Talks About Humanity, AI, and What Comes Next. Have a listen:
Art of Dying is a criminally underrated George Harrison tune.
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Art of Dying is a criminally underrated George Harrison tune.
When you cheat effort, you’re undermining its very essence.
December 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
When you cheat effort, you’re undermining its very essence.
The weather here in Victoria has been volatile today, but there have been moments where the light has peeked through the grey clouds.
I’m finding comfort in that.
I’m finding comfort in that.
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The weather here in Victoria has been volatile today, but there have been moments where the light has peeked through the grey clouds.
I’m finding comfort in that.
I’m finding comfort in that.
“The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that's all I care about.” - Rob Reiner
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
“The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that's all I care about.” - Rob Reiner